MTH 244  Linear Algebra Semester 112  Calendar 

Important Note: Dates and assignments updated as needed during the semester.

Date

Exams

And Labs

Reading Assignment -- Complete by date given

Homework Due -- turn in at beginning of class on date given

Wed.  01/11

Gauss Jordan Tutor (Maple)

 

Linear Algebra Toolkit Link

Sections 1.1, 1.2  Matrices, Gauss-Jordan Elimination

Fri.    01/13

 

Section 1.2, con’t

Ex. Set 1a:  Section 1.1

 (part 1)

Mon.  01/16

 

Section 2.1 Addition, Scalar Multiplication, Mult. of Matrices

Ex. Set 1b:  Section 1.1 (part 2)

Wed.  01/18

Lab :  Fitting Polynomials

Curve Fitting (handout and section 1.3)

Ex. Set 2:  Section 1.2

Fri.  01/20

 

Section 2.2 Properties of Matrix Operations

Ex. Set 3: Section 2.1

Mon.   01/23

 

Section 2.3  Symmetric Matrices and Seriation in Archaeology

 

Wed.  01/25

 

Section 2.4 Inverse of a Matrix and Cryptography

Ex. Set 4: Section 2.2

Fri.  01/27

 

Section 3.1  Determinants 

Ex. Set 5: Section 2.3

Mon.  01/30

 

 

Ex. Set 6: Section 2.4

Wed.   02/01

Test 1

Fri.  02/03

 

Section 3.2 Properties of Determinants 

 

Mon.  02/06

 

 

Section 3.3   Det., Matrix Inverses, and Systems of Eqns.

Ex. Set 7:  Section 3.1

Wed.  02/08

Markov Chain Lab

Background   Lab Sheet

 

Student Lab Projects

Ex. Set 8: Section 3.2

Fri.  02/10

 

 

Mon.  02/13

 

Section 4.1  Vector Space Rn

 

Wed.  02/15

 

 

Section 4.2  Dot Product, Norm, Angle, Distance

Ex. Set 9: Section 3.3

Fri.  02/17

 

Section 4.3:  General Vector Spaces

Ex. Set 10:  Section 4.1

Mon.  02/20

 

Section 4.4  Subspaces

Ex. Set 11: Section 4.2

Wed.  02/22

 

Section 4.5  Linear Combinations

Linear Combinations worksheet

Ex. Set 12: Section 4.3

Fri.  02/24

 

Ex. Set 13:  Section 4.4

Mon.  02/27

Test 2 

 

Wed.  02/29

Student Lab

Chemical Equations

Fri.  03/02

Section 4.6  Linear Dependence, Independence

Mon 3/05 –

Fri. 3/09

 

 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS

 

Mon.  03/12

 

Section 4.7 Bases and Dimension

Wed.  03/14

Student Lab: 

Electrical Networks and Other Flow Networks

Ex. Set 14:  Section 4.5

Ex. Set 15:  Section 4.6

Fri.  03/16

 

Section 4.8  Rank

Mon.  03/19

 

Postponed:  Section 4.9  Orthonormal Vectors and Projections

Ex. Set 16: Section 4.7

Wed.  03/21

Student Lab

 

Leontief Economic Model  

 

Fri.  03/23

Quiz (Topics)  

Section  5.1 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors

Ex. Set 17:   Section 4.8

Mon.  03/26

 

Section 5.3 Diagonalization of Matrices

Ex. Set 18: Postponed:  Section 4.9

Wed.  03/28

Test 3

 

Ex. Set 19:  Section 5.1

Fri  03/30

 

Section 6.1 Matrix Transformations

 

Mon  04/02

 

Section 6.2  Linear

Transformations, Graphics

Ex. Set 20:  Section 5.3

 

Wed  04/04

Student Lab

Computer Graphics Lab

drawhouse.m file – download for lab

Fri.  04/06

 

GOOD FRIDAY – NO CLASS

 

Mon.  04/09

 

EASTER MONDAY – NO CLASS

 

Wed. 04/11

Student Lab

Eigenvalues and Markov Chains

Ex. Set 21:  Section 6.1

Fri. 04/13

 

Section 6.3 Kernel, Range, Rank-Nullity Theorem

Ex. Set 22:  Section 6.2

Mon 04/16

 

Section 6.4  One-to-one and Inverse Transformations

 

Wed  04/18

Student Lab

Dominant Eigenvalues and Connectivity of Networks

 

eigdom.m  file – download for lab  (save to your N:\ drive)

Ex. Set 23:  Section 6.3

Fri. 04/20

 

Section 8.1 Gaussian Elimination

Mon 04/23

Test 4

 

Wed. 04/25

Student Lab

Affine Transformations

Files to download:

Sierp.m

Fern.m

Fri. 04/27

 

Review

We will some of Set 24 in class. Turn in completed with final exam on Monday.

