Department of Mathematics
Math 415 - Fall 2009

Math 415. Applied Linear Algebra
Section M13 TuTh 9:30 - 10:50am in 245 Altgeld Hall

 

Syllabus | Grading | Resources | Homework | Exams and quizzes | News and Announcements | Lecture Log  

News and Information

11/18/09:  The syllabus for tomorrow's midterm does not include Section 6.4.

11/10/09:  Thursday's quiz will occupy the FIRST 10 minutes of class time. Don't be late!

11/09/09: The third midterm exam will be in class on Thursday November 19. See here for details.

10/28/09: There will NOT be a quiz this Thursday. The next quiz will be on Thursday November 5.

10/14/09: The second midterm exam WILL be in class on Thursday October 22. See here for details.

9/26/09: There will NOT be a quiz in this coming week. The next quiz will be on Thursday October 8.

9/21/09: To help you study for Thursday's midterm, I prepared a summary of the main ideas and results we have covered so far. You can find it here. Here's another tip for the midterm: Some of the questions will be taken from the homework problems.

9/15/09: The first midterm exam will be in class on Thursday September 24. See here for details.

9/2/09:  Tomorrow's quiz will occupy the FIRST 10 minutes of class time. Don't be late!

9/1/09:  Starting today, tutoring will be available (for all sections of Math 415) Monday through Thursday from 5pm to 9pm in room 347 Altgeld Hall (5pm to 7pm) and room 243 Altgeld Hall (7pm to 9pm).

8/31/09:   The first quiz will be on Thursday September 3. It will cover Sections 1.1-1.3. and 2.1-2.3

8/25/09:   Welcome to the class!


Instructor

Professor Steven Bradlow
E-mail: bradlow@illinois.edu
Office: 322 Illini Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday 11am-12noon or by appointment

Text

Introduction to Linear Algebra, 4th edition. by Gilbert Strang (Wellesley-Cambridge, 2009)

Syllabus

Chapter 1, Sections 1-3
Chapter 2, Sections 1-7
Chapter 3, Sections 1-6
Chapter 8, Section 2
Chapter 4, Sections 1-4
Chapter 5, Sections 1-3
Chapter 6, Sections 1-7
Chapter 8, Section 3
Chapter 10, Sections 1-3
Chapter 8, Section 5

Grading

Your grade for the course will be determined by a weighted average of your scores for weekly quizzes, three midterms and a final. The weights of each will be:
Quizzes = 10%
Midterm1 = 20%
Midterm2 = 20%
Midterm 3 = 20%
Final = 30%

Resources

  • The following helpful websites are listed in the Preface of the textbook:

    ocw.mit.edu , web.mit.edu/18.06 , math.mit/edu/linearalgebra

  • Tutoring is available (for all sections of Math 415) Monday through Thursday from 5pm to 9pm in room 347 Altgeld Hall (5pm to 7pm) and room 243 Altgeld Hall (7pm to 9pm)

    Homework

    Homework will be posted at this website. The homework will not be graded but this doesn't mean it's unimportant! The best (maybe the only) way to learn the course material is to work examples. As added incentive to do the homework, all exams (midterms and final) will include questions either taken directly from, or modeled closely on, the homework sets.

    Homework 1 Homework 2 Homework 3 Homework 4 Homework 5 Homework 6

    Homework 7 Homework 8 Homework 9

    Exams

    There will be weekly quizzes, three midterms and a final exam. Dates and syllabi for the midterms will be announced at least one week in advance. The (tentative) dates for the midterms are Thursday September 24, October 22 , and November 19.

    Quizzes

    Unless otherwise stated, sections are from the text

    Quiz Date Sections covered Solutions
    1 Thursday September 3 Sections 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.3 here
    2 Thursday September 10 Sections 2.4-2.6 here
    3 Thursday September 17 Sections 2.7, 3.1-3.2 here
    4 Thursday October 8 Sections 3.4-3.6 here
    5 Thursday October 15 Sections 8.2, 4.1 here
    6 Thursday November 5 Sections 4.4, 5.1 here
    7 Thursday November 12 Sections 5.2-3, 6.1 here

    Midterm 1

    When: Thursday Sepetember 24 (in class)
    On What: Sections 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.7, 3.1-3.3. See here for a summary of the main ideas and results covered in these sections.
    Solutions: here
    Average Grade: 70/85

    Midterm 2

    When: Thursday October 22 (in class)
    On What: Sections 3.4-3.6, 8.2, 4.1-4.3. See here for a summary of the main ideas and results covered in these sections.
    Solutions: here
    Average Grade: 75/93

    Midterm 3

    When: Thursday November 19 (in class)
    On What: Sections 4.4, 5.1-3, 6.1-3
    Solutions: here
    Average Grade:

    Final
    When: 
    On What: Everything we did in class

    Lecture Log

    Unless otherwise stated, sections are from the text

    Lecture
    Date
    Sections (to be) covered
    1 Tuesday August 25 Section 1.1-1.3
    2 Thursday August 27 Section 2.1-2.3
    3 Tuesday September 1 Section 2.4
    4 Thursday September 3 Section 2.5, 2.6
    5 Tuesday September 8 Section 2.6, 2.7
    6 Thursday September 10 Section 3.1, 3.2
    7 Tuesday September 15 Section 3.3
    8 Thursday September 17 Section 3.4, 3.5
    9 Tuesday September 22 Section 3.5
    10 Thursday September 24 MIDTERM 1
    11 Tuesday September 29 Section 3.6
    12 Thursday October 1 Sections 3.6, 8.2
    13 Tuesday October 6 Section 8.2
    14 Thursday October 8 Section 4.1
    15 Tuesday October 13 Section 4.1-4.2
    16 Thursday October 15 Section 4.2-4.3
    17 Tuesday October 20 Section 4.3-4.4
    18 Thursday October 22 MIDTERM 2
    19 Tuesday October 27 Section 4.4, 5.1
    20 Thursday October 29 Section 5.1, 5.2
    21 Tuesday November 3 Section 5.2, 5.3
    22 Thursday November 5 Section 6.1
    23 Tuesday November 10 Section 6.2, 6.3
    24 Thursday November 12 Section 6.3, 6.4
    25 Tuesday November 17 Section 6.4
    26 Thursday November 19 MIDTERM 3


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