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Math 307 - Theory of Matrices

Time:  MWF 1-2
Classroom:  Carver 205
Instructor:  Dr. Alexander Burstein
Office:  Carver 456
Office Hours:  MWF 11-12, or by appointment, or by email
 I usually check my email several times a day, so you can usually expect an answer fairly soon,
 sometimes even late at night or on weekends.
Email:  burstein@math.iastate.edu
Phone:  (29)4-7294
Textbook:  Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3rd edition, by David C. Lay
Textbook Website:  http://www.laylinalgebra.com/free_site/

The syllabus for the course can be viewed in Acrobat Reader.

Midterm 1 is Friday, October 8, in class, on Chapters 1 and 2 (through Section 2.5).

Midterm 2 is Wednesday, November 17, in class, on Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and Chapters 3 and 4 (through Section 4.7).

The Final Exam is Wednesday, December 15, in Carver 205, 2:15-4:15pm on Chapters 1, 2 (except sec. 2.6 and 2.7), 3, 4 (except sec. 4.8 and 4.9), 5 (sec. 5.1 through 5.4), 6 (only sec. 6.1 and 6.2 through Theorem 5 and Example 2).

T/F Answers: 1.2.21 - FFTTF, 1.3.23 - FFTTF, 1.4.23 - FTFTTT, 1.5.23 - TFFFT, 1.7.21 - FFTT, 1.8.21 - TFTFT, 1.9.23 - TTFFF, 2.1.15 - FFTTF, 2.2.9 - TFFTT, 2.3.11 - TTFTT, 2.8.21 - FTFTT, 2.9.17 - TFTTT, 3.1.39 - TF, 3.1.40 - FF, 3.2.27 - TFTF, 4.1.23 - FFFTF, 4.2.25 - TFTFTT, 4.3.21 - FFTFF, 4.4.15 - TFF, 4.5.19 - TFFFT, 4.6.17 - TFTTT, 4.7.11 - FT, 4.7.12 - TF, 5.1.21 - FTTTF, 5.2.21 - FFTF, 5.3.21 - FTFF, 5.3.22 - TFTF, 6.1.19 - TTTFT.

Date Section Homework
8/23 1.1 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 28, 29-32.
8/25 1.2 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 21, 33. Extra (not on the quiz, but may be helpful later): 23-31.
8/30 1.3 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29. Extra: 25, 27, 30-34.
9/1 1.4 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 31, 33, 35.
9/3 1.5 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29-32. Extra: 37-40.
9/8 1.6 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13.
9/13 1.7
1.8
5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 37, 38. Extra: 15, 17, 19, 22, 39, 40.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21. Extra: 13-16, 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36.
9/15 1.9 1, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21.
9/17 1.9 3, 5, 7, 23.
9/20 1.9
2.1
25, 27, 29, 30.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17. Extra: 18-28.
9/22 2.2 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21.
9/24 2.2 12, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37.
9/26 2.3
2.4
1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 28.
1, 3, 5, 7. Extra: 13, 15.
9/28 2.5 1, 3, 7, 9. Extra: 19, 24, 25, 26.
10/1 2.8 1-4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35.
10/18 2.9
3.1
1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23. Extra: 25, 27.
1, 5, 9, 11, 25, 27, 29, 38, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 42.
10/26 3.2
3.3
1, 3, 5, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29. Extra: 31-36.
1, 5, 9, 15, 19, 23, 27. Extra: 25, 29, 30.
10/29 4.1
4.2
5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23. Extra: 33, 34.
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35.
11/03 4.3 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25, 33. Extra: 29, 30, 31, 32.
11/05 4.4
4.5
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31. Extra: 23-26.
1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 29, 30. Extra: 31, 32.
11/08 4.6 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29.
11/10 4.7 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13.
11/30 5.1
5.2
5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 31. Extra: 25, 27, 29 (see 19).
1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 22.
12/3 5.3 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32.
12/7 5.4 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 25, 29. Extra:19-23, 27, 28.
12/8 6.1
6.2
1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 31.
1, 3, 7, 9, 19.
© Alexander Burstein, 2004.