Math 235 Sec 4 - Introduction to Linear Algebra - Spring 99

Instructor: Eyal Markman

Office: LGRT 1544

Office Phone: 545-2788

E-mail: markman@math.umass.edu

Course Web page: http://www.math.umass.edu/ tex2html_wrap_inline55 markman/ Please check it often!

Office hours: Tues 4 tex2html_wrap_inline53 5pm, Th 3 tex2html_wrap_inline53 4pm, and by appointment.

Text: Linear Algebra and its applications, 2-th Edition, by David C. Lay,, Addison-Wesley

Syllabus:

Ch 1: Sec 1.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 1.8 (Samples from Sec. 1.9 as time permits)

Ch 2: Sec 2.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 2.5, (Samples from Sec. 2.7 and 2.8 as time permits)

Ch 3: Sec 3.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 3.3

Ch 4: Sec 4.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 4.7 (Samples from Sec. 4.9 as time permits)

Ch 5: Sec 5.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 5.5 (Samples from Sec. 5.7 as time permits)

Ch 6: Sec. 6.1 tex2html_wrap_inline53 6.5 (Samples from Sec. 6.6 as time permits)

Ch 7: Sec 7.1 and 7.2

Homework : Will be assigned weekly and will be due each Thursday unless otherwise mentioned.

Grades:

Homework, Quizzes & Class participation-20%

Two Midterms-50% (each 25%)

Final Exam -30%

First Midterm: Tuesday March 2 during class period.

Second Midterm: Tuesday, April 13 during class period.
Review for Second Midterm: Monday, April 12 (evening) 6 to 8pm in LGRT 101

Final: Wed, May 19 at 8AM in LGRT 321