This is the master calendar. It has been revised for the transition to online instruction, and is subject to change until March 30. Your instructor's calendar may differ slightly, so follow your instructor's calendar carefully.

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.

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Date Topic Materials WeBWorK Quiz/Exam Remarks
M Jan 6 Overview      
W Jan 8 1.1, Systems of linear equations      
F Jan 10 Studio: through 1.1 Worksheet (solutions) Warmup    
M Jan 13 1.2, Row reduction      
W Jan 15 1.2 (continued) and 1.3, Parametric form 1.1  
F Jan 17 Studio: 1.2 and 1.3 1.2-1.3 Worksheet (solutions)
1.2-1.3 Supplement (solutions)
Quiz: 1.1  
M Jan 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, No Class
W Jan 22 2.1 and 2.2: Vectors, vector equations, and spans 1.2 and 1.3    
F Jan 24 Studio: 2.1 and 2.2 2.1-2.2 Worksheet (solutions)
2.1-2.2 Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 1.2 and 1.3  
M Jan 27 2.3, Matrix equations      
W Jan 29 2.4, Solution sets and 2.5, Linear independence 2.1+2.2    
F Jan 31 Studio: 2.3-2.5 2.3-2.5 Worksheet (solutions)
2.3-2.5 Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 2.1 and 2.2  
M Feb 3 2.5, Linear independence (continued)      
W Feb 5 2.6, Subspaces 2.3, 2.4, 2.5    
F Feb 7 Midterm 1: through 2.5     Sample Midterm 1A (solutions)
Sample Midterm 1B (solutions)
M Feb 10 2.7 and 2.9: Basis, dimension, Rank and basis theorems      
W Feb 12 3.1, Matrix transformations 2.6    
F Feb 14 Studio: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1 2.6-3.1 Worksheet (solutions)
2.6-3.1 Supplement (solutions)
  No quiz
M Feb 17 3.2, One-to-one and onto transformations     Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM
W Feb 19 3.3, Linear transformations 2.7+2.9, 3.1    
F Feb 21 Studio: 3.2, 3.3 3.2-3.3 Worksheet (solutions)
3.2-3.3 Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1  
M Feb 24 3.4 and 3.5, Matrix multiplication and inverses
W Feb 26 3.5 (continued) and 3.6, The Invertible Matrix Theorem 3.2 and 3.3  
F Feb 28 Studio: 3.4-3.6 3.4-3.6 Worksheet (solutions)
3.4-3.6 Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 3.2 and 3.3  
M Mar 2 4.1, Determinants        
W Mar 4 Review 3.4, 3.5+3.6    
F Mar 6 Midterm 2: 2.6 through 3.6   Sample Midterm 2A (solutions)
Sample Midterm 2B (solutions)
M Mar 9 4.2 and 4.3: Cofactor expansions, determinants, and volumes    
W Mar 11 5.1, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors Det. I and II    
F Mar 13 Studio: Ch. 4 and 5.1 4.1-5.1 Worksheet (solutions)
4.1-5.1 Supplement (solutions)
No quiz Last day to withdraw (will receive "W"): Mar. 11, 4 PM
M Mar 16 Spring Break (no class)
W Mar 18
F Mar 20
M Mar 23 Trial period for technology: testing online class and online studio at usual times. No new material
W Mar 25
F Mar 27
M Mar 30 5.1 (continued) and 5.2, The characteristic polynomial Course transition online      
W Apr 1 5.4, Diagonalization 5.1    
F Apr 3 Studio: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 Worksheet (solutions)
5.2-5.4 Supplement (solutions)
Quiz: Ch. 4 and 5.1 (solutions)  
M Apr 6 5.4 (continued) and 5.5, Complex eigenvalues      
W Apr 8 5.6, Stochastic matrices 5.2 and 5.4  
F Apr 10 Studio: 5.4 through 5.6 5.5-5.6 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement ( solutions)
Quiz: 5.2 and 5.4 (solutions)
M Apr 13 6.1, Dot products and orthogonality  
W Apr 15 6.2 and 6.3 consolidated: Orthogonal Projections 5.5 and 5.6  
F Apr 17 Midterm 3: 4.1 through 5.6   Midterm 3 solutions
Sample Midterm 3A is on Canvas
Sample Midterm 3B (solutions)
M Apr 20 6.5, Least squares   Ch. 6 Supplement (solutions) Sample Final B (solutions)
Extra practice (solutions)
 
Tue Apr 28 Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined)