Linear Algebra with Applications

MA351

Spring 2012

Syllabus


Instructor: Pr. F. Baudoin


Class: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 8.30-9.20 in REC 121

Office hours: Monday-Friday 10:30-11:30 in MATH 438



Textbook: Linear Algebra with Applications by Otto Bretscher, 4th Edition, Prenctice Hall

Your grader is Eun Young Park, park296@purdue.edu

Wiki page devoted to this class

Computation of the rref of a matrix

Midterm 1: In class on the 22th of February. You will need to know Chapters 1 and 2. Sample Midterm and Correction. Revision exercises

The review session will be February 15th from 5 to 7pm in REC 122.

Midterm 2: In class on the 6th of April. You will need to know Chapters 3 and 4. Revision Exercises. Sample Midterm.

The review session will be on the 2nd of April from 6 to 8pm in BRNG B254

The final exam will be on Monday 04/30 from 1 to 3 pm in LAMB108

Revision 1, Revision 2, Revision 3
 

Homeworks (Tentative timetable):



Week   Problems   Due
1
  1.1: 3, 4, 7, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35, 39, 40, 46a, 47
  1.2: 1, 4, 30, 37
01/18/2012  
2
  1.2: 7, 10, 18, 34, 35, 40, 44, 45, 61
  1.3: 1, 4, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 47, 50
01/25/2012  
3
  1.3: 13, 14, 28, 29, 31, 37
     Note: compute the product two ways in problems 13 and 14
  2.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13a, 42, 44, 49, 51
01/30/2012
4
  2.1: 47, 48
  2.2: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 36
  2.3: 2, 7, 49, 52
02/06/2012
  
5
  2.2: 31, 37, 42, 45
  2.3: 4, 14, 36, 39, 42, 43, 44
  2.4: 10, 12, 20, 29, 34a, 35a-b, 41, 42, 77, 78, 79
02/13/2012
6
  3.1: 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34 02/20/2012
7
  3.1: 21, 22
  3.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 17, 18, 24, 28, 29, 31, 45, 46, 48, 49
02/27/2012
8
  3.3: 28, 29, 31, 32, 60,  22, 23, 33, 36, 69, 70, 71, 72
  3.4: 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 43, 50ab
03/05/2012
9
  3.4: 20 (compute 3 ways), 26, 28, 29, 37, 38, 40, 41, 47, 56, 62, 66
  4.1: 1-5, 9-13, 20, 25
 03/19/2012 
10
  4.1: 26, 27, 28, 39, 46, 48
  4.2: 2, 3, 4, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29
 03/26/2012
 
11
  4.2: 6, 7, 30, 35, 51, 54, 63, 64
  4.3: 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14, 20, 27, 28, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 53
  (For problems 5, 6, 13, 14, 20, 27, and 28 read the directions above problem 5)
 04/02/2012
12
  6.1: 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 33, 34, 37, 38  04/09/2012
13
  6.1: 31, 40
  6.2: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 46
  6.3: 1, 2, 3, 7, 18, 31, 32
 04/16/2012
14
  7.1: 1, 3, 6, 16, 18, 19, 34, 49, 51
  7.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 22
  7.3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 18
 04/23/2012  
15
 
  
16
    


Tips for Success

Ø  Prepare for each class. This course will move at fast pace.  Students are expected to be proficient in new topics, notation, and definitions by the next class. If you wait until the weekend, you will fall behind.

Ø  If you must miss a class, it is your responsibility to get notes from a classmate.

Ø  For each hour of class, set aside at least 2 hours to spend on non-credit math exercises. Instructors expect students to spend an average of 2 hours outside of class for each hour spent in class. Some topics will be harder to grasp than others. As a result, there will be times when you will need to spend more than 2 hours. In general, students who do not complete every homework assignment (to the point of understanding) will not perform very well on tests.

Ø  If you do not understand a topic, get help immediately! Getting assistance early is important. A short trip to your TA or your instructor may be all you need.

Ø  Form a study group with other students from your class. Study groups can foster a greater understanding of the material and a sense of confidence.

Ø  READ the textbook. The text will have careful explanations of the topics along with examples and illustrations. You are responsible for anything in the assigned reading or homework problems (even if it wasn't discussed in class).

Ø  DO NOT WAIT until the last minute to prepare your homeworks.

 Academic Honesty

The integrity of students and their oral and written work is a critical component of the academic process. All written work submitted in this course will be individual work unless the instructor assigns a team of students to work on a project or lab. Students must properly document all outside sources used for projects and homework. The submission of another’s work as one’s own is plagiarism, and will be dealt with using the procedures outlined in the Purdue Undergraduate Catalog.

Requests for Disability Modifications

Any student requiring instructional modifications due to a documented disability should make an appointment to meet with the instructor as soon as possible.  Please read carefully the handout from Terry Loro concerning students certified by ODOS as requiring academic adjustments:

Students who have been certified by the Office of the Dean of Students-Adaptive Programs as eligible for academic adjustments should go to MATH 242 and request an Information Sheet for this semester, that explains how to proceed this semester to get these adjustments made in Mathematics courses. This should be done during the first week of classes. 

Only students who have been certified by the ODOS-Adaptive Programs and who have requested ODOS to send their certification letter to their instructor are eligible for academic adjustments.

Students, who are currently undergoing an evaluation process to determine whether they are eligible for academic adjustments, are encouraged to find out NOW what procedures they will have to follow when they are certified, by requesting the above mentioned Information Sheet from MATH 242.
Large print copies of the Information Sheet are available from MATH 242 upon request. 
If you have further questions on some individual case, please contact Terry Loro directly or me for assistance.