MA 242 — Fall 2008
Linear Algebra

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Instructor
Name: Maciej Szczesny
Office: MCS 236
Office hours: Tues. - Thurs. 12-1
E-mail: szczesny (at) math.bu.edu
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Lectures:
TTh 3:30-5, PSY B35
Discussion sections:
M 1-2, PSY B47
Text Linear Algebra and its Applications — 3rd edition, David C. Lay (Addison Wesley) 2003
Exams
First 1.5h exam: Thursday, Oct. 2
Second 1.5h exam: Thursda, Nov. 13
Final exam: Saturday, Dec. 20 3-5

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  • Welcome!
    Syllabus:  A complete syllabus can be downloaded here in pdf format. Below are some highlights from the syllabus.

    General notes:

    Course grading: 

    Miscellaneous Items of Interest: Incompletes are rarely given and only for extreme situations. Make-up exams are only given in the case of serious illness (and require a note from a doctor).

    Sample Midterm 1:  Sample Midterm 1 Solutions
    Sample Midterm 2:  Sample Midterm 2 Solutions

    Sample Final:  Sample Final Solutions

    Notes for 1.1 Notes for 1.2


    Homework Problems
    1.1) 15,19,22-24,26 Hand in: 26
    1.2) 1,3,15,21-24,26,31 Hand in: 15, 22, 26
    1.3) 1,7,8,13,15,23,24 Hand in: 8,24
    1.4) 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22-24, 31-34 Hand in: 24, 34
    1.5) 1,3,5,11,16,21,23,24,28,31 Hand in: 24,28,31
    1.7) 1,5,7,9,21-23,27,33 Hand in: 21,27
    1.8) 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20-24, 33 Hand in: 15, 21, 33
    1.9) 1,3,4,5,7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32 Hand in: 5, 19, 29
    2.1) 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 18-23 Hand in: 20-23
    2.2) 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11-17, 21. 31, 32 Hand in: 9, 32
    2.3) 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15-24. Hand in: 6, 12
    2.8) 1 - 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 18, 21, 29 Hand in: 18, 29
    2.9) 1, 3, 9, 12, 15-23 Hand in: 12, 17
    3.1) 8, 9, 31, 38, 39
    3.2) 7, 8, 27-28, 29, 31-36, 40 Hand in: 7, 29
    3.3) 1, 5, 11, 14, 19, 23, 32, Hand in: 11, 32
    4.1) 1, 2, 3, 5-11, 16, 17, 23, 24 Hand in: 2, 23, 24
    4.2) 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 15, 25, 26, 31 Hand in: 5, 11, 26, 31
    4.3) 3, 8, 9, 13, 21-24 Hand in: 21, 22
    4.4) 1,3,5,7, 13-16 Hand in: 14
    4.5) 3, 6,9, 19, 20, 29 Hand in: 9, 20
    5.1) 3, 9, 13, 17, 21-23 Hand in: 23, 21, 22
    5.2) 1, 5, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22 Hand in: 13, 18, 21
    5.3) 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 16, 21, 22, 24-29 Hand in: 1, 11, 16, 22
    5.4) 1,2,3,6,17 Hand in: 2, 17
    5.5) 1, 3 Hand in: 1
    6.1) 9, 17, 19, 20, 28,
    6.2) 3, 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 23, 24
    6.3) 1, 7, 11, 21, 22
    6.4) 1, 11