MATH 349, Fall 2005: Elementary Linear Algebra
Sections 11 and 80: 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/f05/m349/indexc.html
Course Description:
Matrices. Systems of linear equations. Vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, basis and dimension. Linear transformations. Determinants. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Text Book:
Elementary Linear Algebra: 8TH edition ,
by Bernard Kolman and David R. Hill
Material to be covered:Parts of Chapter 1- Chapters 7 and Chapter 9.
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.
PROJECT: DUE December 6, 2005
REVIEW for MIDTERM I, Tuesday Oct. 18
REVIEW for MIDTERM II, November 22
REVIEW for FINAL, December 16, 1-3PM
Extra office hours: Monday 10/17/05 , 10-11:00AM and 3:00-5:00PM.
Extra office hours: Monday 11/21/05 , 3:00-5:00PM.
Extra office hours: Thursday 12/15/05 , 5:00-6:30PM.
Exams:There will be two in-class midterm exams (October 18, November 22) and a comprehensive FINAL EXAM (12/16/05 1:00-3:00 PM).
Final Grade : Midterm exams (40%), Final exam (30%), Homework, Project and Quizzes (30%).
A- > 90%, B- >80% , C- >70, D- > 60%, F<60%.
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.
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Tutorial
A brief introduction on MATLAB
MATLAB tutorial
and MATLAB demo