MATH 21: LINEAR ALGEBRA        Spring 2009

 

 

Ed Migliore                                                     Jack Baskin Engineering 257C

Phone: 459-1240                                             Office hours:   M 12:00-1:40 
email: etm@myself.com                                                         MW 5:00-?

 

text: Elementary Linear Algebra, by Bruce Cooperstein available at www.lulu.com

 

Very Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

 

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Mar 30: 1.1

Apr 1: 1.2

Apr 3: 2.1

Apr 6: 2.2,2.3

Apr 8: 2.3,2.4

Apr 10: 2.5

Apr 13: 3.1

Apr 15: 3.2

Apr 17: 3.2,3.3

Apr 20: 3.3 

Apr 22: Ch 1-3

Apr 24: Midterm

Apr 27: 3.4

Apr 29: 3.4,3.5

May 1: 3.5,4.1

May 4: 4.2 

May 6: 5.1

May 8: 5.2

May 11: 5.2,5.3

May 13: Ch 4-5

May 15: Midterm

May 18: 5.3

May 20: 5.4

May 22: 5.5

May 25: Holiday

May 27: 6.1

May 29: 6.2

Jun 1: 6.3

Jun 3: 7.1

Jun 5: 7.2

 

 

The Final exam is Wednesday, June 10 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.

§  At lulu.com you will find:

Ø  The text for $31.15 in paperback or $15.00 download

Ø  Free download of the first two chapters of the text while you wait for the book to arrive

Ø  Free download of the solutions to the odd numbered problems

Ø  Free download of a small book of applications

Ø  A book of computational algorithms and procedures for $15.95 in paperback or $8.oo download

§  Keep up with the schedule. This works better than falling behind and cramming.

§  Read the sections to be covered in lecture before you come to lecture and work through the examples in the text.

§  Attend all lectures and weekly discussion sections. Ask questions if something is unclear.

Grading:
Midterms          50%
Final                 40%

Quizzes            10%
Quizzes will be based on the following Homework  problems.

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