MATH 353 Linear Algebra II (Fall 2026)

Instructor: Ning Wei

Office: MATH 404
Email: wei307@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-3405

Information

Sec 001: MWF: 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, LILY G401 
Sec 002: MWF: 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, LILY G401 
Textbook: Linear Algebra by Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, and Lawrence E. Spence, 4th or 5th edition. 
Syllabus: Brightspace 
Office Hour:

Exam

There are two midterm exams and one final exam. 
Midterm I: TBA 
Midterm II: TBA 
Final: TBA

Homework

HW: Scan and submit to Brightspace based on the following schedule (See HW list).
Grader:

Course Schedule

Note that this schedule is tentative and subject to change if needed (each HW set corresponds to one section).
Week Date Section Homework Due Date
1 8/24 1.2 9/4
8/26 1.2
8/28 1.3 HW 1.2, HW 1.3
2 8/31 1.4 9/11
9/2 1.4
9/4 1.5 HW 1.4
3 9/7 No Class (Labor Day) 9/18
9/9 1.5
9/11 1.6 HW 1.5
4 9/14 1.6 9/25
9/16 2.1
9/18 2.1 HW 1.6, HW 2.1
5 9/21 2.2 10/2
9/23 2.3
9/25 2.4 HW 2.2, HW 2.3
6 9/28 Review for Midterm I 10/9
9/30 No Class (Cancelled by Evening Exam)
10/2 2.4 HW 2.4
7 10/5 2.5 10/16
10/7 No Class (Cancelled by Evening Exam)
10/9 3.1 HW 2.5, HW 3.1
8 10/12 No Class (Fall Break) 10/23
10/14 3.2
10/16 3.3 HW 3.2, HW 3.3
9 10/19 3.4 10/30
10/21 4.1, 4.2
10/23 4.3, 4.4 HW 3.4, HW 4.1, HW 4.2, HW 4.3, HW 4.4
10 10/26 5.1 11/6
10/28 5.1
10/30 5.2 HW 5.1
11 11/2 5.2 11/13
11/4 6.1
11/6 6.1 HW 5.2, HW 6.1
12 11/9 Review for Midterm II 11/20
11/11 6.2
11/13 6.2 HW 6.2
13 11/16 6.3 11/30
11/18 6.4
11/20 6.4 HW 6.3, HW 6.4
14 11/23 6.5 HW 6.5 12/4
11/25 No Class (Thanksgiving Break)
11/27 No Class (Thanksgiving Break)
15 11/30 6.6 12/6
12/2 6.6
12/4 6.7 HW 6.6, HW 6.7
16 12/7 Final Review I
12/9 Final Review II
12/11 Final Review III