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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.
© Alexander Burstein, 2003.