Instructor: Oleksandr (Sasha) Tsymbaliuk

Section: 601
Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-5:45pm EDT, online: Zoom live-streamed as well as recorded
Office: MATH 620
E-mail: otsymbal@purdue.edu
Office hours: We will have online office hours only. You can find the Zoom link to my personal Zoom room on Brightspace:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7pm EDT (after the class)
- Flexible 1h for those who need another time slot (please email me in advance to schedule day and time)

General Information

Textbook: "Linear Algebra and its Applications" by D.C.Lay, S.R.Lay, J.J.McDonald, sixth edition
e-Textbook: available in MyLabMath (to access: login to Brightspace, launch "MyLab and Mastering - Basis", click "MyLab Math Course Home", click "eText" on the left)
Ground Rules
Math department MA 26500 webpage
Important dates
Past Final Exam Archive

Homework

Each week you will be assigned both Online and Handwritten Homeworks covering the material of that week, which are due at 11:59pm EDT of the next Monday (e.g. the first homework should be submitted no later than 11:59pm EDT of August 31).

Online Homework

There are 35 online homework assignments and the three lowest online homework scores will be dropped at the end.
To access online homework, use MyLabMath through Brightspace:

Handwritten Homework

There are 36 written homework assignments and the three lowest written homework scores will be dropped at the end.
To access and submit handwritten homework, use Gradescope through Brightspace:

Exams

There are two midterm exams and one final exam. All exams will be online and open book.
  • Exam 1 (60 min): a 24h window will start from 9am EDT on Friday October 2 until 9am EDT on Saturday October 3
    Exam 1 covers Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 3.2
  • Exam 2 (60 min): a 24h window will start from 9am EDT on Friday November 6 until 9am EDT on Saturday November 7
    Exam 2 covers Sections 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and Appendix B
  • Cumulative Final Exam (120 min): TBA

Schedule for the lectures

The course schedule below is tentative and is subject to change (please check the updates every Monday):
  • Week 1 (08/25, 08/27): Sections 1.1, 1.2
  • Week 2 (09/01, 09/03): Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
  • Week 3 (09/08, 09/10): Sections 1.7, 1.8, 1.9
  • Week 4 (09/15, 09/17): Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8
  • Week 5 (09/22, 09/24): Sections 2.9, 3.1, 3.2
  • Week 6 (09/29, 10/01): Section 3.3 and a review session for Midterm 1
  • Week 7 (10/06, 10/08): Sections 4.1, 4.2
  • Week 8 (10/13, 10/15): Sections 4.3, 4.5, 5.1
  • Week 9 (10/20, 10/22): Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
  • Week 10 (10/27, 10/29): Appendix B and Sections 5.5, 5.7
  • Week 11 (11/03, 11/05): Section 5.7 and a review session for Midterm 2
  • Week 12 (11/10, 11/12): Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
  • Week 13 (11/17, 11/19): Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.7
  • Week 14 (11/24): Section 7.1
  • Week 15 (12/01, 12/03): Review Sessions for the Final

Lecture Notes

The lecture notes are available here