This is the schedule for Jankowski's lecture (A5-A8) and materials for
Math 1553.
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 Jan 7 | Overview, Chapter 1 | Announcements Slides |
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| W Jan 9 | 2.1, Systems of linear equations | Slides | |||
| F Jan 11 | Recitation: Ch. 1 and 2.1 | Worksheet (solutions) | Warmup | ||
| M Jan 14 | 2.2, Row reduction | Announcements Slides |
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| W Jan 16 | 2.2 (continued) and 2.3, Parametric form | Slides | 2.1 | ||
| F Jan 18 | Recitation: 2.2 and 2.3 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 2.1 | ||
| M Jan 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | ||||
| W Jan 23 | 3.1 and 3.2: Vectors, vector equations, and spans | Announcements Slides |
2.2 and 2.3 | ||
| F Jan 25 | Recitation: 3.1 and 3.2 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 2.2 and 2.3 | ||
| M Jan 28 | 3.3, Matrix equations | Announcements Slides |
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| W Jan 30 | 3.4, Solution sets and 3.5, Linear independence | Slides for 3.4
Slides for 3.5 |
3.1+3.2 | ||
| F Feb 1 | Recitation: 3.3-3.5 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 3.1 and 3.2 | ||
| M Feb 4 | 3.5, Linear independence (continued) | Announcements Slides for 3.5 |
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| W Feb 6 | 3.6, Subspaces | Slides | 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 | ||
| F Feb 8 | Midterm 1: through 3.5 |
Midterm 1 solutions
Sample Midterm 1 (solutions) Extra Practice (solutions) |
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| M Feb 11 | 3.7 and 3.9: Basis, dimension, Rank and basis theorems | Announcements Slides |
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| W Feb 13 | 4.1, Matrix transformations | Slides | 3.6 | ||
| F Feb 15 | Recitation: 3.7, 3.9, 4.1 |
Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
No quiz | ||
| M Feb 18 | 4.2, One-to-one and onto transformations | Announcements Slides |
Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM | ||
| W Feb 20 | 4.3, Linear transformations | Slides | 3.7+3.9, 4.1 | ||
| F Feb 22 | Recitation: 4.2, 4.3 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 3.7, 3.9, 4.1 | ||
| M Feb 25 | 4.4, Matrix multiplication | Announcements Slides |
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| W Feb 27 | 4.5, Matrix inverses | Slides | 4.2 and 4.3 | ||
| F Mar 1 | Recitation: 4.4 and 4.5 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement (solutions) |
Quiz: 4.2 and 4.3 | ||
| M Mar 4 | 5.1, Determinants | Announcements Slides for 5.1 and 5.3 |
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| W Mar 6 | Review | 4.4 and 4.5 | |||
| F Mar 8 | Midterm 2: 3.6 through 4.5 |
Midterm 2
Solutions Sample Midterm 2 (solutions) Extra Practice (solutions) |
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| M Mar 11 | 5.2 and 5.3: Cofactor expansions, determinants, and volumes |
Announcements Slides for 5.2 |
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| W Mar 13 | 6.1, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors | Slides | Det. I and II | Last day to withdraw (will receive "W"): Mar. 13, 4 PM | |
| F Mar 15 | Recitation: Ch. 5 and 6.1 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
No quiz | ||
| M Mar 18 | Spring Break (no class) | ||||
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| M Mar 25 | 6.1 (continued) and 6.2, The characteristic polynomial | Announcements Slides |
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| W Mar 27 | 6.4, Diagonalization | Slides | 6.1 | ||
| F Mar 29 | Recitation: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4 |
Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
Quiz: Chapter 5 and 6.1 | ||
| M Apr 1 | 6.4 (continued) and 6.5, Complex eigenvalues | Announcements Slides |
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| W Apr 3 | 6.6, Stochastic matrices | Slides | 6.2 and 6.4 | ||
| F Apr 5 | Recitation: 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
Quiz: 6.2 and 6.4 | ||
| M Apr 8 | 7.1, Dot products and orthogonality | Announcements Slides |
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| W Apr 10 | 7.2, Orthogonal complements | Slides | 6.5 and 6.6 | ||
| F Apr 12 | Midterm 3: 5.1 through 6.6 |
Midterm 3
solutions
Sample Midterm 3 (solutions) Extra Practice (solutions) |
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| M Apr 15 | 7.3, Orthogonal projection | Announcements Slides |
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| W Apr 17 | 7.5, Least squares | Slides | 7.1 and 7.2 | ||
| F Apr 19 | Recitation: 7.3 and 7.5 | Worksheet
(solutions)
Supplement ( solutions) |
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| M Apr 22 | Review for final exam | Announcements | Sample final exam
(solutions)
Extra practice (solutions) |
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| Tue Apr 30 | Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined) | ||||