Last updated November 27, 2006

General Information Syllabus Maple Exams

HW Assignments



Week of November 27 – December 1, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: December 1
    no class
Wednesday: November 29
    review
Monday: Novemeber 27
  • Read: Section 7.1
  • Do:
    • Section 7.1 ?s 14, 20, 22, 30
    • Section 7.4 ? 2
    (Due: Wednesday, November 29)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 7.1 ?s 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 17, 25 a, b, c, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32
    • Chapter 7 Supplementary Exercises ?s 1 a, b, c, e, 5
    The complete Invertible Matrix Theorem


Week of November 13 – November 17, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: November 17
  • Read: Section 6.4
  • Do: Section 6.4 ?s 4, 6, 8, 10, 20 (Due: Wednesday, November 29)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 6.4 ?s 2, 17, 18, 19
    • Chapter 6 Supplementary Exercises ?s 1 a – q, 13, 14
Thursday: November 16
Wednesday: November 15
  • Read: Section 6.3
  • Do: Section 6.3 ?s 2, 4, 10, 23, 24 (Due: Wednesday, November 29)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 6.3 ?s 17, 21, 22
Monday: November 13
  • Read: Section 6.2
  • Do: Section 6.2 ?s 8, 10, 12, 20, 26, 29 (Due: Wednesday, November 29)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 6.2 ?s 2, 4, 6, 23, 24, 32
    solutions to true/false exercises


Week of November 6 – November 10, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: November 10
  • Read: Section 6.1
  • Do: Section 6.1 ?s 14, 24, 30, 31 (Due: Monday, November 13)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 6.1 ?s 16, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28
Thursday: November 9
    The Fibonacci Numbers and Linear Algebra
Wednesday: November 8
  • Read: Section 5.4
  • Do: Section 5.4 ?s 4, 6, 8, 12, 14 (Due: Monday, November 13)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 5.4 ?s 2, 20, 21
    • Chapter 5 Supplementary Exercises ?s 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11
Monday: November 6
  • Read: Section 5.3
  • Do: Section 5.3 ?s 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 26 (Due: Monday, November 13)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 5.3 ?s 20, 21, 22 a, b, d, 25


Week of October 30 - November 3, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: November 3
  • Read: Section 5.2 (skip "Application to Dynamical Systems")
  • Do: Section 5.2 ?s 2, 4, 12, 14, 18 (Due: Monday, November 6)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 5.2 ?s 16, 21d, 22c
Thursday: November 2
  • In-class part of Exam 2 in x-hour
  • Take-home part of Exam 2 due at start of class tomorrow
Wednesday: November 1
  • Read: Section 5.1 (skip "Eigenvectors and Difference Equations")
  • Do: Section 5.1 ?s 6, 8, 14, 16, 25, 26 (Due: Monday, November 6)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 5.1 ?s 2, 10, 18, 21, 22 a, b, d, e, 27
  • Note: Exam 2 tomorrow
Monday: October 30
  • Read: Sections 3.3 (start at "Determinants as Area or Volume" on page 204)
  • Do: Section 3.3 ? 32 (Due: Monday, November 6)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Chapter 4 Supplementary Exercises ?s 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    • Chapter 3 Supplementary Exercises ?s 1, 6
    solutions to problems for the fourth proof workshop


Week of October 23 – October 27, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: October 27
  • Read: Section 3.1 – 3.2
  • Do:
    • Section 3.1 ?s 2, 14
    • Section 3.2 ?s 12, 14, 31, 32, 34 (assume A and P are the same size), 36
    (Due: Monday, October 30)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 3.1 ?s 4, 12
    • Section 3.2 ?s 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27 a, c, d, 28
Thursday: October 26
    x-hour proof workshop: in a group of 2 to 4 (or by yourself if you insist), turn in a neatly presented set of solutions to the questions from the handout. Please put every group member's name at the top. Due: Monday, October 30
Wednesday: October 25
  • Read: Section 4.7
  • Do: Section 4.7 ?s 4, 6, 10, 14 (Due: Monday, October 30)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.7 ?s 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16
Monday: October 23
  • Read: Section 4.6
  • Do: Section 4.6 ?s 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 26 (Due: Monday, October 30)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.6 ?s 14, 16, 17a – d, 18, 22, 24
    hints to problems for the third proof workshop


