Please note that the schedule is tentative and may be changed without notice.

Date Topic Materials WeBWorK Quiz/Exam Remarks
M Jan 8 Overview, Lines and planes in Rn Announcements
Overview
Slides
     
W Jan 10 1.1 and 1.2, Systems of equations Lines, planes, 1.1
Slides for 1.2
     
F Jan 12 Recitation: lines and planes in Rn, 1.1, 1.2 Worksheet (solutions) Warmup   Last day to change registration or drop without a "W" grade is Jan 12 at 4 PM
M Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, No class
W Jan 17 Class cancelled due to weather Announcements  
F Jan 19 Recitation: 1.1, 1.2 Worksheet (solutions) Quiz: Lines, planes, 1.1 (solutions)  
M Jan 22 1.2, Row reduction Announcements
Slides for 1.2
1.1    
W Jan 24 1.3, Vectors in Rn, span Slides for 1.3 1.2    
F Jan 26 Recitation: 1.2 and 1.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 1.2 (solutions)  
M Jan 29 1.4, Matrix Equations Announcements
Slides for 1.4
     
W Jan 31 1.5, Solution sets Slides for 1.5 1.3, 1.4    
F Feb 2 Recitation: 1.4 and 1.5 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 1.3 A
Quiz: 1.3 C
 
M Feb 5 1.7, Linear independence Announcements
Slides for 1.7
     
W Feb 7 1.8, Linear transformations Slides for 1.8-1.9 1.5    
F Feb 9 Midterm 1: through 1.5     Midterm 1 A
Midterm 1 C
Sample midterm (solutions)
M Feb 12 1.9, The matrix of a linear transformation Announcements
Slides for 1.8-1.9
     
W Feb 14 Linear transformations: one-to-one and onto Slides for 1.8-1.9 1.7, 1.8    
F Feb 16 Recitation: Linear transformations Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM
M Feb 19 2.1, Matrix algebra Announcements
Slides for 2.1
   
W Feb 21 2.2 and 2.3, Matrix inverses Slides for 2.2
Slides for 2.3
1.9    
F Feb 23 Recitation: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: Lin. tr. A
Quiz: Lin. tr. C
 
M Feb 26 2.8, Subspaces Announcements
Slides for 2.8
     
W Feb 28 2.9, Dimension and rank Slides for 2.9 2.1, 2.2, 2.3  
F Mar 2 Recitation: 2.8 and 2.9 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 A
Quiz: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 C
 
M Mar 5 Determinants I Announcements
Slides for Chapter 3
   
W Mar 7 Determinants II Slides for Chapter 3 2.8, 2.9    
F Mar 9 Midterm 2: 1.7 through 2.9   Midterm 2 Lecture A
Midterm 2 Lecture C
Sample midterm A (solutions)
Sample midterm B (solutions)
M Mar 12 5.1, Eigenvectors Announcements
Slides for 5.1
     
W Mar 14 5.2, Characteristic equation and similarity Slides for 5.2 3.1, 3.2   Last day to withdraw (will receive "W") is Mar 14 at 4 PM
F Mar 16 Recitation: 5.1, 5.2 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
 
Mar 19-23 Spring Break, No class
M Mar 26 5.2 (continued) and 5.3, Diagonalization Announcements
Slides for 5.3
     
W Mar 28 5.3, continued Slides for 5.3 5.1, 5.2    
F Mar 30 Recitation: 5.2, 5.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 5.1, 5.2  
M Apr 2 Appendix B and 5.5, Complex Eigenvalues Announcements
Slides for 5.5
     
W Apr 4 5.5, Complex eigenvalues (continued) Slides for 5.5
2x2 matrix with complex eigenvalues
5.3    
F Apr 6 Recitation: 5.5 Worksheet (solutions)   Quiz: Similarity and 5.3  
M Apr 9 6.1 and 6.2, Inner products and orthogonal sets Announcements
Slides for 6.1
Slides for 6.2 and 6.3
     
W Apr 11 6.3, Orthogonal projections Slides for 6.2 and 6.3 5.5    
F Apr 13 Midterm 3   Midterm 3 Lecture A
Midterm 3 Lecture C
Sample midterm A (solutions)
Sample midterm B (solutions)
 
M Apr 16 6.3 (continued) and 6.4, The Gram-Schmidt process Announcements
Slides for 6.4
   
W Apr 18 6.5, Least-Squares Problems Slides for 6.5 6.1, 6.2, 6.3    
F Apr 20 Recitation: Chapter 6 Worksheet (solutions)    
M Apr 23 Review for final exam Announcements Final exam, version 1
Final exam, version 2 Practice final exam (solutions)
Extra practice (solutions)
 
Tues May 1 Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined)