Sophie Marques

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MATH-UA.140.006/MATH-UA.140.008:
Linear algebra

Contents

  • Linear equations in linear algebra
  • Matrix algebra
  • Determinants
  • Vectors Spaces
  • Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
  • Orthogonality and least squares
  • Symmetric Matrices and Quadratic forms







Schedule:

MW 8:55AM- 10:45AM

Location:

Silv 509

Office hours:

Tuesday 2-3 PM, Thursday 1-2pm or by appointment.

Grading:

  • Homeworks: 15%
  • Quizes: 20%
  • Midterm 25%
  • Final 40%

Midterm:

Wednesday 23 March

Recommended book:

[L] David C. Lay, LINEAR ALGEBRA

Having trouble with writting a good proof?

Knowing how to prove is essential for this course, it will affect a lot your grade if your proof is incomplete or not well structure. If needed, we have gone over the basics of logics and proof techniques in the following page:
Logic and proofs page

Having trouble with complex variables?

If your complex variables knowledge is a bit rusty see Greenleaf Complex variable chapter 1:
Complexvariable.pdf

Homeworks

(due each Monday in class from now on, unless mentioned differently. The first homework is due Monday 8 February)

Quizzes

Quizzes spring 2016

Dates proposal, if you have an event describe in the section "Policy on missed and out-of-sequence assessments" of the syllabus and you cannot make the Quiz, please email me and I might try to change the date. In any other case, if you cannot make the Quiz you will get a zero. Please note that the date of the Midterm and the final are in the syllabus. Also, everything done before the quiz in class can be asked during the quiz.

Quizzes 2015

Midterm

Final

  • Review exercises for final
  • Final 1 with solutions
  • Final 2 with solutions

    • Willing to go futher with linear algebra?

    If you want to learn more linear algebra here you can find the page of the course for Graduate linear algebra:
    Linear algebra page