MATH 225: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Fall 2002

Section M1 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 149 Henry Building

Section R2 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 147 Altgeld Hall

Instructor: John Maki
Department of Mathematics
Office: B1 Coble Hall
email: johnmaki@math.uiuc.edu

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 5 pm, and by appointment.

Textbook: Linear Algebra and its Applications, Third Edition, by David Lay

Syllabi:

• Syllabus for section M1
  
• Syllabus for section R2

• The Final Exam is upon us. The material will cover Chapters 1-6, excluding least squares and orthogonal matrices. (For a complete list of the particular sections of each chapter we covered, check the syllabus link above.)
• The review session will be Tuesday, 17 December, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in 245 Altgeld Hall.

Handouts/Review Sheets:

• A review sheet for all the rest of the material we covered is now available.
• Review sheet (as handed out in class) covering Chapters 3 and 4.1-4.3.
• Here is a revised and expanded review sheet, covering both Chapters 1 and 2.
• A brief review of material for the first quiz is now available.
• Look here for additional commentary on Section 1.1.

Homework:

• Old Assignments: Due Tuesday, 10 Dec. or Thursday, 12 Dec.: Section 6.1 #2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 and Section 6.2 #1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 14
  The question of the week is: What is your favorite Christmas present which you've given?

  Due Tuesday, 3 Dec.: Section 5.1 #1, 4, 6, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29 and Section 5.2 #3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 22 and Section 5.3 #1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25, 26, 27, 32.
  The question of the week is: What is your favorite website on the internet (well, besides mine)?

  Due Tuesday, 19 Nov.: Section 4.5 #1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 22, 25 and Section 4.6 #2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30.
  The question of the week is: What holiday food item do you look forward to the most?

  Due Tuesday, 5 Nov.: Section 4.2 #15, 18, 22, 24, 28 and Section 4.3 #3, 4, 7, 13, 16, 20, 21, 25, 29, 30, 33, 34
  The question of the week is: What would be your theme song? That is, if there is one song that would play every time you walk into the room, what would it be?

  Due Tuesday, 29 Oct.: Section 4.1 #3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 20, 21, 32, 33 and Section 4.2 #1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11. If you want a challenge, you can try 22 and 30 in Section 4.1. (I think #22 is one of the toughest problems I've seen in the text so far.)
  The question of the week is: If you could live in neither the U.S.A. nor your native country, where would you choose to live?
  

  Due Tuesday, 22 Oct.: Section 3.3 #3, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 29
  The question of the week is: More prognostication... Will President Bush be re-elected for a second term? (No wrong answer here, folks. I'm just wondering what your grasp on the zeitgeist is telling you.)
  

  Due Tuesday, 15 Oct.: Section 2.6 #1, 2, 5, 7, 10 and Section 3.1 #5, 10, 19, 20, 21, 37 and Section 3.2 #7, 12, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36
  The question of the week is: When do you think the first permanent moon colony will be established?
  

  Due Tuesday, 1 Oct.: Section 2.1 #1, 4, 7, 9, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 and Section 2.2 #5, 13, 16, 18, 25, 26, 31 and Section 2.3 #13, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27. And, for fun, you can consider 23 and 24 in 2.1 and 35 in 2.2. (For those of us who were wondering why invertible matrices need to be square, 23 and 24 together imply this fact.)
  The question of the week is: Where would you like to be living when you are 30 years old?
  

  Due Tuesday, 24 Sept.: Section 1.7 #2, 5, 9, 12, 17, 18, 21-25, 28, 33, 36, 37 and Section 1.10 #1, 3a, 10
  The question of the week is: Who is your favorite visual artist?
  

  Due Tuesday, 17 Sept.: Section 1.4 #1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 31 and Section 1.5 #1, 5, 8, 11, 13, 19, 23, 24, 26, 29-32
  The question of the week is: Where is the highest place you've been (commercial airplane rides excepted)?
  

  Due Tuesday, 10 Sept.: Section 1.2 #1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 28 and Section 1.3 #1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24
  The question of the week is: What is your favorite food? Be specific. (And if you failed to answer last week's question, please do that also.)
  

  Due Tuesday, 3 Sept.: Section 1.1 #1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23-25 (to hand in) and look at problems 29-32
  The question of the week is: Where are you from?