This is the schedule for Jankowski's lecture (A0-A4) and materials for Math 1553.
For course policies, please read the syllabus carefully.
Please note that the schedule is tentative and may be changed without notice, especially before the semester begins.
Sections listed below correspond to Interactive Linear Algebra by Margalit and Rabinoff.
Date | Topic | Materials | WeBWorK | Quiz/Exam | Remarks |
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M Aug 19 | Overview |
Announcements Slides |
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W Aug 21 | 1.1, Systems of linear equations | Slides | |||
F Aug 23 | Studio: through 1.1 | Worksheet (solutions) | Warmup | ||
M Aug 26 | 1.2, Row reduction | Announcements Slides |
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W Aug 28 | 1.2 (continued) and 1.3, Parametric form | Slides | 1.1 | ||
F Aug 30 | Studio: 1.2 and 1.3 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 1.1 | ||
M Sep 2 | Labor Day, No Class | ||||
W Sep 4 | 2.1 and 2.2: Vectors, vector equations, and spans | Announcements Slides |
1.2 and 1.3 | ||
F Sep 6 | Studio: 2.1 and 2.2 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 1.2 and 1.3 | ||
M Sep 9 | 2.3, Matrix equations | Announcements
Slides |
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W Sep 11 | 2.4, Solution sets and 2.5, Linear independence | Slides for 2.4
Slides for 2.5 | 2.1+2.2 | ||
F Sep 13 | Studio: 2.3-2.5 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 2.1 and 2.2 | ||
M Sep 16 | 2.5, Linear independence (continued) | Announcements Slides for 2.5 |
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W Sep 18 | 2.6, Subspaces | Slides | 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 | ||
F Sep 20 | Midterm 1: through 2.5 |
Midterm 1 solutions
Sample Midterm 1A (solutions) Sample Midterm 1B (solutions) |
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M Sep 23 | 2.7 and 2.9: Basis, dimension, Rank and basis theorems | Announcements Slides |
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W Sep 25 | 3.1, Matrix transformations | Slides | 2.6 | ||
F Sep 27 | Studio: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1 |
Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
No quiz | ||
M Sep 30 | 3.2, One-to-one and onto transformations | Announcements
Slides |
Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM | ||
W Oct 2 | 3.3, Linear transformations | Slides | 2.7+2.9, 3.1 | ||
F Oct 4 | Studio: 3.2, 3.3 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1 | ||
M Oct 7 | 3.4 and 3.5, Matrix multiplication and inverses | Announcements Slides |
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W Oct 9 | 3.5 (continued) and 3.6, The Invertible Matrix Theorem | Slides | 3.2 and 3.3 | ||
F Oct 11 | Studio: 3.4-3.6 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 3.2 and 3.3 | ||
M Oct 14 | School Holiday, No Class | ||||
W Oct 16 | Review | 3.4, 3.5+3.6 | |||
F Oct 18 | Midterm 2: 2.6 through 3.6 |
Midterm 2 solutions Sample Midterm 2A (solutions) Sample Midterm 2B (solutions) |
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M Oct 21 | 4.1, Determinants | Announcements Slides for 4.1 and 4.3 |
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W Oct 23 | 4.2 and 4.3: Cofactor expansions, determinants, and volumes | Slides for 4.2 | |||
F Oct 25 | Studio: Ch. 4 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
No quiz | Last day to withdraw (will receive "W"): Oct. 26, 4 PM | |
M Oct 28 | 5.1, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors | Announcements Slides |
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W Oct 30 | 5.1 (continued) and 5.2, The characteristic polynomial | Slides | Det. I and Det. II | ||
F Nov 1 | Studio: 5.1 and 5.2 |
Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: Chapter 4 | ||
M Nov 4 | 5.4, Diagonalization | Announcements Slides |
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W Nov 6 | 5.4 (continued) and 5.5, Complex eigenvalues | Slides | 5.1 and 5.2 | ||
F Nov 8 | Studio: 5.4, 5.5 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 5.1 and 5.2 | ||
M Nov 11 | 5.6, Stochastic matrices | Announcements Slides |
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W Nov 13 | 6.1, Dot products and orthogonality | Slides | 5.4 and 5.5 | ||
F Nov 15 | Midterm 3: 4.1 through 5.5 |
Midterm 3 solutions
Sample Midterm 3A (solutions) Sample Midterm 3B (solutions) |
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M Nov 18 | 6.2 and 6.3, Orthogonal complements and projections | Announcements Slides |
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W Nov 20 | 6.3, continued | Slides | 5.6 and 6.1 | ||
F Nov 22 | Studio: 5.6 through 6.3 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
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M Nov 25 | 6.5, Least squares | Slides | |||
W Nov 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class | ||||
F Nov 29 | Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class | ||||
M Dec 2 | Review for final exam | Announcements
| Sample final
exam
(solutions)
Extra practice ( solutions) |
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Tue Dec 10 | Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined) |