Linear Algebra
Mathematics 250 — Fall 2022

Prof. Weibel (640:250:05)

Tentative Course Syllabus

Week Lecture dates  Sections   topics
1 9/7, 9 (WF) Chapter 1 Matrices, Systems of linear equations
29/14 (T), 16 (F)Chapter 1 Gauss elimination, Span of a set
39/21, 23 Chapter 1 Linear dependence, matrix multiplication
49/28, 30 Chapter 2 Invertibility, elementary matrices
510/5, 10/7 Chapter 2 Inverse of a matrix, Linear transformations
610/12, 10/14 Ch. 1—2  Review and Exam 1
710/19, 10/21 Chapter 3  Determinants and their properties
810/26, 10/28 Chapter 4  Subspaces and bases
911/2, 11/4 Chapter 5  Eigenvalues/eigenvectors
1011/9, 11/11 Chapter 5  Characteristic polynomial, diagonalizability
1111/16, 11/18 Catch up and Review Chapter 5 
1211/23 (Wed) Exam 2 Ch. 3—5  
1311/30, 12/2 Chapter 6  Vectors and Geometry, Gram-Schmidt
1412/7, 12/9 Chapter 6  Projections and Least Squares
1512/14 (W) Catch up and Review Ch. 1—6  
16 December 20 (Tuesday) 8-11 AM Final Exam in TILLET 257

Homework Assignments

HW Due     HW Problems (due Wednesdays)
Sept. 161.1 #3,9,17,25,75; 1.2 #9,29,39, 75
Sept. 231.3 #3,45,46; 1.4 #5,6,12,36,44
Sept. 301.6 #14,22,26; 1.7 #16,24,33,64; 2.1 #6,8,10,12
Oct. 72.3 #4,6,18,22;  2.4 #6,10,22,28;  2.5 #6,14
Oct. 14Midterm Exam 1
Oct. 213.1 #5,13,17,19,25,29
Oct. 283.2 #3,12,29;  4.1 #12,20,31
Nov. 44.2 #4,19;  4.3 #9,33 ;  5.1#7,17,34
Nov. 115.2 #7,14,29,39;  5.3 #2,11,16,21;  
Nov. 185.3 #3,7,14;  5.4 #23,24
Dec. 2 6.1 #4,21;  6.2 #4,13,14,22;  6.3 #5,13
Dec. 76.5 #2,6,10,14,24,37,39

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