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Review Day - Friday April 30, 10:30-12
Extra Office Hours - Thu,Fri,Mon,Tue,Wed: 3-5
OFFICE HOURS: M,W 3-5 in Room MCS 235
Important Dates
Classes Begin - Jan. 12
Days Off
- Monday January 19
- Monday February 16 (substitute monday on Tuesday February 17!)
- Monday April 19
- Monday March 8 - Friday March 12 (spring break)
Exams
- Exam 1 - Friday Feb. 27
- Exam 2 - Friday Apr. 16 <= Note change, it's been moved from the 9th
- Final Exam - Thursday May 6, 2:00-4:00 PM
- Last Day to Withdraw (without a 'W') - Tuesday February 17
- Last Day to Withdraw (with a 'W' grade) - Friday March 5
Homework Assignments (Non turn-in)
Week 1
- Mon, Jan. 12
- Wed, Jan. 14
- Fri, Jan. 16
- Read P.18
- 1.3: 1,2,3,5,8,9,19,20
Week 2
- Mon, Jan. 19
- Wed, Jan. 21
- Fri, Jan. 23
Week 3
- Mon, Jan. 26
- 1.4: 3,4,5 (a),(b),(g), 6,7,8,9,15
- Wed, Jan. 28
- Fri, Jan. 30
- 1.6: 2,3 (a)(b),5,7,9,11,13
Week 4
- Mon, Feb. 2
- Wed, Feb. 4
- Fri, Feb. 6
Week 5
- Mon, Feb. 9
- Wed, Feb. 11
- Fri, Feb. 13
- 2.2: 2,3, 11 <- subtle but good problem
Week 6
- Tue, Feb. 17 (Substitute Monday)
- Wed, Feb. 18
- Fri, Feb. 20
Week 7
- Mon, Feb. 23
- Wed, Feb. 25
- Fri, Feb. 27
Week 8
- Mon, Mar. 1
- Wed, Mar. 3
- Fri, Mar. 5
Week 9
- Mon, Mar. 15
- none (finish anything from 3.2 above)
- Wed, Mar. 17
- Fri, Mar. 19
Week 10
- Mon, Mar. 22
- Wed, Mar. 24
- Fri, Mar. 26
Week 11
- Mon, Mar. 29
- Wed, Mar. 31
- Fri, Apr. 2
Week 12
- Mon, Apr. 5
- 4.3: 2,3,9-13,20,21
- 4.4: 2-5
- Wed, Apr. 7
- Fri, Apr. 9
- 5.1: 2 (a),(c),3,4 (a),(b),(c),(d),(e),9,11,20,21
- Check below for relationship between determinant and area
Week 13
- Mon, Apr. 12
- Wed, Apr. 14
- Fri, Apr. 16
Week 14
- Mon, Apr. 19
- Wed, Apr. 21
- Fri, Apr. 23
- See here for discussion of Gerschgorin's Circle Theorem
Week 15
- Mon, Apr. 26
- Wed, Apr. 28
Homework Assignments (Turn In!)
- #1. Assigned - Wed. Jan. 21 (Due Fri. Jan. 23)
- #2. Assigned - Wed. Jan. 28 (Due Fri. Jan. 30)
- #3. Assigned - Wed. Feb. 4 (Due Fri. Feb. 6)
- #4. Assigned - Wed. Feb. 11 (Due Fri. Feb. 13)
- #5. Assigned - Wed. Mar. 3 (Due Fri. Mar. 5)
- 3.2: #3
- Think about what rank(LA)=0 implies about nullity(LA).
- #6. Assigned - Wed. Mar. 17 (Due Fri. Mar. 19)
- #7. Assigned - Wed. Mar. 24 (Due Fri. Mar. 26)
- #8. Assigned - Wed. Mar. 31 (Due Fri. Apr. 2)
- 4.2: #25 and #26 (26 follows immediately from 25)
- #9. Assigned - Wed. Apr. 7 (Due Fri. Apr. 9)
- #10. Assigned - Wed. Apr. 21 (Due Fri. Apr. 23)
- 5.2: #7 (Use diagonalization.)
Miscellany (Look here for additional materials!)