Week of October 16 - October 20, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: October 20
  • Read: Section 4.5
  • Do: Section 4.5 ?s 6, 8, 12, 14, 18, 22, 26 (Due: Monday, October 23)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.5 ?s 10, 16, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30
Thursday: October 19
    x-hour proof workshop: in a group of 2 to 4 (or by yourself if you insist), turn in a neatly presented set of solutions to the questions from the handout. Please put every group member's name at the top. Due: Monday, October 23
Wednesday: October 18
  • Read: Section 4.4
  • Do: Section 4.4 ?s 2, 4, 14 (Due: Monday, October 23)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.4 ?s 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Monday: October 16
  • Read: Section 4.3
  • Do: Section 4.3 ?s 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 24, 32 (Due: Monday, October 23)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.3 ?s 2, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30


Week of October 9 – October 13, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: October 13
  • Read: Section 4.2
  • Do: Section 4.2 ?s 6, 10, 16, 24, 32, 36 (Due: Monday, October 23)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.2 ?s 8, 12, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26a – e, 28, 33
Thursday: October 12
  • In-class part of Exam 1 in x-hour
  • Take-home part of Exam 1 due at start of class tomorrow
Wednesday: October 11
  • Read: Section 4.1
  • Do: Section 4.1 ?s 2, 12, 32 (Due: Monday, October 16)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 4.1 ?s 6, 14, 15, 18, 23a – d, 24d – e, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
  • Note: Exam 1 tomorrow
Monday: October 9
    slides from class

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Chapter 1 Supplementary Exercises ?s 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22
    • Chapter 2 Supplementary Exercises ?s 2, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 18


Week of October 2 – October 6, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: October 6
  • Read: Sections 2.2 – 2.3
  • Do:
    • Section 2.2 ?s 12, 20, 32, 34 (you do not need to prove your guess is correct in number 34)
    • Section 2.3 ?s 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, 24, 26, 37
    (Due: Monday, October 9)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 2.2 ?s 9e, 10d – e, 16, 22, 23, 24
    • Section 2.3 ?s 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 28, 38
Thursday: October 5
  • Read: Sections 2.1 – 2.2
  • Do:
    • Section 2.1 ?s 9, 12, 22, 26
    • Section 2.2 ?s 2, 4, 8
    (Due: Monday, October 9)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 2.1 ?s 2, 15, 16a – c, 23, 24
    • Section 2.2 ?s 9a, c, d, 10a – c, 25, 26
Wednesday: October 4
  • Read: Section 1.9
  • Do: Section 1.9 ?s 2, 8, 10, 22, 26, 30, 36 (Due: Monday, October 9)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 1.9 ?s 16, 18, 23, 24, 35
Monday: October 2
  • Read: Section 1.8
  • Do: Section 1.8 ?s 4, 6, 10, 12, 30, 31 (Due: Monday, October 9)

    Additional exercieses (not to be submitted): Section 1.8 ?s 8, 20, 21, 22a – d, 24, 29a – b, 34, 36
    selected hints and solutions to problems for the second proof workshop


Week of September 25 – September 29, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: September 29
  • Read: Section 1.7
  • Do: Section 1.7 ?s 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 34, 36, 38 (Due: Monday, October 2)

    Additional exercises (not to be sumitted): Section 1.7 ?s 16, 20, 21, 22d, 27, 28, 39, 40
Thursday: September 28
    x-hour proof workshop: in a group of 2 to 4 (or by yourself if you insist), turn in a neatly presented set of solutions to ?s 2 – 6 from the handout. Please put every group member's name at the top. Due: Monday, October 2
Wednesday: September 27
  • Read: Section 1.4, 1.5
  • Do:
    • Section 1.4 ?s 12, 14
    • Section 1.5 ?s 2, 4, 6, 12, 16, 26
    (Due: Monday, October 2)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted):
    • Section 1.4 ?s 10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24
    • Section 1.5 ?s 8, 10, 25, 27, 28

    graphs from class
Monday: September 25
  • Read: Section 1.3
  • Do: Section 1.3 ?s 6, 10, 12, 18, 21, 26, 28 (if you use Maple for number 28 part c, use 27600000 instead of 27.6 million and similarly with 30.2 million and 162 million) (Due: Monday, October 2)

    Additional exercises (not to be submitted): Section 1.3 ?s 14, 23, 24, 25
    graphs from class
    solutions to problems for the first proof workshop


Week of September 18 – September 22, 2006
Assignments Made on:
Friday: September 22
  • Read: Section 1.2
  • Do: Section 1.2 ?s 2, 4, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24 (Due: Monday, September 25)
Thursday: Septebmer 21
Wednesday: September 20
Monday: September 18
    no class