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Math 307A - Theory of Matrices

Time: T, Th 9:30-10:45
Classroom: Curtiss 306
Instructor: Dr. Alexander Burstein
Office: Carver 456
Office Hours: T, Th 11:00-12:30, or by appointment
Email: burstein@math.iastate.edu
Phone: (29)4-7294
Textbook: Linear Algebra with Applications, 2nd edition, by Otto Bretscher

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

Sketch of Solutions to Midterm 1

Sketch of Solutions to Midterm 2

Final Grades

Final Exam: Thursday, December 19, 9:45-11:45am, Curtiss 306.

Date Section Homework
8/27 1.1 1-31 (odd), 36
8/29 1.2 1-15 (odd, omit 9), 19, 21, 25, 31, 35, 41
9/3 1.3 1-19 (odd), 23-37 (odd), 45-55 (odd)
9/10 2.1 1-43 (odd)
9/12 2.2 1-5 (odd), 9, 19-39 (odd), 32, 43, 45
9/17
 
2.2
2.3
7, 11-17 (odd), 41, 49
1-19 (odd), 29-43 (odd), 42, 44
9/19 2.4 1-15 (odd), 29, 31
9/24 2.4 17-27 (odd), 33-47 (odd), 71
10/1 Review for Midterm 1 Chapters 1 and 2
10/3 Midterm 1 Chapters 1 and 2
10/8 3.1 1-25 (odd), 31-39 (odd), 38, 40, 42-45, 50, 51
10/10 3.2 1-19 (odd), 23, 27-47 (odd), 50, 51
10/15
10/17
3.3 1-7 (odd), 11-17 (odd), 29, 33, 35, 40, 41, 44, 51, 53, 56, 57, 63
10/22
10/24
4.1 1-39 (odd)
10/29
10/31
4.2 1-35 (odd)
11/5 4.3 (a special case is 3.4) Section 3.4: 1, 5, 9, 13, 15. Section 4.3: 1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 35, 37, 39.
11/7 Midterm 2 Chapters 3 and 4
11/11 4.3 See hw for 11/5
11/13 5.1 1, 3, 10, 15, 21
11/19 5.1 5-11 (odd), 17, 23, 27, 29, 31, 39
11/21 5.2 1-9, 15-21 (odd), 31, 33
12/3 5.3 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17
12/5 5.4 19-25 (odd)
12/10 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 Section 6.1: 1-5 (odd), 9-15 (odd), 23-29 (odd)
Section 6.3: 23, 25, 27
12/12 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 Section 7.1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15
Section 7.2: 1, 3, 7, 8
Section 7.3: 1, 7, 13
© Alexander Burstein, 2002.