Math 410 E1, Spring 2012

Linear Algebra and Financial Applications

• Instructor: Aldo Manfroi, amanfroi at uiuc dot edu
• Class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:00-1:50 pm, in 245 Altgeld Hall.
• Web pages
  • Daily reading and (non-graded) homework guide (Last updated on Apr. 27)
  • Graded homeworks and due dates (Last updated on Apr. 13)
  • Syllabus (as a PDF) (Last updated on Jan. 14)
  • Student feedback (anonymous)
• Office hours location: 231 Illini Hall, tel: 333-0217 (but it is much better to use e-mail to contact me!)
• Office hours time: Tueday 9:30 - 10:30 am, Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30 am, or set an appointment by e-mail
• Text: David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its applications, 4th Ed., 2011, Addison-Wesley.
• Midterm 1: Feb. 17, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Sections 1.1-1.7, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1-3.3. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here. Another practice test can be found here. Notice I have no typed solutions for this second practice test. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 2: Mar. 16, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Sections 4.1 to 4.7, 4.9, 5.1 to 5.3 and 5.5, and everything covered on the first midterm. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here. Another practice test can be found here. Notice I have no typed solutions for this second practice test. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 3: Apr. 25, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Sections 5.7, 6.1-6.6, 1.8, and 1.9, and everything covered on the first two midterms. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here. Another practice test can be found here. Notice I have no typed solutions for this second practice test. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!
• Final exam: 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Friday, May 11. Location: in class. Material covered: Everything covered in class. See the daily reading guide for a partial summary. If in doubt, please ask me. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!
• Online scores: you can check your scores for the graded homework and the tests on Compass2g. Please check them for accuracy and report to me immediately any discrepancy with the scores you have on your homework or test. You now have all the info you need to calculate your total score for the course following the grading policy explained in the syllabus. Letter grades are assigned on a 10 point scale, so that a score of 100-90 corresponds to an A, 89.99-80 to a B, and so on.