Nandor Sieben
my schedule
MAT 316 Linear Algebra
Tests: No electronic devices are allowed except basic (not scientific) calculators.
A question may ask you to state a definition
or a theorem, to find an example or a counterexample, to do a computation,
to prove a statement. You need to show your work.
Test Etiquette
Test 1, Friday 9/30.
Sections 1-7 of the summary sheet:
systems of linear equations,
matrices of a system, Gauss elimination, matrices, matrix operations,
inverse matrix, determinants.
Test 2, plan on Wednesday 11/9
Sections 8-13 of the summary sheet:
vector spaces, linear independence,
bases, row column and null spaces, coordinates, linear transformations.
Some free online text books
Paul Dawkins
,
local copy
Jim Hefferon
Keith Matthews
Rob Beezer
MIT Open Courseware (video lectures)
Syllabus
University and Department Policies
Grades
Feel free to discuss the homework problems on the
discussion forum. There is an extra credit assignment there due at the end of the first week.
Linear Algebra Toolkit
Homework:
Webwork
Webwork syntax guide
Our department computer lab is in AMB 222. Computers and free tutoring is available in our resource room AMB 137.
Handouts:
latest version of the summary sheet
Links:
Problem of the week
FAMUS
Free on campus tutoring
Online function grapher.
Maxima, a free computer algebra system.
Graphcalc, a free graphing calculator
LyX a word processor for writing mathematics
Interesting articles:
Lockhart's Lament
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