Honors Linear Algebra - Mathematics 540

Honors Linear Algebra — Mathematics 540
Detailed Syllabus and Homework Assignments
Brown University — Spring, 2012
Professor Joe Silverman

The assigned reading should be done before the class in which the material is discussed.

Homework is assigned every class. It will often be due on Wednesdays, but not always. Be sure to read the schedule due date carefully. And note that late homework will not be accepted (no exceptions).

The textbook for the course is Linear Algebra Done Right (2nd edition), Sheldon Axler, Springer, 1997.

There will be some additional homework problems that are not in the text. They are labeled A.1, A.2, ... You can find them by following this link, or by clicking on the links provided below for each problem.

Click Here for Solutions to Selected Homework Problems

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Homework Assignments for Math 540

Class #	Date	Topic	Read	HW Assignment	HW Due
01	Wed Jan 23, 2013	Vector Spaces	Pages 1–10	p. 19, # 1, 2, 3	Mon Jan 28
02	Fri Jan 25, 2013	Vector Spaces	Pages 11–16	p. 19, # 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Weds Jan 30
03	Mon Jan 28, 2013	Finite Dim'l Vector Spaces	Pages 16–18, 21–24	p. 35, # 1 and A.1 Solution to A.1	Weds Jan 30
04	Wed Jan 30, 2013	Finite Dim'l Vector Spaces	Pages 24–27	p. 35, # 2, 3, 4	Wed Feb 6
05	Fri Feb 1, 2013	Finite Dim'l Vector Spaces	Pages 27–31	p. 35, # 6, 8, 9	Wed Feb 6
06	Mon Feb 4, 2013	Finite Dim'l Vector Spaces	Pages 31–34	p. 35, # 10, 11 and A.2, A.3 Solution to A.2, A.3	Wed Feb 6
07	Wed Feb 6, 2013	Linear Maps	Pages 38–39	p. 35, # 13, 14, 16, 17	Wed Feb 13
08	Fri Feb 8, 2013	Class Canceled — Blizzard!	—	—	—
09	Mon Feb 11, 2013	Linear Maps	Pages 40–43	p. 59, # 1, 2, 3, 4 Solutions to #2 and #4	Wed Feb 13
10	Wed Feb 13, 2013	Linear Maps	Pages 44–47	p. 59, # 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14 Hint: 9 and 10 require little computation. Bonus Problem: 16^*	Wed Feb 20
11	Fri Feb 15, 2013	Linear Maps	Pages 48–53	p. 59, # 19 and A.4.	Wed Feb 20
—	Mon Feb 18, 2013	Brown closed	—	—	—
12	Wed Feb 20, 2013	Linear Maps	Pages 53–58	p. 59, # 22, 23, 24, 25	Wed Feb 27
13	Fri Feb 22, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Feb 27
14	Mon Feb 25, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Feb 27
15	Wed Feb 27, 2013	First Hour Exam	—	—	—
16	Fri Mar 1, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 6
17	Mon Mar 4, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Web Mar 6
18	Wed Mar 6, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 13
19	Fri Mar 8, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 13
20	Mon Mar 11, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 13
21	Wed Mar 13, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 20
22	Fri Mar 15, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 20
23	Mon Mar 18, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Mar 20
24	Wed Mar 20, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 3
25	Fri Mar 22, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 3
—	Mon Mar 25, 2013	Spring Break	—	—	—
—	Wed Mar 27, 2013	Spring Break	—	—	—
—	Fri Mar 29, 2013	Spring Break	—	—	—
26	Mon Apr 1, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 3
27	Wed Apr 3, 2013	Second Hour Exam	—	—	—
28	Fri Apr 5, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 10
29	Mon Apr 8, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 10
30	Wed Apr 10, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 17
31	Fri Apr 12, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 17
32	Mon Apr 15, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 17
33	Wed Apr 17, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 24
34	Fri Apr 19, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 24
35	Mon Apr 22, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed Apr 24
36	Wed Apr 24, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed May 1
37	Fri Apr 26, 2013 (Reading period starts)	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed May 1
38	Mon Apr 29, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Wed May 1
39	Wed May 1, 2013	—	Pages –	p. –, # —	Fri May 3
—	Fri May 3, 2013	Review and Q & A Session	—	—	—
	Weds, May 8, 2013	Final Exam — 2:00–5:00pm

^*Note on Bonus Problems: Bonus problems are for those who enjoy working on challenging problems for the sake of working on challenging problems. They will not get you much extra credit, but doing them will earn you a warm sense of satisfaction at having done a hard problem.

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