Mathematics 307B: Theory of Matrices

Instructor: Jonathan Smith, 496 Carver, 4-8172 (voice mail)

e-mail: jdhsmithATmathDOTiastateDOTedu (substitute punctuation)

Office Hours: Mon. 2:10pm, 3:10 pm, 5:30pm; Wed. 2:10pm, 3:10pm (subject to change)

Grading: 10% for each of three graded homework assignments, 20% for each of two in-class tests, and 30% for the final.
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Textbook: D. C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 3rd ed., Addison Wesley, 2006, ISBN 0-321-28713-4

Study Plan: reserve 1 - 2 hours for homework between each pair of classes. Successful performance in the class depends critically on completion of the homework assignments.

Communication devices must remain switched off during the class periods and final.

Syllabus: Linear equations, matrices, vector spaces.

Homework Assignments