Math 513: Introduction to Linear Algebra, Winter 2008

Instructor: Amanda Knecht

Office: 3855 East Hall

Phone : 764-6436

Email: knecht at umich dot edu

Time : MWF 12-1

Location : 4096 East Hall

Office Hours : Tues1-2:30, Wed 10:30-noon

Text Book : Linear Algebra: An Introductory Approach by Charles W. Curtis

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Syllabus (PDF)

University Academic Calendar

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Daily Schedule and Homework :

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a tentative schedule. All dates are subject to change and there are some topics we may skip and add. Homework assignments are due at the START of each FRIDAY class. No late homework will be accepted without a valid reason. Please write your name clearly on the homework and staple it.

Week
Date
Topic
Homework
1 Jan 4 Introduction  
2 Jan 7-11 Sections : 3 , 4

(#1) Due : Friday, 1/11/08
p.14: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
p.25: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10
p.13: Prove (2.12),(2.13), (2.15)

3 Jan 14-18 Sections : 5,6,7

(#2) Due : Friday, 1/18/08
Handout
p.32: 1(a,b,f,g), 3(b,c,d,e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
p.37: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

4 Jan 23-25
No class Monday, MLK		 Sections : 6,8

(#3) Due : Friday, 1/25/08
p. 48: 1, 2, 4, 5
p. 52: 1, 3, 4, 5
Additional:
(1) Prove that row equivalence, A~A', is actually an equivalence relation.
(2)Find the Unique Polynomial of degree at most 3 whose graph contains the points (1,1), (3,-2), (5,4), (0,0).

5 Jan 28-Feb 1 Sections : 9,11,12 (#4) Due : Friday, 2/1/08
p.61: 1(a,b,c,d), 2, 3, 4
p.68: 1, 2, 4(a, b, c) , 5, 6
p.87: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6(a,c)
6 Feb 4- 8 Sections: 12, 13
Midterm Wednesday Feb 6th
Covers Sections 2-9 and 11 		No Homework
Suggested problems to do before the exam: p.87 #7,8,9
7 Feb 11-15 Sections : 13,15 (#5) Due : Friday, 2/15/08
p. 98: 3(a,b), 4, 5, 6, 7(a,c,e), 8
p.107: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
8 Feb 18- 22 Sections : 16,17 (#6) Due : Friday, 2/22/08
p.129: 1(b), 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
p.139: 1(a,b,c), 2, 4
  Feb 25- 29 Spring Break  
9 Mar 3-7 Sections : 18,19,20

(#7) Due : Friday, 3/7/08
p.146: 1,2
p.149: 1, 2, 5, 6
p.160: 1, 2, 3
Bonus: p.160 #10 (10 Extra Points)
10 Mar 10-14 Sections : 20, 21
Midterm Friday March 14th
Covers Sections 11-13, 15-19 		No Homework
11 Mar 17-21 Sections : 21, 22, 23 (#8) Due : Friday, 3/21/08
p.175: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
p. 182: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
p. 192: 1, 2, 3
12 Mar 24-28 Sections : 23, 24, 25

(#9) Due : Friday, 3/28/08
p.192: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
p. 201: 1, 2, 4, 5

13 Mar 31-Apr 4 Sections : 24, 25, 26
Extra Notes

(#10) Due : Friday, 4/4/08
p.201: 8
p.215: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
p.225: 1,2, 3,4, 7

14 Apr 7-11 Sections : 27, 28
Final exam will be handed out in class April 11th 		(#11) Due : Friday, 4/11/08
p. 236: 4, 5, 8
p. 243: 3, 4, 5, 6
15 Apr 14 Last Day of Class!  
  Apr 22 Final Due at 5pm Final , Solutions