MATH 3A

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Homework/Assignment : Each week we will provide you with some exercises that you need to complete. You will only hand in the exercises listed as compulsory. Among the compulsory exercises a radomized subsample will be graded

Book and covered material : The course will follow the book "Linear Algebra and its applications", Davix C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, Judi J. MacDonald, 5th edition. A priori, we will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

Syllabus and Program: A priori we will follow the syllabus proposed by the Math department. However, it may change given the interest of the class.

Additional References : We will use the book "Introduction to Linear Algebra" , Gil Strang, 4th edition as extra reference material. You can access the rest of the chapters in the library.

Attendance : You are expected to attend classes and discussions. You are expect to read the material signaled in the Syllabus before each class (you will have to answer a small quiz before some randomly chosen classes)

Piazza : This term we will be using Piazza for class discussion. Find the class page here.

Blitz-quizzes : We will have book-keeping blitz-quizzes (10 min) at randomly chosen classes. The lowest score will be dropped. They will count for a 5% of the final grade.

Coding questions : Given that the ultimate goal of learning linear algebra is to solve real-world problem, which in return are solved using computers. This class will have some extra credit assigments in which you will learn to use a modern high-level scripting language such as julia or MATLAB to apply what you will learn in class.

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Homeworks/Assignments :

  • HW6: deadline 05/10/2016 (you will hand them in discussion)
    • Recommended
      • 2.8: 31-36
      • 2.9:19-26, 28-30
    • Compulsory:
      • 2.8: 27-36
      • 2.9: 18, 19, 27, 28
      • 3.1: 9, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25, 31, 32, 39, 41, 42
      • 3.2: 1, 2, 3, 17, 19, 20, 27, 28, 30, 40, 32, 35, 43
  • HW7: deadline 05/17/2016 (you will hand them in discussion)
    • Recommended:
      • 3.1: 9-24
      • 3.2: 1-26
      • 3.3: 15-30
    • Compulsory:
      • 3.1: 25-30, 42
      • 3.2: 31, 33, 34, 36, 41, 42, 44, 45
      • 3.3: 1, 2, 10, 12, 13, 16, 31
  • HW8: deadline 05/24/2016 (you will hand them in discussion)
    • Recommended:
      • 5.1: 1-4, 6-10
      • 5.2: 1-16
      • 5.3: 1-3, 7-13, 19, 20
    • Compulsory:
      • 5.1: 5, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21
      • 5.2: 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 22
      • 5.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 14, 18, 21, 31, 32
  • HW9: deadline 06/2/2016 (you will hand them in discussion)
    • Recommended:
      • 5.4: 1-10
      • 5.5: 1-16
    • Compulsory:
      • 5.4: 1, 2, 5, 6, 28
      • 5.5: 2,3, 13, 14, 15
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  • Quizzes
  • Midterm 1
  • Midterm 2
  • Sample of Midterm 1 (from last quarter)
  • Sample of Midterm 2 (from last quarter)
  • Sample of the Final
  • Sample Quizzes (last quarter, only for reference)
  • Problems set for Midterm 1
  • Problems set for Midterm 2
  • Revision Problems for the Final
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