Linear Algebra Fall 2015

Meeting times: MWF 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Meeting place: Whitaker 129

Final Exam: M 12:00 pm-2:45 pm

Office hours: MW 3:00 pm-3:50 pm

Schedule:

Class assignments:

  • Refer to Canvas

Course description:

This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and theorems of linear algebra. Topics include matrices and determinants, matrix operations and canonical factorizations, Gauss-Jordan elimination, vector spaces, basis, dimension, independence, orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similarity, and diagonalization.

Prerequisities:

MAC 2312 with a minimum grade of C.

Course text:

A First Course in Linear Algebra by Robert Beezer

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