Math 0540: Honors linear algebra, Fall 2015
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Class | Date | Reading | Homework assigned | Homework due |
1 | Wed Sept 9 | p. 1-10 | p. 11 #1,2,12,13, A1 | Wed Sept 16 |
2 | Fri Sept 11 | p. 12-24 | p. 24 #1,7,8,11,20 | Wed Sept 16 |
3 | Mon Sept 14 | p. 27-36 | p. 37 #1,3,10,16 | Wed Sept 16 |
4 | Wed Sept 16 | p. 39-42 | p. 43 #4, 5, 8 | Wed Sept 23 |
5 | Fri Sept 18 | p. 44-47, 51-53 | p. 48 #1, 6, 12 | Wed Sept 23 |
6 | Mon Sept 21 | p. 54-57, 59-62 | #A2, p. 57 #4, p. 67 #1, 2 | Wed Sept 23 |
7 | Wed Sept 23 | p. 63-64 | p. 67 #9, 10, #A3 | Wed Sept 30 |
8 | Fri Sept 25 | p. 65-66, 70-72 | p. 67 #20, #A4, #A5 | Wed Sept 30 |
9 | Mon Sept 28 | p. 72-78 | #A6, #A7 | Wed Sept 30 |
10 | Wed Sept 30 | p. 80-83, 86-88 | p. 89 #9, 10, 16, 18, 20 | Wed Oct 7 |
11 | Fri Oct 2 | p. 91-92, 95-96 | p. 98 #1 | Wed Oct 14 |
12 | Mon Oct 5 | p. 96-98 | p. 100 #14, 18 | Wed Oct 14 |
13 | Wed Oct 7 | p. 120-123 | -- | -- |
14 | Fri Oct 9 | Exam 1. Solutions | Covers all homework, class material, and reading from Classes 1-10 |
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15 | Wed Oct 14 | p. 124-128, 131-133 | p. 129 #6, p. 139 #6 | Wed Oct 21 |
16 | Fri Oct 16 | p. 134-138, 143-145 | p. 139 #8, 9, 14, p. 161 #16 (part (e) is optional) | Wed Oct 21 |
17 | Mon Oct 19 | p. 146-152 | p. 153 #1(a), 3, 4 | Wed Oct 21 |
18 | Wed Oct 21 | p. 155-160 | p. 153 #9, p. 160 #1, 2, 7 | Wed Oct 28 |
19 | Fri Oct 23 | Treil's book p. 75-79 | Treil p. 85 #3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and A8 | Wed Oct 28 |
20 | Mon Oct 26 | Treil's book p. 40-45, 79-82 | A9 | Wed Oct 28 |
21 | Wed Oct 28 | Treil's book p. 82-85 | Treil p. 85 3.4, 3.5, 3.7 | Wed Nov 4 |
22 | Fri Oct 30 | Treil's book p. 86-89 | Treil p. 89 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, p.96 7.1 | Wed Nov 4 |
23 | Mon Nov 2 | Treil's book p. 90-94 | Treil p. 95 5.4, 5.5, p. 97 7.5 | Wed Nov 4 |
24 | Wed Nov 4 | back to Axler, p. 164-169 | Axler p. 175 #4, 8, 13 | Wed Nov 11 |
25 | Fri Nov 6 | p. 169-174 | p. 175 #10, 22 | Wed Nov 11 |
26 | Mon Nov 9 | Exam 2. Solutions | Covers all homework, class material, and reading from Classes 1-23 |
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27 | Wed Nov 11 | p. 180-184 | A10, A11, p. 190 #5 | Wed Nov 18 |
28 | Fri Nov 13 | p. 185-189 | p. 190 #6, 7 | Wed Nov 18 |
29 | Mon Nov 16 | Class cancelled. Please attend this | -- | -- |
30 | Wed Nov 18 | p. 193-196 | p. 201 #1, 3, 14 | Wed Dec 2 |
31 | Fri Nov 20 | p. 197-200 | p. 201 # 11, 12 | Wed Dec 2 |
32 | Mon Nov 23 | p. 203-208 | p. 214 # 1, 2, 6 | Wed Dec 2 |
33 | Mon Nov 30 | p. 207-214 | A12 | Wed Dec 2 |
34 | Wed Dec 2 | p. 217-222 | p. 223 #1, 2, 9 | Wed Dec 9 |
35 | Fri Dec 4 | p. 225-230, 233-235 | A13, p. 231 #5, 6, p. 238 #7 | Wed Dec 9 |
36 | Mon Dec 7 | p. 236-238, ATLA p. 5-6 | p. 238 #5, 18 | Wed Dec 9 |
37 | Wed Dec 9 | ATLA p. 6-13 | (optional, ungraded) ATLA p. 13 C.1, C.2, C.5 | -- |
Finals week schedule
Wednesday December 16, 2-3pm, extra office hour, Kassar 311.
Thursday December 17, 7-8pm, extra TA office hour, Smith Buonnano 201.
You can pick up any remaining homework at this office hour.
The room is reserved for longer so that you can stay and study if you want.
Sunday, December 20, 7pm-9pm or later, extra office hour, Smith Buonnano 201.
You can pick up any remaining homework at this office hour.
The room is reserved for longer so that you can stay and study if you want.
Monday, December 21, 9am-noon, Final Exam, Smith Buonnano 106.
The final exam is comprehensive and covers all reading, class material, and homework for the course.
Getting extra help
Please come to my office hours, Monday 1-2, Wednesday 10:30-12, Kassar 311.
TA Office Hour: Tuesdays 4-4:50, Barus and Holley 153.
Please check out the Math Resource Center. There are drop-in hours most Mondays through Thursdays 8-10pm in Foxboro Auditorium, Kassar House.
You can also request private tutoring through the math department by contacting Audrey Aguiar.
Grades
Homework (15%), two one hour exams (20% + 25%), final exam (40%).
Collaboration
You are welcome to collaborate with other students in the class on your homework. You are required to write up your solutions separately and write the names of the students with whom you worked on the assignment. (You may only use the Internet as a general reference, at the level of generality of Wikipedia.)
Accommodations for students with disabilities
Any student with a documented disability is welcome to contact me as early in the semester as possible so that we may arrange reasonable accommodations. As part of this process, please be in touch with Student and Employee Accessibility Services by calling 401-863-9588 or online at
http://brown.edu/Student_Services/Office_of_Student_Life/seas/index.html