Math 3323 (11243), Matrix Algebra

TR 12:00-1:20, LART 103

Instructor: Granville Sewell

Office hours: MTWR 10:30-11:20, BELL 200

Course Description

Prerequisites: Math 1312

The text is "Introduction to Linear Algebra, 5th Edition" Johnson, Riess and Arnold, Addison-Wesley, 2002.

Problem list may change during semester, so re-check before starting each assignment.

Topics covered

Topics	section	quiz over problems	quiz date
Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations	1.1	2,5,6,12,13,14,16,18,29	Sept 2
	1.2	16,19,20,21,27,29,31,33,56	Sept 2
	1.3	1,3,8,10,12,16,21	Sept 9
	1.4	2	Sept 9
	1.5	2,27,29,44,45,53ac,54,62,63	Sept 9
	1.6	2,4,13,16,17,19,26,28,30,32,35,49,50	Sept 16
	1.7	9,11,13,20,21,23,29,30,40,47,49,50	Sept 16
	1.8	4,5,7,13,19,21,27	Sept 23
	1.9	2,5,9,15,17,24,35,56,58,67	Sept 23
Test I	Chapter 1		Sept 28
Vectors in 2-Space and 3-Space	2.1	1,10,25,29,36,38,40	Oct 5
	2.2	8,10,12,27,29,30,32	Oct 5
	2.3	3,7,10,11,32,37,39,42,45,47,52	Oct 12
	2.4	2,4,8,10,11,16,19,21,23,25	Oct 12
The Vector Space Rn	3.1	6,16,20	Oct 19
	3.2	1-8,9,10,11,14,16,17,23,31	Oct 19
	3.3	1,5,6,17,19,20a,23,27,33,34,50,52	Oct 19
	3.4	1-3,9ab,11abd,12abd,22b,23b,28,32-35	Oct 26
	3.5	1,3,5,7,9,10,12,15,19,21,22,26,28,33,34,36	Oct 26
Test II	Sections 2.1-3.5		Oct 28
	3.6	1,2,3,9,21,24,25	Nov 4
	3.8	1,4,7,8,11	Nov 4
The Eigenvalue Problem	4.1	3,8,9,17,19	Nov 11
	4.2	8,9,14,16,24,25,27,34	Nov 11
	4.4	1,2,5,9,11,15,16,28	Nov 11
	4.5	1,3-6,13,14,28	Nov 18
	4.6	2,7,8,13,19,20,23,25,28,40,41	Nov 18
	4.8	15,16,17	Nov 30
	7.2	5,6	Nov 30
Final	Comprehensive		Dec 7, 1pm

Grades

• 20% based on 12 quizzes
  • each quiz will consist of one or more homework problems
  • no make-up quizzes, even for excused absences. However, I will throw out your three lowest quiz grades.
• 20% based on Test I
  • make-up tests will be given only for excused absences
  • make-up tests will be different from scheduled tests
  • no calculators on quizzes or exams
• 20% based on Test II
• 40% based on Final (comprehensive, but about 50% over material covered after Test II))

---------- Videos ----------

Sections 1.1-2

Sections 1.3-4

Sections 1.5-6

Section 1.7

Section 1.8

Section 1.9

Sections 2.1-3

Section 2.4

Sections 3.1-3

Sections 3.4-5 (theory)

Sections 3.4 (problems)

Sections 3.5 (problems)

Bases and Dimension I (optional, designed for course at Texas A&M)

Bases and Dimension II (optional, designed for course at Texas A&M)

Section 3.6

Section 3.8

Sections 4.1-4

Sections 4.5-6

Sections 4.8,7.2

(optional) video from Math 2326, solving DE systems with real eigenvalues

(optional) video from Math 2326, solving DE systems with complex eigenvalues

Applications of Linear Algebra (Optional Video)

Old Tests

Fall 2014: Test I | Test II | Final

Spring 2015: Test I | Test II | Final

Spring 2017: Test I | Test II | Final

Spring 2018: Test I | Test II | Final

Spring 2020: Test I

Fall 2021: Test I | Test II | Final

Note: Drop Deadline is Oct 29

Tutoring: Math Resource Center for Students (MaRCS)

Review problems, Chapter 1

1.2	29,33
1.3	9,11,13
1.5	46,53c
1.6	13,35,50
1.7	30,49
1.8	8,28
1.9	18,36
Supp.	6b,9,17,18

Review problems, Chapters 2,3

2.2	32
2.3	11,45,47
2.4	8,10,11,19
3.2	1,6
3.3	28,33,50,52
3.4	12,33-35
3.5	1,3,5,21,26

Review problems, Chapter 4

3.6	3,9
3.8	8,11
4.1	3,17
4.2	17,27,34
4.4	11
4.5	4,5,14
4.6	20,41
4.7	5,14,29
4.8	15
7.2	5

Bases and Dimension