MATH 250 Introductory Linear Algebra Spring 2003
Section 01 Mon/Wed 4th Period Scott 203

G. Cherlin cherlin@math.rutgers.edu Office Hours
Hill Center, Room 244 445-5921 Mon, Fri 10-11 AM

TEXT:
Spence, Insel,and Friedberg: Elementary Linear Algebra: A Matrix Approach,
Prentice Hall

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Date
 Topics Sections
1
1/22
 Matrices and Vectors 1.1, 1.2
2
1/27
 Systems of Linear Equations 1.3
3
1/29
 Gaussian Elimination 1.4
4
2/3
 Span of a Set of Vectors 1.6
5
2/5
Linear Dependence and Linear Independence 1.7
6
2/10
 Matrix Multiplication 2.1
7
2/12
 Applications of Matrix Multiplication 2.2
8
2/17
 Invertibility and Elementary Matrices 2.3
9
2/19
 Inverse of a Matrix 2.4
10
2/24
 LU Decomposition of a Matrix 2.5
11
2/26
 Determinants; Cofactor Expansions 3.1
12
3/3
 Exam #1 - In Class 1.1-1.7, 2.1-2.5
13
3/5
 Properties of Determinants 3.2
14
3/10
 Subspaces 4.1
15
3/12
 Basis and Dimension 4.2
16
3/24
 Column Space and Null Space of a Matrix 4.3
17
3/26
 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 5.1
18
3/31
 Characteristic Polynomial 5.2
19
4/2
 Diagonalization of Matrices 5.3
20
4/7
 Applications of Eigenvalues 5.5
21
4/9
 Geometry of Vectors 6.1
22
4/14
 Exam #2 - In Class 3.1-3.2, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.5, 6.1
23
4/16
 Orthogonal Vectors; Gram-Schmidt Process 6.2
24
4/21
 Orthogonal Projection 6.2
25
4/23
 Least-Squares 6.3
26
4/28
 Orthogonal Matrices 6.4
27
4/30
 Symmetric Matrices andQuadratic Forms 6.5
28
5/5
 Review 6.1 - 6.5
 
5/13
 Final Exam: NOON-3PM, Scott 203 Cumulative

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