Mon. 04/30

FINAL EXAM 

2:00 p.m.  Comprehensive

Ex. Set 24:  Section 6.4

 



MTH244 Linear Algebra  Semester 112 Exercise  List

Ex. Set 1a

Section 1.1:  1 all;  3; 4; 5 b, f, h; 6 f g;                

Ex. Set 1b

Section 1.1, con’t:  7 b, d, f; 8 all, 10 a,c,e (For 10 show work step by step as in example 2 ;  13c (See Example 4 – show work)  

Ex. Set 2

Section 1.2  1 all;  4 all;  6 a, d; 8 e, g

Ex. Set 3

Section 2.1  1 all; 4 all; 8 a,b,cl 10b; 15 a,b

Ex. Set 4

Section 2.2:  1 a,b; 3; 4b; 6 a, b, e; 9 a; 14 c; 32 a,c;

Ex. Set 5

Section 2.3:  1 a, d, f; 2b;  4b;  15 c;  27 c,d 

Ex. Set 6

Section 2.4:  2a,c; 3 b,e; 4 c, d  (use calculator or MATLAB rref on augmented matrix for 4);  8c; 9b (use calc or MATLAB for inverse for 9b); 15 all; 27; 37 

Ex. Set 7

Section 3.1:  2 b, c; 4 all; 5 d; 7b; 9c; 10b; 11a, b; 13

Ex. Set 8

Section 3.2:  2 b; 3 all; 4 all; 7 all, 9 all; 13c; 14a

Ex. Set 9

Section 3.3:   2 all; 4 all; 5b, 6b; 8 a, b; 10 c; 14 a, b

Ex. Set 10

Section  4.1 1; 2; 3b, 7a, c, e;  9b, 10b

Ex. Set 11

Section 4.2  3a,b,d;  4c;  7a,b,d;  8d; 10 a,b,c; 13 c,d; 16 a,b; 19 a,b; 22 a,c

Ex. Set 12

Section 4.3 2a; 5, 7, 8, 13 (Be sure to justify your answers clearly).

Ex. Set 13

Section 4.4 1a, d; 2 b, d, e, f; 5 all;  7 b,d;  8a, b; 11 all (justify your answers)

Ex. Set 14

Section 4.5 1a, c; 2 a, f; 3a; 5;  11; 12 a,b; 13c

Ex. Set 15

Section 4.6:  1 a, c, f; 2 a, d; 6 a,b,c,d; 16, 17

Ex. Set 16

Section 4.7: 1a; 2b,c; 4a,b; 5b,c; 6 all; 9, 13, 15a,d; 16a,b; 17a,d

Ex. Set 17

Section 4.8:  1a,d; 2b,c,3; 4 all;  5a,c; 6 b,c; 7 c, d; 8, 9 (For 4,5,6,7,8,9 use rref); 11 d,e,f; 12 a,b

Ex. Set 18

Section 4.9:  1c,d; 2a,c; 3b,c; 4; 5; 6c; 13 c,d; 15b; 16a; 17a; 18a; 22a

Ex. Set 19

Section 5.1:  2, 5, 10, 11,14

Ex. Set 20

Section 5.3  4b,c; 5b (For 5b use answers to 14 from 5.1)

Ex. Set 21

Section 6.1 2;  5a,e; 6; 8b, c;  11a; 12 a,b

Ex. Set 22

Section 6.2 1, 4b; 7, 8a,b; 13 a,b; 19; 20; 21

Ex. Set 23

Section 6.3 1a,f,h; 2 b,d; 

Ex. Set 24

Section 6.4:  1a,b,d,f (use rref);  2a, b, c, d; 4a,b; 5a

Ex. Set 25

Section 8.1: 2 all;  4 using matrices

Ex. Set 26

Section 8.2:  1, 5, 9, 10, 13  (Use Calc or MATLAB LU command for 9, 10, 13) Cancelled