MTH 244  Linear Algebra Semester 062 

Calendar for Assignments, Quizzes, and Tests

Important Note: Dates and assignments are tentative and will be updated as needed during the progression of the class.

Note on Reading

Read assigned material before the class when it is to be discussed.  Focus on understanding and learning concepts.  Do not make the mistake of skipping reading material before attempting homework assignments. 

Note on Homework

Write out complete answers NEATLY and CLEARLY. You must show your work! Partial credit is given when work is shown even if answer is incorrect. Start homework early and see me for help with problems you don't know how to work! My office is Core 257-- See my schedule for office hours or call or send email for an appointment. I am always delighted to help.

Date

Exams and Quizzes

Reading Assignment -- Complete by date given

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

Wed.
01/11

 

Sections 1.1, 1.2  Matrices and matrix terminology, solving systems of equations using Gauss-Jordan
Elimination

 

Fri. 
01/13

 

 

Exercise Set 1:  Section 1.1

Mon.
01/16

 

No class today -- Attend the MLK presentation in Shen!


Wed.
01/18

 

Section 1.3,  Part on Polynomials only will be covered (through page 30 top)

 Exercise Set 2 :  Section 1.2

Fri.
01/20

 



Mon
01/23

 

Section 2.1  Basic algebraic operations on matrices
Section 2.2  Properties of algebraic operations.

 

Wed
01/25

 

Section 2.3 Symmetric matrices
Section 2.4  Inverses of matrices

Exercise Set 3:  Section 2.1

 

Fri.
01/27

 

Section 2.6 and lab handout on Markov Processes

Exercise Set 4: Section 2.2

Mon
01/30

 

Section 3.1 (through page 137middle)  Introduction to determinants.


 Exercise Set 5: Section 2.3

Wed
02/01

 

 Section 3.2   Properties of determinants,
Section 3.3  Numerically evaluating determinants

 Exercise Set 6: Section 2.4

Fri
02/03

Exam 1

 

Exercise Set 7: Section 3.1
Mon
02/06


Wed
02/08


Fri
02/10

 

Section 3.4 Relationships between  determinants. matrix inverses, and solutions to systems of equations.


Exercise Set 8: Section 3.2
Mon
02/13

Exercise Set 9: Section 3.3

Wed
02/15

 

Section 4.1 The Vector Space Rn

Exercise Set 10:  Section 3.4


 

Fri
02/17

 

Section 4.2  Dot product, norm, angle, distance

Turn in Worksheet on Markov chains

Mon.
02/20

 

 

 

Wed.
02/22

 

 Section 4.3  General Vector Spaces

Exercise Set 11: Section 4.1 

Fri.
02/24

 

 

Exercise Set 12: Section 4.2 
 

Mon.
02/27

 

Section 4.4 Subspaces

 Exercise Set 13: Section 4.3

Wed.
03/01

 

Section 4.5 Linear Combinations of Vectors

Exercise Set 14: Section 4.4
Exercise Set 15: Section 4.5
 
Fri.
03/03		 Exam 2

Mon.
03/13

 

Section 4.6  Linear dependence and Independence

 

Wed.
03/15

 

 

 

Fri.
03/17

 

Section 4.7  Basis and Dimension

 

Mon
03/20


 

Exercise Set 16: Section 4.6 

Wed
03/22

 

 

 

Fri
03/24

 



Mon
03/20

 

 

Exercise Set 17: Section 4.7

Wed
03/22

 



Fri
03/24

 



Mon
03/27

 

Section 4.8  Rank of a Matrix

 

Mon
03/27

 



Wed.
03/29

 

 


 

Fri.
03/31

 

Section 4.9  Orthonormal Vectors and Projections in Rn

 Exercise Set 18: Section 4.8 

Mon.
04/03

 

 Section 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Exercise Set 19:  Section 4.9

Wed.
04/05

 

 Section 5.3  Diagonalization of Matrices through page 292 middle.


