Please note that the schedule is tentative and may be changed without notice. This is the master website calendar. Your instructor's calendar may differ, so follow your instructor's calendar carefully.
| Date | Topic | Materials | WeBWorK | Quiz/Exam | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Aug 21 | Overview | ||||
| W Aug 23 | Lines and planes in Rn and 1.1, Systems of equations | ||||
| R/F Aug 24/25 | Recitation: Lines, planes, 1.1 | Warmup | |||
| M Aug 28 | 1.1 (continued) and 1.2, Row reduction | ||||
| W Aug 30 | 1.2, Row reduction (continued) | 1.1 | |||
| R/F Aug 31 / Sep 1 | Recitation: 1.1, 1.2 | Quiz: Lines, planes, 1.1 | |||
| M Sep 4 | Labor Day | ||||
| W Sep 6 | 1.3, Vectors in Rn, span | 1.2 | |||
| R/F Sep 7/8 | Recitation: 1.3 | Quiz: 1.1, 1.2 | |||
| M Sep 11 | Class canceled due to weather | ||||
| W Sep 13 | 1.4, Matrix equations | 1.3 | |||
| R/F Sep 14/15 | Recitation: 1.4 | Quiz: 1.3 | |||
| M Sep 18 | 1.5, Solution sets | ||||
| W Sep 20 | 1.7 Linear independence | 1.4, 1.5 | |||
| R/F Sep 21/22 | Midterm 1: through 1.5 | Midterm 1 | |||
| M Sep 25 | 1.8, Linear transformations | ||||
| W Sep 27 | 1.9, The matrix of a linear transformation | ||||
| R/F Sep 28/29 | Recitation: 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 | 1.7 | |||
| M Oct 2 | 2.1, Matrix algebra | Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM (deadline was extended to Oct. 2 from Sep. 29) | |||
| W Oct 4 | 2.2 and 2.3, Matrix inverses | 1.8, 1.9 | |||
| R/F Oct 5/6 | Recitation: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 | Quiz: 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 | |||
| M Oct 9 | No Class (holiday) | ||||
| W Oct 11 | 2.8, Subspaces | 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 | |||
| R/F Oct 12/13 | Recitation: 2.8 | Quiz: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 | |||
| M Oct 16 | 2.9, Dimension and rank | ||||
| W Oct 18 | Review | 2.8, 2.9 | |||
| R/F Oct 19/20 | Midterm 2: through 2.9 | Midterm 2 | |||
| M Oct 23 | 3.1, Determinants I | ||||
| W Oct 25 | 3.2, Determinants II | ||||
| R/F Oct 26/27 | Recitation: 3.1, 3.2 | Last day to withdraw (will receive "W") is October 28 | |||
| M Oct 30 | 5.1, Eigenvectors | ||||
| W Nov 1 | 5.2, Characteristic equation | 3.1, 3.2 | |||
| R/F Nov 2/3 | Recitation: 5.1, 5.2 | Quiz: 3.1, 3.2 | |||
| M Nov 6 | 5.3, Diagonalization | ||||
| W Nov 8 | Appendix B and 5.5, Complex Eigenvalues | 5.1, 5.2 | |||
| R/F Nov 9/10 | Recitation: 5.3 and 5.5 | Quiz: 5.1, 5.2 | |||
| M Nov 13 | 5.5, Complex eigenvalues (continued) | ||||
| W Nov 15 | 6.1 and 6.2, Inner products and orthogonal sets | 5.3, 5.5 | |||
| R/F Nov 16/17 | Midterm 3: through 5.5 | Midterm 3 | |||
| M Nov 20 | 6.3, Orthogonal projections | ||||
| W Nov 22 | Thanksgiving holiday (no class) | ||||
| R/F Nov 23/24 | |||||
| M Nov 27 | 6.3 (continued) and 6.4, The Gram-Schmidt process | --> | |||
| W Nov 29 | 6.5, Least-Squares Problems | 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 | |||
| R/F Nov 30 / Dec 1 | Recitation: 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 | ||||
| M Dec 4 | Review for Final Exam | ||||
| Tue Dec 12 | Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined) | ||||