Webpage for Math 214:
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Fall, 2009
Office hours:
  • East Hall 1856: Monday 4-6pm; Tuesday 1-2pm. also by appointment.
Links:
  • You can find the syllabus here.
  • You can find the review for Midterm 1 here.
  • Review for Midterm 2 is here.
Important dates:
  • First Midterm Exam: Friday, October 16, in class.
  • Second Midterm Exam: Wednesday, November 18, in class.
  • Final Exam: Thursday, December 17, 8am-10am.

Announcements:
  • Difference between 3rd and 4th editions:
    • Sections 2.3 and 2.4 are swapped.

Approximate schedule (updated weekly):
  • Week 1: Chapter 1.
    Homework 1 due Wednesday, September 16:
    1.1 #12, 16, 20, 32
    1.2 #8, 10, 18, 36, 46.
  • Week 2: Sections 1.3.
    Homework 2 due Wednesday, September 23:
    1.2 #38
    1.3 #6, 18, 20, 30, 36, 37, 58
    2.1 #4, 38.
  • Week 3: Chapter 2.
    Homework 3 due Wednesday, September 30:
    2.1 #14, 36, 52
    2.2 #2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 26, 28.
  • Week 4: Chapter 2.
    Homework 4 due Wednesday, October 7:
    2.1 #44 (42 will be due next time)
    2.2 #8, 16, 30, 38, 42
    2.4 (yes, not 2.3) #4, 14, 28, 58, 62, 78.
  • Week 5: Sections 3.1 and 3.2.
    Homework 5 due Friday, October 23:
    2.1 #14(b) (if you did NOT get full credit already)
    2.1 #42, 52 (whichever you did not do last time)
    3.1 #4, 10, 24, 30
    3.2 #14, 24, 34, 36.
  • Week 6:
    Midterm 1 on Friday, October 16.
  • Week 8: Section 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 5.2.
    Homework 6, due Friday, October 30:
    3.3 #24, 26, 30, 32, 38, 80
    3.4 #16, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38.
  • Week 9: 5.1-5.4
    Homework 7, due Wednesday, November 4:
    5.1 #16, 28
    5.2 #8, 14, 20, 24, 26, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40.
  • Week 10: Chapter 6
    Homework 8, due Wednesday, November 11:
    5.1 #32, 40, 42
    5.3 #8, 10, 14, 20, 24, 26, 40
    5.4 #8, 10.
  • Week 11: Chapter 6-7.
    Midterm Exam, Wednesday, November 18.
  • Week 12: Chapter 7.
    Homework 9, due Wednesday, November 25:
    6.2 #10, 12, 15, 29, 42
    6.3 #3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 22, 24, 30, 34
    7.1 #2, 4, 6.