Math 201: 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 6

§ § 1.1, 1.2: Introduction to Vectors
Syllabus [pdf]
June 7

§ § 2.1, 2.2: Linear Equations & Elimination
June 8

§ 2.3: Elimination with Matrices
June 9

§ 2.4: Matrix Operations
2
June 13

§ 2.5: Inverse Matrices
No office hours

June 14

§ 2.6: LU Factorization
June 15

§ 2.7: Transposes & Permuations
June 16

§ 3.1: Spaces of Vectors
3
June 20

§ 3.2: The Nullspace
June 21

§ 3.3: Rank; Row Reduced Form
Today's handout [pdf]
June 22

§ 3.4: Solution of Ax=b
June 23

§ 3.5: Independence, Basis, & Dimension
4
June 27

Review
June 28

Exam One
Review Sheet [pdf]
(solutions [pdf])
June 29

§ 3.6: Dimensions of the Four Subspaces
June 30

§ 4.1: Orthogonality of the Four Subspaces
§ 4.2: Projections
5
July 4

Independence Day
No class
July 5

§ 4.2: Projections
July 6

§ 4.3: Least Squares Approximations
July 7

§ 4.4: Orthogonal Bases; Gram-Schmidt
6
July 11

§ 5.1: Determinants
Today's handout [pdf]
July 12

§ 5.2: Permuations & Cofactors
Today's handout [pdf]
July 13

§ 5.3: Cramer's Rule, Inverses, Volumes
July 14

§ 6.1: Eigenvalues
7
July 18

Review
July 19

Exam Two
July 20

§ 6.2: Diagonalizing a Matrix
July 21

§ 6.3: Differential Equations
§ 6.4: Symmetric Matrices
8
July 25

§ 6.4: Symmetric Matrices
§ 6.5: Positive Definite Matrices
July 26

§ 6.6: Similar Matrices
§ 6.7: Singular Value Decomposition
July 27

§§ 7.1, 7.2: Linear Transformations (Idea & Matrix)
July 28

Review
Extra Office Hours:
Friday
2 – 3 pm
9
August 1

Exam Three
Last Day Of Classes
Extra Office Hours:
11 am – Noon