- Office Hours:
- Ungar Building, Office 401: Tuesday 3-4pm, Thursday 4.30-5.30pm
- Or by appointment.
- Texts:
- "Linear Algebra and its Applications", David C. Lay, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley
- Honour code:
This class follows the honour
code
of the University of Miami.
- Contents:
- Chapters 1-6 and parts of 7. Linear equations; Matrix algebra; Determinants; Vector spaces; Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors; Orthogonality and Least squares; Symmetric matrices and quadratic forms.
- Grading:
There will be homework, quizzes, 2 Midterms and one Final. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. The method
to obtain your grade will be the best one (for you) of these two:
- i) Homework (10%), Quizzes (10%), Midterms (50%), Final (30%).
- ii) Homework (10%), Quizzes (10%), Midterms (30%), Final (50%).
Grading scale:
- (A-,A): (90-93,>93)
- (B-,B,B+): (80-83,83-87,87-90)
- (C-,C,C+): (70-73,73-77,77-80)
- (D,D+): (63-67,67-70)
- F: <63%
- Quizzes (10%):
There will be a quiz every other Thursday.
- Homework (10%):
- Homework assignments will be posted on Thurdays and are due the next Thursday. Late homework will not be
accepted. Only the star questions will be graded, but I will assume in the quizzes and exams that you have done all
questions of the homework.
- Midterms and Final:
The final exam is cummulative.
- Calendar:
- Midterm 1: Thursday, September 26
- Midterm 2: Tuesday, November 5
- Final Exam: Tuesday, December 17th at 2pm