Wed.

04/11

 

 

 Exercise Set 20:  Section 5.1

Fri.

04/13

 Exam 3

 

 

Mon.
04/16

 

Section 6.1  Introduction to Linear Transformations

 

Wed.
04/18

 


 Exercise Set 21:  Section 5.3

Fri.
04/20

 

 Section 6.2  Matrix Transformations, Computer Graphics and Fractals,  through page 331 middle

 

Mon.
04/23

 


Exercise Set 22:  Section 6.1

Wed.
04/25

 

Section 6.3  Kernel and Range


Fri.
04/27

 

 

Exercise Set 23:  Section 6.3

Thurs.
05/03

Final Exam

Comprehensive -- 10:00 a.m

 

 

Exercise Set 1

Section 1.1:  1;  3; 4; 5e, f; 6c,e; 7b,d, f; 10d; 11 c; 13b (See Example 4)
 

Exercise Set 2

Section 1.2  1 (all);  3 a, b, d;  4d,  6 c, d; 7 d; 8 g

Exercise Set 3

Section 2.1:  2 all;  3 all;  9a,b,c; 10b; 14b; 15b;

Exercise Set 4

 

Section 2.2:  1b;  2; 4b; 6b; 9d;  11 c; 20c; 37a; 38b

Exercise Set 5

 

Section 2.3:  1 d,f;  2b;  15b; 28 c, f;

Exercise Set 6

 

Section 2.4:  2b, c; 3bd; 4e;  6c (Use calculator or MATLAB to reduce [AI] for 6c); 8b; 9b  (for 9b your may use calculator or computer to find inverse); 34 (Use Calculator for matrix operations)

Exercise Set 7

 

Section 3.1:  3bc; 7a;  10b,c;  12

Exercise Set 8

 

Section 3.2:  2b, c; 4 all;  7 all;  9 all

Exercise Set 9

 

Section 3.3:  1b, 2c, 4c, 5b, 6b

 

Exercise Set 10

 

Section 3.4 2a,b; 3 a,b;  5d; 6c;  8b; 10a;  12a

Exercise Set 11

 

Exercise Set 10: 
Section 4.1 1; 2; 3b; 5d,e; 6a,d; 10a; 11c

Exercise Set 12

 

Exercise Set 11:
Section 4.2: 1d; 2d; 4c; 6b,c;  9a,d; 11b,e; 13c,d; 16a,d, 22a, e

Exercise Set 13

 

Exercise Set 12:
Section 4.3  1:  Prove axiom 2 and axiom 7 only,  2, 7, 8, 11

Exercise Set 14

 

Exercise Set 13:
Section 4.4 1b, 2b; 3c; 6a; 10a,d; 19all

Exercise Set 15

 

Section 4.5:  1b; 3b,c; 6c, 7b; 9b, c

Exercise Set 16

 

Section  4.6:  1b; 2c; 3a; 4b, 5a,b; 6c,d; 10b; 11b

Exercise Set 17

 

Section 4.7:  2b; 4d; 6all; 8; 10; 19b; 20d

Exercise Set 18

 

Section 4.8:  2a,b,d; 4b,c; 6c; 7b; 10bc; 11all; 12  

Exercise Set 19

 

Section 4.9:  2b,d; 3b; 6b; 13a,c;  15a; 16a; 18b; 21a

Exercise Set 20

 

Section 5.1:  3, 10, 11, 14, 15

Exercise Set 21:

Section 5.3:  1c, 2b, 3b,c, 5b (use answer to 14 from section 5.1), 5c

Exercise Set 22:


Section 6.1:  1, 4b, 8a,b, 13, 15a

Exercise Set 23

Section 6.3:  4b, f; 5a, d, 7 a,d,e, 8a

Exercise Set 24

Section 7.1:  1, 4, 5

Exercise Set 25

 Section 8.1:  1 all, 3

Exercise Set 26

Section 8.2:  2, 6, 11, 17