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MA 351 Section 041/042, Fall
2021

Elementary Linear Algebra 

Lectures: UNIV 219,  Tuesday/Thursday Section 042: 1:30pm-2:45pm;  Section 041: 3:00-4:45pm. Zoom streaming:  Brightspace->content->Left Panel->Zoom)

Instructor: Xiangxiong Zhang 

Office: MATH 406

Email: zhan1966@purdue.edu

Office Hours: Wednesday 3pm-5pm (or via zoom by appointment).


Week Dates Sections in Book Handwritten Homework Due Dates
1 08/24 Chapter 1; Introduction
Lecture Notes
HW#1  09/02 
08/26 Section 2.1-2.3
Lecture Notes
2 08/31 Section 2.4
Lecture Notes
HW#2
09/09
09/02 Section 2.4-2.5
Lecture Notes 
3 09/07 Section 2.5, 3.1
Lecture Notes
HW#3  
  09/16
09/09 Section 3.2, 3.3
Lecture Notes
4 09/14 Section 3.4
Lecture Notes
HW#4   
09/23
09/16 Section 3.5
Lecture Notes 
5 09/21 Section 3.5, 4.1
Lecture Notes   
NO HW;
Do Practice Problems
on Brightspace 

09/23 Section 4.1, 4.2
Lecture Notes   
6 09/28 Review NO HW
09/30 In-Class Midterm I
7 10/05 Section 4.3, 4.2
Lecture Notes 
HW#5   
10/14
10/07 Section 4.3, 4.4
Lecture Notes 
8 10/12 NO CLASS
(OctoborBreak)
HW#6 10/21
10/14 Chapter  5
Lecture Notes 
9 10/19 Chapter  5
Lecture Notes 
HW#7 10/28
10/21 Section 6.1
Lecture Notes 
10 10/26 Section 6.1, 6.2
Lecture Notes 
HW#8 11/04
10/28 Section 6.2, 6.3
Lecture Notes 
11 11/02 Section 6.3, 6.4
Lecture Notes
NO HW;
Do Practice Problems
on Brightspace 

11/04 Section  6.4
Lecture Notes
12 11/09 Review Lecture Notes NO HW;

11/11 In-Class Midterm II
13 11/16 Section  6.4
Lecture Notes
HW#9 12/02
11/18 Section  6.4, 7.1
Lecture Notes
14 11/23 NO CLASS
NO HW;

11/25 NO CLASS
(Thanksgiving)
15 11/30 Lecture Notes
NO HW;
Do Practice Problems
on Brightspace

12/02 Applications
16
12/07
Review
 

12/09
Review
17 12/14 Final Exam: Dec 13th 10:30am-12:30pm WTHR 172
12/16