MA265 Linear Algebra

Instructor

Steven Dong
Office: Math 436
Email: sdong@math.purdue.edu

Announcements

First Midterm: 02/16/2012 (in-class)

 

Office Hours: Monday, 1:00pm - 2:50pm, or by appointment.

 


Class

Tu, Thu, 12:00 - 1:15 (for section 133, REC 113), 3:00 - 4:15 (for section 151, REC 113)

 

Text Book

B. Kolman & D.R. Hill, "Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications", 9th Edition, Prentice Hall.
D.R. Hill & D.E. Zitarelli, "Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB", 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall.

Sections to be covered:

Most of chapters 1 to 8 (see assignment sheet).

 

Grading

2 Midterm exams (in-class): 20% each
Final exam (common, multiple-choice): 35%
Homework: 25%
Total: 100%.

Books, notes, and calculators are prohibited during exams.

 

Departmental Course Website for MA265

Here is the departmental web site for this course, where you can find the homework assignment sheet, ground rules, and other useful information.

 

Homework Assignments

The primary way to submit homework is through WebAssign. The exceptions are those problems from the assignment sheet that (a) involve the use of MatLab, or (b) have an asterisk (*). Problems of types (a) and (b) are to be handed in to the professor and will be hand graded.

Homework assignments are due/collected once a week, by the end of class on Tuesday of the following week after they are assigned. No late submission will be accepted. 

Homework is to be completed independently unless otherwise instructed. Cheating will result in zero grade.

 

Ground Rules, Academic Adjustments for Students with Disabilities

See departmental web site for this course.

 

Basic WebAssign Usage for Students

Here are some basic instructions for login/using the WebAssign for your homework.


Note:
1. student login page: www.webassign.net/purdue/login.html
2. basic WebAssign help page: http://intranet.math.purdue.edu/webassign