Course information for

Introduction to Linear Algebra (Math 313)


Professor Robert Carlson
Office: EAS 277
Phone: 262-3561
email: rcarlson@uccs.edu
Class meets Tu-Thurs 10:50-12:05 in Engr 101.
Office hours: Official hours for this class are Tu-Thurs 9:30 - 10:30.
You are also welcome to drop in or make an appointment to see me at another time.
Normally I am in my office weekdays 9:30 - 4:00, except Wednesdays.
If you are making a special trip to campus to see me I suggest calling ahead.

NEWS:

Solutions for Midterm 2 are posted below.
Homework assignment 11 is posted below. This will be the last graded homework.

REMINDER: in most cases you will not receive credit for a homework problem if you simply copy the solution from the back of the text. Show your work.
The calendar of final exams printed in the Spring 2008 Schedule of Courses was incorrect.
The final exam for this course is scheduled for Tuesday May 13 from 10:50-1:20.
Students often wonder about applications of Linear Algebra.
Here are two articles about a recent application (1998) that one would have to say is dramatically successful. Linear Algebra Drives Google
More Linear Algebra Drives Google



Legal fine print:

The administration of the course described below is subject to change as deemed necessary by the instructor.

Drop dates:

Please review the Campus Calendar in the university's schedule of courses. Students who drop a course may be eligible for partial refunds if the drop is completed before a certain date. Except for really exceptional circumstances, THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW IS APRIL 2, 2008.

Disability Services

Students with disabilities may be entitled to support from Disability Services,
including extra time for examinations, in Main Hall 105, phone 262-3354.
Students who may fall into this group should talk to Disability Services as soon as possible.
The Disability Certification Letter to the professor is to be submitted within the first two weeks of classes.


COURSE DESCRIPTION:



TEXT: Anton and Rorres, Elementary Linear Algebra 9-th edition



Prerequisites:


Calculus I (Math 135),

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GRADING

This course will have two midterm exams, each worth 25 percent of the grade, and a comprehensive final worth 35 percent. Homework will count for 15 percent.

HOMEWORK

Homework will be assigned every 1-2 weeks.
Normally you will have at least 1 week to complete the assignment.
Solutions will be posted on this web page approximately 1 week after the assignment is due.
Homework handed in after the due date, but before the solutions are posted, will be accepted, but will be subject to a penalty of one letter grade (10 points).
Late homework will not be accepted after the solutions are posted.
I will drop the lowest two homework scores.
Students are encouraged to discuss homework problems with their classmates or with the professor to share ideas, or detect and correct errors.
However, the written material handed in by the student is expected to be the work of that student.
Copying homework solutions from another student or source is a serious violation of the university's cheating policy.

HOMEWORK Assignments and SOLUTIONS will be available here

Many problems have solutions at the back of the text.

Homework 1 - due Thursday 1/31 - show your work
Section 1.1 # 2, 3a,b, 4a,b, 5a,b, 7, 9, 10
Section 1.2 # 2, 5, 7a,b, 12, 16, 17
Partial solutions for homework 1

Homework 2 - due Thursday 2/7
Section 1.3 # 1a-d, 2, 3a-d, 5a-d, 7, 13
Section 1.4 # 4, 7, 8, 11, 16
Partial solutions for homework 2

Homework 3 - due Tuesday 2/19
Section 1.5 # 1-6, 7abc, 9
Section 1.6 # 1-3, 11, 22, 23
Partial solutions for homework 3

Homework 4 - due Tuesday 3/4
Section 2.1 # 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 25, 26
Section 2.2 # 1, 3, 5, 7

Homework 5 - due Tuesday 3/11
Section 2.2 # 18, 19, 20 (Hint: use Theorem 2.2.5)
Section 2.3 # 5, 6, 7, 13, 16

Homework 6 - due Thursday 3/20
Section 3.2 # 3, 7, 9
Section 3.3 # 1, 2, 4, 8, 27, 29
Section 3.4 # 1a-c, 2, 15, 16, 36, 37

Homework 7 - due Thursday 4/3
Section 4.1 # 3,4,6,7,10,26

Homework 8 - due Thursday 4/10
Section 4.2 # 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 26, 34
Section 4.3 # 1, 4, 12a-c, 15, 16

Homework 9 - due Thursday 4/17
Section 5.1 # 2-10 even
Section 5.2 # 2-5, 8, 11, 13

Homework 10 - due Tuesday 4/29
Section 5.3 # 2, 4 , 10, 11, 20a-d
Section 5.4 # 2, 4a,b, 6, 19, 20
Section 5.5 # 1, 2a,b, 3a,b, 4, 5a,b

Homework 11 - due Tuesday 5/6
Section 6.1 # 8, 9, 17
Section 6.2 # 11, 18ab, 20, 21
Section 6.3 # 3, 4, 8, 9, 17, 18

Test SOLUTIONS will be available here

Test 1 solutions

Test 2 solutions

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