Math 415 D13, Fall 2008

Linear Algebra

• Instructor: Aldo Manfroi, amanfroi at uiuc dot edu
• Class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:00-11:50 am, in 245 Altgeld Hall
• Web pages
  • Daily reading and (non-graded) homework guide (Last updated on Nov. 21)
  • Graded homeworks and due dates (Last updated on Nov. 12)
  • 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: Sep. 29, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: Chapters 1 and 2. A practice test can be found here. A solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 2: Oct. 29, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: 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. A practice test can be found here. A solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 3: Dec. 3, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: Sections 6.2, 7.1-7.2, 8.1-8.4, and everything covered for the first two midterms. A practice test can be found here. A solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!
• Final exam: 8:00-11:00 am, Thursday, December 18. 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!
• Online scores: you can check your scores for the graded homework and the tests here. Click on "Score Reports", you will be asked for your netid and password. Please check them for accuracy and report to me immediately any discrepancy with the scores you have on your homework or test.