MA 351 Section 041/042, Fall 2021Elementary 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).
- Announcement
- NO CLASSES on Oct 12 (October break) and Nov 25 (Thanksgiving).
- Tentative in-class midterm exam dates: Sep 30 (Midterm I) and Nov 11(Midterm II).
- Course information
- Textbook: Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition (2016) by Gilbert Strang.
- Weekly handwritten homework is due through Gradescope (linked in Brightspace) before class on each Thursday. Grades and solutions will be posted on Brightspace. Late homework will not be accepted but the lowest two scores of homework will be dropped in the final grading.
- Syllabus.
- Schedule, handwritten homework assignments, and due dates ( subject to change).
| 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 |
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| 2 | 08/31 | Section 2.4 Lecture Notes |
HW#2 |
09/09 |
| 09/02 | Section 2.4-2.5 Lecture Notes |
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| 3 | 09/07 | Section 2.5, 3.1 Lecture Notes |
HW#3 |
09/16 |
| 09/09 | Section 3.2, 3.3 Lecture Notes |
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| 4 | 09/14 | Section 3.4 Lecture Notes |
HW#4 |
09/23 |
| 09/16 | Section 3.5 Lecture Notes |
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| 5 | 09/21 | Section 3.5, 4.1 Lecture Notes |
NO HW; Do Practice Problems on Brightspace |
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| 09/23 | Section 4.1, 4.2 Lecture Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 8 | 10/12 | NO CLASS (OctoborBreak) |
HW#6 | 10/21 |
| 10/14 | Chapter 5 Lecture Notes |
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| 9 | 10/19 | Chapter 5 Lecture Notes |
HW#7 | 10/28 |
| 10/21 | Section 6.1 Lecture Notes |
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| 10 | 10/26 | Section 6.1, 6.2 Lecture Notes |
HW#8 | 11/04 |
| 10/28 | Section 6.2, 6.3 Lecture Notes |
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| 11 | 11/02 | Section 6.3, 6.4 Lecture Notes |
NO HW; Do Practice Problems on Brightspace |
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| 11/04 | Section 6.4 Lecture Notes |
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| 12 | 11/09 | Review Lecture Notes | NO HW; |
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| 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 |
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| 14 | 11/23 | NO CLASS |
NO HW; |
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| 11/25 | NO CLASS (Thanksgiving) |
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| 15 | 11/30 | Lecture Notes |
NO HW; Do Practice Problems on Brightspace |
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| 12/02 | Applications |
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| 16 |
12/07 |
Review |
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| 12/09 |
Review |
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| 17 | 12/14 | Final Exam: Dec 13th 10:30am-12:30pm WTHR 172 |
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| 12/16 | ||||