M343 Applied Linear Algebra

Instructor: Professor Juan Lopez

Fall 2008: TTh 1:30-2:45, LL263, SLN: 81588

Office: 640 Goldwater Center
Office Hours: Tu 3:00-4:00
or by appointment
Phone: (480) 965-8843
E-mail: lopez@math.asu.edu
URL: math.asu.edu/~lopez

Overview

Text Book:

Strang: Introduction to Linear Algebra (third edition) 2003

Assessment:

(i) 2 midterm exams, 30% each
(ii) Homework, 10%
(iii) Comprehensive final exam, 30%

There will be regular homework assigned; expect to spend a large amount of time on it. Class attendance is required.

Homework problems to hand in

Due Thursday September 4: 2.1:20, 2.2:13, 2.2:21, 2.3:24

Due Thursday September 11: 2.5:7, 2.6:10, 3.1:22, 3.2:1. 3.2:2

Due Thursday September 18: 3.3:12, 3.4:6, 3.4:32

Due Thursday September 25: 3.5:2, 3.5:5, 3.6:2, 3.6:11

Due Thursday October 2: 4.1:26, 4.2:11, 4.2:21, 4.3:1

Due Tuesday October 7: 4.4:18, 5.1:3, 5.1:7, 5.1:29, 5.2:2, 5.2:22

Due Thursday October 23: 6.1:17, 6.1:25, 6.2:3, 6.2:27

Due Thursday October 30: 6.4:4, 6.4:6, 6.5:7,

Due Thursday November 6: 6.5:22, 6.6:19, 6.7:1, 6.7:2, 6.7:4, 6.7:10

Due Thursday November 13: 9.1:2, 9.1:8, 9.1:10

Practice problems

  • §1.1: 1, 4, 6, 19
  • §1.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 18
  • §2.1: 9, 11, 12
  • §2.2: 3, 6, 11, 12, 16, 20
  • §2.3: 3, 11, 17, 24, 25
  • §2.4: 1, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 23
  • §2.5: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 24, 26, 29
  • §2.6: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 124
  • §2.7: 21, 29
  • §3.1: 1, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, 19
  • §3.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 18
  • §3.3: 3, 4, 7, 8
  • §3.4: 1, 2, 4, 6
  • §3.5: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 13, 21, 26
  • §4.2: 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 17, 23
  • §4.3: 1, 2, 6, 12, 17, 19, 22
  • §4.4: 1, 2, 3, 9, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21
  • §6.1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • §6.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
  • §6.3: 1, 2, 3, 16, 18
  • §6.4: 4, 5, 11
  • §6.5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 24
  • §6.6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
  • §6.7: 1, 2, 4, 7
  • §9.1: 1, 2, 6, 8, 11

    This syllabus is tentative and should not be considered definitive. The instructor reserves the right to modify it to meet the needs of the class. It is the student's responsibility to attend class and to make note of any change.

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