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Semester: Fall 2008
Meeting time: M W F 12:00 - 12:50 pm               
Meeting place: AH 306

Name: Alexey Ovchinnikov
E-mail address:
URL: http://www.math.uic.edu/~aiovchin
Office location: SEO 608
Office hours: M W F 10:05 - 10:45 am or by appointment
Office telephone number: (312) 996-8612

This course introduces students to linear algebra. The topics of the course are: matrices, Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, linear transformations, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt process, determinants, inner products, eigenvalue problems, and applications to differential equations. The department expects students to be able to give definitions, prove theorems presented in class, and solve both computational problems and problems involving students' own proofs.

Prerequisite

Linear algebra by Jim Hefferon. The book and the solutions are freely available here:
http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/
ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/book.pdf
ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/jhanswer.pdf
You are expected to do the homework given here and read the course text before the classroom discussion of each topic as indicated in homework.

The grade will be given on the basis of quizzes (20%) given in class without prior announcement, two written tests during the semester (20% per each), and written final exam (40%).

Academic Integrity Statement

Students are required to follow UIC policy available here. The Student Affairs web site has more information.

The UIC policy on working with students with disabilities can be found here.

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Last modified August 24, 2008
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