MATH 349, Fall 2004: Elementary Linear Algebra

Section 11: T R 2:00pm-3:15pm, EWG 207
Instructor: Constantin Bacuta, 532 Ewing Hall, Phone : 831-1877, E-mail :bacuta@math.udel.edu
Office hours: T 4:00-5:00 PM , Th 10:30-11:30 AM, or by appointment.
Web page: http://www.math.udel.edu/~bacuta/math349/indexc.html
Course Description: Vectors. Systems of linear equations. Matrix algebra and determinants. Vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, basis and dimension. Linear transformations, matrix representation and similarity transformations
Text Book: Linear Algebra: A modern introduction, by David Poole
Material to be covered: Chapter 1- Chapter 6 ; Chapters 7 (if time permits) .
Homework: Homework will be assigned and will be collected regularly. Late problem sets will not be accepted unless prior permission is granted. No homework assignments are accepted after the graded assignments have been returned.

MATLAB files


NEWS & REVIEWS: REVIEW for the FINAL EXAM

Extra office hours: 12/12/04 , 5-7:00PM and 12/08/04, 9-11:00AM.


Exams:There will be two in-class midterm exams (October 7, November 23) and a comprehensive FINAL EXAM (Monday- December 13, 1:00-3:00PM).
Final Grade : Midterm exams (40%), Final exam (30%), Homework and Quizzes (30%).
Attendance Policy: I encourage you to attend every class. Active participation in class will be taken into consideration.
Academic Integrity Statement: All University of Delaware policies regarding ethics and honorable behavior apply to this course.
THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
UNIX Tutorial

A brief introduction on MATLAB

MATLAB Exercises for Linear Algebra by Peter Monk

Extensive documentations of MATLAB at www.mathworks.com