Linear Algebra by Jim Hefferon, Mathematics Saint Michael's College. ... (
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Syllabus: Math 320 MATH 320 Linear Algebra I, Spring 2007 31396 - LCD - undergrad MWF 2:00-2:50, Addams Hall 306 Instructor: Shmuel Friedland Office: 1215 SEO, phone: 413-2159, e:mail:
[email protected] web: //www.math.uic.edu/∼friedlan OFFICE HOURS: M 12:30-1:30, WF 8:30-9:30, or by appointment. TA: James Freitag Office: SEO 731, phone: (312)-996-2132 , e:mail:
[email protected] web: //www.math.uic.edu/∼freitag OFFICE HOURS: ? TEXT: 1. Linear Algebra by Jim Hefferon, Mathematics Saint Michael’s College. The book and the solutions are available free on the website: http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/ ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/book.pdf ftp://joshua.smcvt.edu/pub/hefferon/book/jhanswer.pdf 2. (Supplementary text): ”Schaum’s Outline of Linear ALgebra” by S. Lipschutz and M. Lipson, 4th edition. 3. I will follow my lecture notes: http://www2.math.uic.edu/∼friedlan/math320lec.pdf which are close in spirit and order of Hefferon’s book. PREREQUISITE: Concurrent registration in MATH 215, or previous registration to Math 215, or equivalent. The course will cover tentatively Chapters One-Four, and Chapter Five:I,II. We will roughly follow the first timetable of Hefferon’s book outlined on the page v. We will devote sometime to proofs of some of the statements presented in the class. Note: Math 320 is intended for Math and CS majors. It covers less material than Math 310, and it has a sequel Math 425. Homework problems: Will be assigned a week in advance. See my website: //www.math.uic.edu/∼friedlan GRADING: 1. Homework - 15% -Will be collected usually on Wednesdays. Selected problems will be graded by TA. 2. Quizzes - 15%. (Usually there would be 10 minutes quiz in the end of the class once a week, except the first week of classes, and the exam week.) 3. 1 Midterm - 25%. Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012. 3. Final Exam - 45%. Date:
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