Math 201: Introduction to Linear Algebra

Class Schedule

This class schedule is approximate. That is, it is the plan for future classes, and a brief summary of past classes. You should attend class and do the homework for a better understanding of what is covered.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1
June 5

§ § 1.1, 1.2: Introduction to Vectors
Syllabus [pdf]
June 6

§ 1.2: More on Vectors
§ § 2.1, 2.2: Linear Equations & Elimination
June 7

§ 2.3: Elimination with Matrices
June 8

§ 2.4: Matrix Operations
§ 2.5: Inverse Matrices
2
June 12

§ 2.6: LU Factorization
June 13

§ 2.7: Transposes & Permuations
June 14

§ 3.1: Spaces of Vectors
June 15

§ 3.2: The Nullspace
3
June 19

§ 3.3: Rank; Row Reduced Form
(today's handout)
June 20

§ 3.4: Solution of Ax=b
June 21

§ 3.5: Independence, Basis, & Dimension
(today's handout)
June 22

§ 3.6: Dimensions of the Four Subspaces
(today's handout)
4
June 26

Review
June 27

Exam One
June 28

§ 4.1: Orthogonality of the Four Subspaces
June 29

§ 4.2: Projections
5
July 3

University Holiday
No class
July 4

Independence Day
No class
July 5

§ 4.3: Least Squares Approximations
July 6

§ 4.4: Orthogonal Bases; Gram-Schmidt
6
July 10

§ 4.4: More on Gram-Schmidt
§ 5.1: Determinants
(today's handout)
July 11

§ 5.2: Permuations & Cofactors
(today's handout)
July 12

§ 5.3: Cramer's Rule, Inverses, Volumes
July 13

§ 6.1: Eigenvalues
(today's handout, corrected)
7
July 17

Review
July 18

Exam Two
July 19

§ 6.2: Diagonalizing a Matrix
July 20

§ 6.3: Differential Equations
(today's handout, corrected, with answers)
8
July 24

§ 6.4: Symmetric Matrices
§ 6.5: Positive Definite Matrices
July 25

§ 6.5: Positive Definite Matrices
§ 6.6: Similar Matrices
July 26

§ 6.7: Singular Value Decomposition
(today's handout, corrected, with answers)
July 27

Review
9
July 31

Exam Three
Last Day Of Classes