Math 24

Linear Algebra
Last updated June 18, 2019 09:05:54 EDT

Syllabus


Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
3/25 1.1-1.2 Linear Systems and Gaussian Elimination
3/27 1.2-1.3 Gaussian Elimination and Vector Geometry
3/29 1.4-1.5 General Fields and Vector Spaces
4/1 2.1 Linear Maps
4/3 2.1 Linear Maps and Matrices
4/5 2.2 More on Linear Maps
4/8 2.3-2.4 Matrix Multiplication, Row Operations and Invertibility
4/10 2.4-2.5 Range, Kernel, Eigenvalues
4/12 3.1 Linear (In)dependence
4/15 3.1-3.2 Linear (In)dependence, Bases
4/17 First Exam In class part - takehome due Friday
4/18 (x) 3.2 Bases
4/19 3.3 Dimension
4/22 3.4 Rank and Nullity
4/24 3.4 Rank and Nullity
4/26 3.5 Coordinates
4/29 3.5-3.6 Coordinates, Change of Basis
5/1 3.6 Change of Basis
5/3 6.1-6.2 Determinants
5/6 6.3 Characteristic Polynomials
5/8 Second Exam In class part --- takehome due Friday
5/9 (x) 4.1 Inner Products
5/10 4.2 Orthonormal Bases
5/13 4.3 Orthogonal Projections and Optimization
5/15 4.5 Isometries
5/17 5.1 Least Squares/Adjoints/Towards the spectral theorem
5/20 5.2 Spectral decomposition
Singular Value Decomposition of Matrices
5/22 5.3 Computing SVDs, Four Subspaces
5/24 5.3 Computing SVDs, Four Subspaces
5/27 Memorial Day Holiday No classes
5/29 Wrap it up  
5/31 Final Exam 3:00 - 6:00 pm