Math 415 C13, Fall 2008

Linear Algebra

• Instructor: Aldo Manfroi, amanfroi at uiuc dot edu
• Class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00-10:50 am, in 245 Altgeld Hall
• Web pages
  • Daily reading and (non-graded) homework guide (Last updated on Sep. 2)
  • Graded homeworks and due dates (Last updated on Sep. 2)
  • Syllabus (as a PDF) (Last updated on Aug. 19)
  • 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: Monday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wednesday 8:20 - 9:20 am, or by e-mail appointment
• Text: Olver and Shakiban, Applied Linear Algebra, 2006, Prentice-Hall. We will cover most of Chapters 1 to 9.
• Midterm 1: TBA, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Chapters 1 and 2. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 2: TBA, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Chapters 3, 4, and 5 (excluding the Cholesky factorization, sections 3.3, 3.6, 5.4, and 5.7. Include only first subsection of 4.4), and everything covered for the first midterm. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 3: TBA, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: probably Sections 6.2, 7.1-7.2, 8.1-8.4, and everything covered for the first two midterms. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!
• Final exam: 8:00-11:00 am, Friday, December 19. Location: in class. Material covered: Everything covered in class. See the daily reading guide for a partial summary. If in doubt, please ask me. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!