MA 265, Spring 2012

MA 265, Linear Algebra, Spring 2012

Lectures: Sec 112 - REC 112, TR 9:00-10:15; Sec 131 - UNIV 103, TR 12:00-1:15

Instructor: Prof. Jianlin Xia Email: [Please use this email instead of my Purdue one]

Office: MATH 442 Office Hours: TR 1:30-3:00pm, and by appointment

Announcements

Review problems for the final: here; review sessions: 4/24, 4/26
Some past exams: here
Quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3, quiz 4
Some review problems for midterm 2
Review for midterm 2: Tue, 3/27 in class; all lectured sections after midterm 1 will be covered (see the schedule table below)
Review for midterm 1: Tue, 2/14 in class
Some review problems for midterm 1
Midterm 1: All lectured sections before Midterm 1 will be covered

Course information

Course information: ground rules, assignment sheet (including textbook information)
WebAssign: WebAssign login, WebAssign input/instructions, Basic WebAssign usage, WebAssign help (connection errors)
Webpages: course homepage (http://www.math.purdue.edu/~xiaj/teaching/265.12s), MA 265 webpage

Schedule (subject to change! Due dates: WebAssign)

Week
Date

Sections
Week Date Sections

1 1/10
1.1
9 3/6 4.9

1/12
1.2, 1.3
3/8 5.1, 5.3

2 1/17 1.4, 1.5, 2.1 10 3/20 5.3, 5.4

1/19 2.1, 2.2 3/22 5.5, 5.6

3 1/24 2.3, 3.1 11 3/27 5.6, Review

1/26 3.1, 3.2, Quiz1 3/29 MIDTERM 2 (in class)

4 1/31 3.3, 3.4 12 4/3 6.1, 7.1

2/2 3.4, 3.5, 4.1 4/5 7.1, 7.2

5 27 4.1, 4.2 13 4/10 7.2, B.1

2/9 4.3, Quiz2 4/12 B.1, B.2, Quiz4

6 2/14 4.3, Review 14 4/17 7.3

2/16 MIDTERM 1 (in class) 4/19 7.3, 8.4

7 2/21 4.4, 4.5 15 4/24 8.4

2/23 4.5, 4.6 4/26 8.5, Review

8 2/28 4.6 FINAL EXAM

3/1 4.7, 4.9, Quiz3

(The required M-files are available from the MA 265 webpage)

Resources

Note: Missing matlab exercise for Section 10 is here
Matlab files: project.m, matdat1.m, invert.m, and all other files
More Matlab M-files (Walter)
Online documentation from MathWorks
Quick Matlab Documentation (C. Anderson, UCLA)
An introduction to Matlab (D. F. Griffiths, Univ of Dundee)

Lectures: Sec 112 - REC 112, TR 9:00-10:15; Sec 131 - UNIV 103, TR 12:00-1:15
Instructor: Prof. Jianlin Xia Email: [Please use this email instead of my Purdue one]
Office: MATH 442	Office Hours: TR 1:30-3:00pm, and by appointment

Week	Date	Sections	Week	Date	Sections
1	1/10	1.1	9	3/6	4.9
1	1/12	1.2, 1.3	9	3/8	5.1, 5.3
2	1/17	1.4, 1.5, 2.1	10	3/20	5.3, 5.4
2	1/19	2.1, 2.2	10	3/22	5.5, 5.6
3	1/24	2.3, 3.1	11	3/27	5.6, Review
3	1/26	3.1, 3.2, Quiz1	11	3/29	MIDTERM 2 (in class)
4	1/31	3.3, 3.4	12	4/3	6.1, 7.1
4	2/2	3.4, 3.5, 4.1	12	4/5	7.1, 7.2
5	27	4.1, 4.2	13	4/10	7.2, B.1
5	2/9	4.3, Quiz2	13	4/12	B.1, B.2, Quiz4
6	2/14	4.3, Review	14	4/17	7.3
6	2/16	MIDTERM 1 (in class)	14	4/19	7.3, 8.4
7	2/21	4.4, 4.5	15	4/24	8.4
7	2/23	4.5, 4.6	15	4/26	8.5, Review
8	2/28	4.6			FINAL EXAM
8	3/1	4.7, 4.9, Quiz3			FINAL EXAM