Math 320


Instructor: N. Jones, SEO 410


Textbook: ''Linear Algebra'' (fourth edition) by Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel and Lawrence E. Spence.

Schedule of classes:
MWF 9:00 - 9:50 in AH 306

Office hours of N. Jones: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 - 10:50 in SEO 410

Course syllabus available here



Exam dates:

Midterm: Friday, October 23, 2015
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in AH 306 (i.e. in the usual classroom)

Homework Assignments:

  • Homework 1 (due Fri Sep 4):
    Section 1.1: 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b;
    Section 1.2: 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 21.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 1

  • Homework 2 (due Fri Sep 11):
    Section 1.3: 3, 5, 8b, 8d, 8f, 13, 20;
    Section 1.4: 3b, 3d, 3f.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 2

  • Homework 3 (due Fri Sep 18):
    Section 1.4: 2b, 2d, 2f, 4b, 4d, 4f, 5b, 5d, 5f, 5h, 9, 10, 13, 15;
    Section 1.5: 2b, 2d, 2f, 3.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 3

  • Homework 4 (due Mon Sep 28):
    Section 1.5: 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 19;
    Section 1.6: 2b, 2d, 3b, 3d.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 4

  • Homework 5 (due Fri Oct 2):
    Section 1.6: 4, 5, 8, 14, 17, 19, 21.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 5

  • Homework 6 (due Mon Oct 12):
    Section 1.6: 10b, 10d, 26, 28;
    Section 2.1: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 6

  • Homework 7 (due Mon Oct 19):
    Section 2.1: 17, 18, 20;
    Section 2.2: 2b, 2e, 4, 8;
    Section 2.3: 2, 3, 4b, 4d.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 7

    Solutions to Midterm Exam

  • Homework 8 (due Fri Nov 6):
    Section 2.2: 13, 15;
    Section 2.3: 11;
    Section 2.4: 2a, 2c, 2e, 2f, 3, 7, 15, 22.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 8

  • Homework 9 (due Mon Nov 16):
    Section 3.1: 2;
    Section 3.2: 2b, 2d, 2f, 5b, 5d, 5f, 6b, 6d, 6f, 7, 14;
    Section 3.3: 2d, 2f, 3d, 3f, 4;
    Section 3.4: 6.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 9

  • Homework 10 (due Wed Nov 25):
    Section 4.1: 2b, 3b, 4b, 4d, 10, 11;
    Section 4.2: 2, 4, 14, 20, 23;
    Section 4.3: 4, 11.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 10

  • Homework 11 (due Fri Dec 4):
    Section 4.3: 13, 21;
    Section 5.1: 2b, 2d, 2f, 3a, 3b, 4d, 4e, 17;
    Section 5.2: 2b, 2c, 2d, 3b, 3f, 14a, 18.

    Solutions to selected problems from Homework 11



    The final grade for the course will consist of:
    • 30% Homework
    • 30% Midterm
    • 40% final exam