Math 308H Winter 2012 Syllabus and Schedule

This schedule will evolve and be amplified as the quarter progresses, so check it at least once a week.

Section numbers refer to Johnson-Riess-Arnold Linear Algebra (JRA)

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1

 

1/4 Solving Linear Equations

Sections 1.1-1.2

1/6 Solving Linear Equations: Matrix formulation

Sections 1.2-1.3

2

1/9 – More Linear Equations-- how many solutions?

1/11

Assignment 1 Due.
Linear Combinations; Matrix product. Section 1.5

1/13

Matrix algebra.
Section 1.6

3

1/16
HOLIDAY

1/18

Snow Closure

1/20

Snow Closure; WebQ due Sunday midnight

4

1/23

Assignment 2 due (delayed by snow);
Linear independence
Section 1.7

1/25

Matrix Inverses;
Section 1.9

1/27
Assignment 3 Due.
Review and some applications from Sections 1.4 and 1.8

5

1/30

MIDTERM 1

2/1

Subspaces, equations and spanning sets;
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

2/3

Assignment 4 Due

Section 3.4

6

2/6

Section 3.5

2/8

Assignment 5 Due

Section 3.6

2/10

Section 3.6
WebQ B due

7

2/13

Sections 3.8, 3.9

2/15

Assignment 6 Due

Sections 3.8, 3.9

2/17

Review of Chapter 3
Some 3.7

8

2/20

HOLIDAY

2/22
MIDTERM 2

 

2/24

Section 4.1, 4.2

9

2/27

Sections 4.4, 4.5

2/29

Assignment 7 Due

Section 4.2 (some 4.3)

3/2

Section 4.7+review

10

3/5

Section 4.8

3/7

Assignment 8 Due

Section 4.6

3/9

Review

Exam Week

 

3/14 8:30-10:20
FINAL EXAM