Math 320 - Linear Algebra I

Spring 2008

We meet at 10am - 10:50am, MWF, Addams Hall 306

Contact info:

Office:  SEO 718
phone: (312) 413 2142
e-mail: olga@math.uic.edu
Office hours: M 2-3pm, W 12-1pm

We will be using the book by J. Hefferon "Linear algebra". The book and the solutions are available free on the website:
http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/
ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/book.pdf
ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/jhanswer.pdf

Testing system:

       Quizzes will be given almost every Friday. There will be two midterms.
       Midterm I,II- 100pts each. Final - 200pts. Quizzes - 100pts. Total - 500pts.

Homework problems:

One.I.1, pp. 8-11, ## 1.16, 1.17, 1.19, 1.21, 1.22
One.I.2, pp. 18-20, ## 2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.23, 2.30
One.III.1, pp. 51-52, ## 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10

One.III.2, p. 59, # 2.11
One.I.2, pp. 18-20, ## 2.17, 2.20, 2.21

Two.I.1, pp. 88-91, ## 1.18(a,c), 1.19(a,c), 1.20(d), 1.21(a,c), 1.26(a), 1.40
Two.I.2, pp. 97-100, ## 2.20(a,d), 2.22(a,c), 2.24, 2.25(a,c), 2.26(a,d)

Two.II.1, pp. 108-111, ## 1.18(a,c), 1.19(b,d), 1.24, 1.28, 1.29
Two.III.1, pp. 116-118, ## 1.16(b,c), 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.24(b,d), 1.28(a,c),  1.33
Two.III.2, pp. 122-123, ## 2.15, 2.18(b), 2.21, 2.22

Two.III.3, pp. 129-130, ## 3.16(a,c), 3.17(a), 3.18(a), 3.20(b), 3.21(a,c), 3.28
Two.III.4, PP. 136-139, ## 4.20(a,d), 4.21, 4.23, 4.26, 4.34

Exam1 on Wednesday, February 20.

Sample Exam


Three.I.1, pp. 160-162, ## 1.11, 1.13, 1.14, 1.19, 1.26
Three.I.2, pp. 168-169, ## 2.8, 2.12, 2.14
Three.II.1, pp. 175-177, ## 1.17(a,c), 1.18(b,c), 1.19
Three.II.2, pp. 186-188, ## 2.22, 2.23(a,b), 2.24(a,c)

Three.III.1, pp. 196-199, ## 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.22, 1.26
Three.III.2, pp. 203-205, ## 2.9(b,c), 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.18

Three.IV.1, pp. 207-208, ## 1.7, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15
Three.IV.2, pp. 214-216, ##  2.14, 2.16, 2.17
Three.IV.4, pp. 230-231, ##  4.14, 4.16, 4.18, 4.19

Three.V.1, pp. 235-236, ## 1.6, 1.7(b,d), 1.8(b,d), 1.9(a,c), 1.10(b,c), 1.11
Three.V.2, pp. 241-242, ## 2.10, 2.12

Four.I.1, pp. 291-292, ## 1.1(a,b), 1.4(c), 1.5(b), 1.7, 1.8
Four.I.2, pp. 295-297, ## 2.7(a,b), 2.9, 2.13, 2.16
Four.I.3, pp. 304-306, ## 3.27, 3.33
Four.Cramer's rule, p.326, ## 1,2

Exam 2 on Wednesday, April 9

  Topics and Sample Exam

Five.II.3, pp 358-360, ## 3.20(a,b,c,e), 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.24(a), 3.28, 3.34, 3.37(a), 3.42

Five.II.1, pp 348-349, ## 1.4, 1.6, 1.10, 1.11

Five.II.2, pp 352-353, ## 2.7(a,b), 2.8, 2.9, 2.17

Three.VI.2, pp. 252-254, ##2.9(a,b), 2.10(a), 2.12, 2.16,  2.17, 2.19
Three. Orthonormal Matrices, pp. 285, ##1,2

  Sample Exam