Teaching

This semester I am teaching section 01 of MATH 304, the first linear algebra.

Here is a copy of my syllabus.

My office hours are: WF 10:50-11:50, R 11:40-12:40 or by appointment.

You will find me in LN2248.


I will update this after every class as so you know where you should be in the reading.  I expect that you will do the exercises given in the reading.  I will also let you know which questions you should be looking at from the supplemental sections.

Week 12-13

Read 5.3

When we are done going through the material (which will be after the test) you should be able to do all the problems from Chapter 5.

From Schuam's: pg. 437-39  #11.57, 11.58 (a, b, c), 11.59 - 11.61, 11.63, 11.65 (a), 11.71-11.73 (characteristic polynomials only)


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Week 11

This week we finished up chapter 4.  You should be able to do all the questions in chapter 4.  

You also have a test the Tuesday after break.  Please refer to the test page for more information.

We started started Chapter 5, and will finish up 5.2 next week.

You should be able to do questions from our book: S5-1 to S5-7

From Schaum's: pg. 388-391  #10.51 - 10.57, 10.80, 10.82

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Week 10

Reading: 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, and 4.8.4

Do all exercised in the reading.

You should be able to do S4-1 to S4-9.

If you want more problems to work on, here is the list from Schaum's:

pg. 241  #6.30-6.31, 6.33;  pg. 349-351  #9.27(b, d), 9.28, 9.31-9.34, 9.36, 9.42-9.45

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Week 9

Read 4.5 and 4.6

Do exercises in the reading as well as S4-1 to S4-7

Also, if you need more problems, look in Schaum's:

our section 4.3: pg. 321 #8.59-8.61

our section 4.4: pg. 217 #5.66, 5.67; pg 219 #5.80; pg. 178-9 #4.43-4.44, 4.47, 4.53; pg. 322 #8.75

our section 4.6: pg. 240 #6.25-6.28

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Week 8

Read 4.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Do all exercise in the reading and S4-1 to S4- 7

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Week 7

Reading: finish ch 3.

By the end of the week you should be able to do all exercise and supplemental problems.

Those of you who want more problems to work on here is the list from Schaum's:

pg. 177-180  #4.40-4.42, 4.45, 4.46, 4.51, 4.52, 4.56, 4.57, 4.59-4.61

pg. 215-216  #5.48, 5.50, 5.53-5.56

pg. 216  #5.59-5.60;  pg. 240  #6.22-6.24

pg. 179  #4.58;  pg. 321-322  #8.70-8.74, 8.77, 8.78

Some of these questions might be repeated from last week.


Just as a reminder, you all have a test on Monday night.  Information about review and practice problems might be helpful.

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Week 6

Reading: 3.1-3.6.2 this week.

You should be able do S3-1 to S3-13 or so by the end of the week.

If you have Schaum's here are more problems you can work on:

page 177-180 #4.40-4.42, 4.45, 4.46, 4.51, 4.52, 4.56, 4.57, 4.59-4.61

page 215-216 #5.48, 5.50, 5.53-5.56


Also note:

Test 2 is Monday the 25th!

If you have a conflict you need to fill out the online form here, by the 20th.

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Week 5

Read: 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3


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Week 4

For Monday, please read 2.7, don't worry too much about understanding the whole proof of Theorem 2.7.6.

You should be able to do all questions in the supplemental section.



Please check the test page, to make sure you have everything you need for the test on Oct. 4.  If you have a conflict, please fill out the online form.  The test will cover all of Chapter 1 and 2.


Here is a list of problems from Schaum's and how it corresponds to our book:

1.2 in our book is pg. 101-102 #2.70-2.72, 2.75-2.81 in Schaum's.

1.3 in our book is pg. 103  #2.86, 2.87 in Schaum's

1.5 in our book is pg. 102 #2.83 in Schaum's

1.6 in our book is pg. 177  #4.35, pg. 320- 321  #8.54, 8.57, 8.58 in Schaum's


2.1 in our book is pg. 33-34  #1.58-1.59, 1.67, 1.72 in Schaum's

2.2 in our book is pg. 34  #1.68, 1.69, 1.71, 1.73, 1.74, 1.76, 1.78 in Schaum's

2.5 in our book is pg. 34  #1.70, 1.75, 1.77 in Schaum's

2.6 in our book is pg. 349-350  #9.27(a), 9.29, 9.30, 9.32(a) in Schaum's

2.7 in our book is pg. 144-145  #3.71, 3.76, 3.77-3.84 in Schaum's

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Week 3

Read 2.2 -2.4 for Wednesday.  

Read 2.5-2.6 for Thursday.

Our quiz this week will be on Thursday and will cover 1.6 to the formula for matrix multiplication in 2.2.


Also, the first exam is coming up!  You can find information about this here.

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Quiz 2