Math 265

MATH 265 Linear Algebra and its Applications Spring 2021

Beginning 2/24/21, Professor Dadarlat will be the instructor for this course. Please see the new website.

Email: ledt@purdue.edu
Class time: MWF 3:30PM -- 4:30PM
Virtual office hours: M 11 am -- 12 pm; W 1:30PM -- 3:30PM
See the Zoom module in Brightspace for Zoom links
Lecture recordings will be available for 30 days in the Zoom module on Brightspace and will be available throughout the semester in Kaltura under Course Tools in Brightspace

TA: Elon Zhao

Textbook: Linear Algebra and its Applications, by David C. Lay, Steven R Lay and Judi J. Mcdonald, sixth Edition.
The e-textbook is in MyLabMath
Ground rules
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Online Homework (check the due dates in MyLabMath through Brightspace or in the table below for the course schedule)

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There are 36 online homework assignments and the three lowest online homework scores will be dropped
Homework assignments are due at 11:59PM on the following day of the lecture, except for the first two weeks' homework assignments, which are due at 11:59PM on January 31

Written Homework (submit via GradeScope, check the due dates in GradeScope or in the table below for the course schedule)

Handwritten Homework problem list
HW#26 (Appendix B)
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There are 36 written homework assignments and the three lowest written homework scores will be dropped
Homework assignments are due at 11:59PM on the following day of the lecture, except for the first two weeks' homework assignments, which are due at 11:59PM on January 31

All the exams will be ONLINE and open book.
First Exam (60 minutes), a 24-hour window will start from 9:00AM EDT on Wednesday March 3 until 9:00AM EDT on Thursday March 4
First Exam covers sections 1.1-3.3
Second Exam (60 minutes), a 24-hour window will start from 9:00AM EDT on Wednesday April 7 until 9:00AM EDT on Thursday April 8
Second Exam covers sections 4.1-5.7
Cumulative final exam (120 minutes), TBA.
Past Final Exam Archive

A link to a continuously updated outline (written mostly for my purposes) can be found here.

Week	Date	Section(s)	Due Date for both online and written HW (at 11:59PM)
1	1/18	No class
	1/20	1.1	1/31
	1/22	1.1, 1.2	1/31
2	1/25	1.2	1/31
	1/27	1.3	1/31
	1/29	1.4	1/31
3	2/1	1.5	2/2
	2/3	1.7	2/4
	2/5	1.8	2/6
4	2/8	1.9	2/9
	2/10	2.1	2/11
	2/12	2.2, 2.3	2/13
5	2/15	2.8	2/16
	2/17	Reading day
	2/19	2.9	2/20
6	2/22	3.1	2/23
	2/24	3.2	2/25
	2/26	3.3	2/27
7	3/1	Review
	3/3	Exam 1
	3/5	4.1	3/6
8	3/8	4.2	3/9
	3/10	4.2	3/11
	3/12	4.3	3/13
9	3/15	4.5	3/16
	3/17	5.1	3/18
	3/19	5.2	3/20
10	3/22	5.3	3/23
	3/24	5.4	3/25
	3/26	Appendix B	3/27
11	3/29	5.5	3/30
	3/31	5.7	4/1
	4/2	5.7	4/3
12	4/5	Review
	4/7	Exam 2
	4/9	6.1	4/10
13	4/12	6.2	4/13
	4/14	6.3	4/15
	4/16	6.4	4/17
14	4/19	6.5	4/20
	4/21	6.7	4/22
	4/23	7.1	4/24
15	4/26	Review
	4/28	Review
	4/30	Review
16	Final Exam: TBA