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Math 317(A) - Introduction to Linear
Algebra
| Time: |
M,T,Th,F 10-11 |
| Classroom: |
Carver 60 |
| 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: |
Elementary Linear Algebra, 2nd edition, by
Stephen Andrilli and David Hecker |
The syllabus
for the course can be viewed in Acrobat Reader.
Midterm 1 on Chapters 1 and 2
is Friday, October 3.
Midterm 2 on Chapters 3 and 4
is Friday, November 14.
The Final Exam is on Monday,
December 15, 9:45-11:45am.
The final will cover Chapters
1-5 and Section 6.1, with emphasis on Chapter 5 and Section 6.1 covered after
Midterm 2. You are allowed to brind a sheet of handwritten notes just like on
the midterms.
Final Grades
| Date |
Section |
Homework |
| 8/25 |
1.1 |
1(c), 3(c), 4(a), 5(a,c), 6(a,c), 7(a,e), 9, 10(b), 17,
23. |
| 8/28 |
1.2 |
3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15(a,c), 17, 18(a,c), 19, 20. |
| 9/5 |
1.4 |
1(a,e,g,i), 2, 3(a), 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14(a,c). |
| 9/12 |
1.5 |
1(b,c,e,f,g,j,l), 2(a), 3(a), 7(a), 8(a,c), 9(a), 14(a),
17(b), 20, 21, 23. |
| 9/16 |
2.1 |
1, 2(a,b,e), 3(a*,b*,d*), 4, 5, 8(a), 9(a), 11. |
| 9/22 |
2.2 |
1(a,c), 3, 5(a,c,e), 6(a), 7(a,c), 9(a,c), 10, 14, 16,
24. |
| 9/22 |
2.3 |
1(a,c,e), 2(a,c,e), 3, 7. |
| 9/29 |
2.4 |
2(a,c), 3(a,e), 4(a,c), 5, 6, 7(a), 9, 10, 12, 13, 14(a),
18. |
| 10/02 |
3.1 |
1(a, c, e, g, i, j), 2(a,c), 3(both a*), 5(a), 7, 9(a),
11(a), 13, 15(a,c), 16, 17. |
| 10/07 |
3.2 |
1(a,c,f), 2(a,c), 3(a), 4(a), 6, 7. Think about Problem
15. |
| 10/14 |
3.3 |
2(a,c), 3(a,e), 4(a), 5, 6, 8, 10, 13. Try 17, 18, 19,
21. |
| 10/16 |
3.4 |
1(a,c,e), 2(a,c), 3(a,c,e), 4(a,c,g), 12, 13, 15, 16, 18,
19, 20. |
| 10/24 |
4.1 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14. |
| 10/24 |
4.2 |
1(a, c, e), 2(a, c, e), 3(a, c, e, g), 7(d), 11, 12(e),
15, 19(a), 21. |
| 11/4 |
4.3 |
1(a,c,e), 2(a,c), 3(a), 5, 6, 9, 14(a), 15, 22(a).
Optional: 22(b,c), 23, 24, 25, 26. Extra credit: Prove that
span(span(S))=span(S). Try to find as short a proof as possible. |
| 11/4 |
4.4 |
2(a,b,e), 4(a,c,e), 7, 8, 19 (use #12 done in class), 28.
Optional: 1, 5, 23, 24. |
| 11/6 |
4.5 |
1(a,c), 3, 4(a,c,e), 5, 7, 15, 23. Optional: 10, 11, 12,
16. |
| 11/6 |
4.6 |
1(a,d), 2, 3, 4(a,c,h), 5(a,c,e), 6(a,c), 7(a,c), 8(a,c),
13, 18. Optional: 10, 12, 15, 16, 17. |
| 11/10 |
4.7 |
1(a,c,e,g,h), 2(a,c,d), 3, 4(a), 5(a,c), 6, 7, 8, 9. |
| 11/28 |
5.1 |
1(a,b,d,f,h,j,l), 4, 7 (a special case is #6, why?), 10,
11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22 (a special case is #21, why?), 23, 26, 30, 34. |
| 11/28 |
5.2 |
2(a,c), 3(a,c), 4(a,b), 6(a,b), 7, 8, 10, 16, 23.
Optional: 18, 19, 29. |
| 12/09 |
5.3 |
1(a,c), 3(a,d,g), 4(a), 8, 10, 12. Optional: 16. |
| 12/09 |
5.4 |
1(a,e,h), 2(a,b,c), 4(a,b), 7(a), 8, 16(a). |
| 12/09 |
5.5 |
1(d), 2(b,e), 4(a), 6, 9, 11, 12. |
| 12/11 |
6.1 |
1(a,c), 2(a,c), 3(a,c), 4(a,c), 5(a,c,e), 11, 12,
13. |
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