MA 26500 - Sections 154 and 703 Fall 2023

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Textbook: Linear Algebra and its Applications by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, and Judi J. Mcdonald. Sixth Edition.
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Course Syllabus
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There are 35 online homework assignments. The three lowest online homework scores will be dropped.

Please check MyLabMath for the specific due dates. The first six online homeworks corresponding to sections 1.1–1.5 will be due 9/6 at 11:59PM. Note that section 1.2 has two online homeworks.
Typically, there will be an Online Homework due at 11:59PM on days we have class corresponding to the material we covered in the previous class. However, due dates may vary depending on proximity to the midterm exams. It is your responsibility to check the due dates and complete the assignments by the due dates.

Handwritten Homework problem list
HW#26 (Appendix B)
There are 36 written homework assignments and the three lowest written homework scores will be dropped.

Homework assignments must be submitted on Gradescope. Typically, the written homework corresponding to the sections covered in a given week will be due at 11:59PM on the Wednesday of the following week. However, due dates may vary depending on proximity to the midterm exams. It is your responsibility to check the due dates and complete the assignments by the due dates.

When submitting written homework, please make sure to submit the problems to the correct assignment labeled by the lesson number on the Handwritten Homework Problem list. For example, the Section 1.2 problems 3, 4 should be submitted to Handwritten Homework 2 and the Section 1.2, problems 41, 43 should be submitted to Handwritten Homework 3.
Note: The Written HW due dates correspond to the sections that are not in parentheses.

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