M343 Applied Linear Algebra

Instructor: Professor Juan Lopez

Fall 2009: TTh 1:30-2:45, LL263

Office: PSA224
Office Hours: Wed 3:00-4:00
or by appointment
Phone: (480) 965-3793
E-mail: lopez@math.asu.edu
URL: math.asu.edu/~lopez

Overview

Text Book:

Strang: Introduction to Linear Algebra (4th edition) 2009

Assessment:

(i) 3 midterm exams: Test 1 (10%) on September 10, Test 2 (25%) on October 15, Test 3 (25%) on November 19 (dates subject to change)
(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 3: 2.1:20, 2.2:13, 2.2:21, 2.3:24
Due Thursday September 17: 2.4.14, 2.4.17, 2.4.27, 2.4.34
Due Thursday September 24: 3.1.20, 3.1.22, 3.2.6, 3.2.19, 3.2.37
Due Thursday October 1: 3.3.12, 3.4.1, 3.4.21, 3.5.20, 3.6.27
Due Thursday October 8: 4.1.7, 4.2.5, 4.2.13, 4.2.17, 4.3.26
Due Thursday October 22: 6.1.14, 6.1.15, 6.1.31, 6.1.34
Due Thursday October 29: 6.2.1, 6.2.16, 6.2.27, 6.2.30, 6.2.37
Due Thursday November 5: 6.3.4, 6.3.10, 6.4.5, 6.4.19
Due Thursday November 12: 6.5.10, 6.5.24, 6.5.25, 6.5.26
Due Tuesday November 17: 6.7.1, 6.7.4, 6.7.11, 6.7.12

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, 9, 14, 17, 24, 26, 31
  • §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, 12
  • §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
  • §6.6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10
  • §6.7: 1, 2, 4, 7

    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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