Math 310, Applied Linear Algebra, Spring 2017

Instructor: Andrew Suk
Room: BSB 140
Time: MWF: 3-3:50pm
E-mail: suk [@] uic [dot] edu
Office hours: WF 2-3, SEO 521.
Syllabus: here.

Textbook: Linear Algebra and it applications by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, Judy J. McDonald, Addison-Wesley, 5-ed., 2015.

Course Description: Matrices, Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, LU-decomposition, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt process, determinants, inner products, eigenvalue problems, applications to differential equations and Markov processes.

Grading: Quizzes 10%, Midterm 1 25%, Midterm 2 25%, Final 40%.

Exams and quizzes: Quizzes every Friday, Midterm 1 will be on Friday February 17 in class, Midterm 2 will be on Friday April 7 in class. Final Exam: May 1, 8-10am in BSB 140. No calculators will be allowed in quizzes and exams.

Homeworks: Homeworks will not be collected. Assignments will be given out each week which quizzes will be based on.

TA Information: Dylon Chow. Will be in MSLC on Thursday Feb 16 from 1-3pm answering Math 310 questions.

Homework 1. Due Friday Jan 13. Chapter 1.1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 19, 25; Chapter 1.2: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 23, 25. Quiz 1 solutions are here.

Homework 2. Due Friday Jan 20. Chapter 1.3: 11, 13, 17, 21, 25; Chapter 1.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15. Quiz 2 solutions are here.

Homework 3. Due Friday Jan 27. Chapter 1.5: 1,3, 9, 11, 17; Chapter 1.7: 1, 3, 5, 9, 17, 19; Chapter 1.8: 1, 5, 7, 15, 19. Quiz 3 solutions are here.

Homework 4. Due Friday Feb 3. Chapter 1.9: 1, 3, 17, 19, 25; Chapter 2.1: 1, 5, 7, 12, 17.

Homework 5. Due Friday Feb 10. Chapter 2.2: 1, 5, 7, 31, 32; Chapter 2.3: 1, 3, 5, 13, 17, 33.

Homework 6. Due Friday Feb 17. Chapter 2.5: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15. Practice Test 1 can be found here.

Test 1 solutions are here.

Homework 7. Due Friday Feb 24. Chapter 3.1: 1, 5, 9, 17; Chapter 3.2: 1, 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19; Chapter 3.3: 3, 5, 9.

Homework 8. Due Friday Mar 3. Chapter 4.1: 1, 7, 11, 13, 15; Chapter 4.2: 5, 7, 13, 17, 25; Chapter 4.3: 1,3, 5, 11, 15.

Homework 9. Due Friday Mar 10. Chapter 4.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 19; Chapter 4.5: 1, 5, 11, 13, 19; Chapter 4.6: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15.

Homework 10: Due Friday Mar 17. Chapter 4.7: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13; Chapter 5.1: 1, 7, 11, 14, 21, 25; Chapter 5.2: 3, 7, 11, 13, 19, 23.

Homework 11: Due Friday Mar 31. Chapter 5.3: 1, 7, 13, 17, 21, 25; Chapter 5.5: 1, 3, 7, 13, 17, 23.

Homework 12: Due Friday Apr 7; Chapter 6.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 15. Practice test 2 can be found here.

Test 2 solutions are here

Homework 13: Due Friday Apr 14; Chapter 6.2: 1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17; Chapter 6.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.

Homework 14: Due Friday Apr 21; Chapter 6.4: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13; Chapter 6.5: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Homework 15: Due Friday Apr 28: Chapter 7.1: 1, 3, 13, 15, 17.

Practice final can be found here. An old final is here.

Grades: Quiz: 100 points (dropped two quizzes). Test 1 + 2 Scaled = (test 1 + 2)/240 * 500. Final scaled = (score/200)*400. Total score for the course is 1000.

A: 1000 - 770
B: 769 - 651
C: 650 - 460
D: 459 - 331
F: < 331

Final exams can be picked up after July in SEO 338 (Mary Hemby's Office).