Math 307 Linear Algebra

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Course Information
Homework Assignments
Examination information
Disability Information
Selected mathematical content from class and solutions

Homework assignments

Homework will be assigned in each class; ungraded homework will be discussed in each class. Graded homework assignments given the previous week are due at the beginning of class each Tuesday, but will be collected at the end of Thursday without penalty (and you may want to keep your assignment for use in the Thursday quiz); they will not be accepted late. In the table below, weeks are alternately colored. Typically two of the problems are graded (each worth 2 points for correct answer with justification, or 1 point for wrong answer but reasonable attempt or right answer without justification) and 1 point is given for completeness (meaning all or almost all problems are done).
H# problems are in a linked PDF file.

Date	Section	Problems (* to be graded)
8/21/12	1.1	1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26*
8/23/12	1.2	1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22*, 23
8/28/12	1.3	3, 10, 11, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26*
	1.4	7, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32*
8/30/12	1.5	1, 6,11,12,23,26
	1.7	1, 6, 7, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 34
9/4/12	1.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 31, 36, H1
	1.9	1, 2, 15, 16*, 17
9/6/12	2.1	1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 22*
9/11/12	2.2	1, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18
	2.3	11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 28*
9/13/12	2.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 7 11, 12, 23, 24, H2 , H3*
9/18/12	2.9	1, 2. 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20*
9/20/12	3.1	9, 10, 15, 16, 33, 34, 37, 38
9/25/12	review	homework & quiz will be returned
9/27/12	test	no quiz, no homework collection (problems from 2.9 and 3.1 will be collected the following week)
10/2/12	3.2	1-4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25
10/4/12	4.1	1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 21, 22*
10/9/12	4.2	1, 7, 8, 15, 16, 31*
	4.3	1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22
10/11/12		no additional homework assignment
10/16/12	4.4	3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 31, 32
10/18/12	4.7	1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8*
	5.4	1, 2, 5, 6
10/23/12	4.9	1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10
10/25/12	5.1	1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16
	5.2	For problems <= 6, find characteristic polynomial, eigenvalues, basis for eigenspace: 1, 2, 4, 6. 9, 10, 15, 16*
10/30/12	5.3	7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22
11/1/12	5.4	H4*
	5.5	1, 2*
11/6/12	applications	no homework
11/8/12	review	homework will be collected
11/13/12	6.1	1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10*, 15, 19 (quiz in class)
	6.2	1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10*
11/15/12	test	no quiz, no homework collection
11/27/12	6.3	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10
	6.4	1, 2, 3, 4 (for 4 find an orthonormal basis), 5, 6* (for 6, find proj_W(v) where v=[1,1,1,1]^T)
11/29/12	review	quiz in class, homework on 6.1 and 6.2 will be collected
12/4/12	applications
12/6/12	review

Course Information

Syllabus 8/21/12

Policies 9/6/12- quiz dates changed

Lectures
T TH 2:10-3:25 PM in Carver 205

Text
Linear Algebra and its Applications, 4th edition, by David Lay, published by Pearson

Instructor Information

Prof. Leslie Hogben	Dr. Andrew Ylvisaker
LHogben@iastate.edu (please put math 307 in subject header)	andrewy@iastate.edu
488 Carver	456 Carver
294-8168 (do not leave messages, use e-mail instead)	294-0027
Office Hours: through Dec 7 MW 10-10:50 AM F 11-11:50 AM and by appointment	Office Hours: through Dec 7 Monday 2:10-3:00 Tuesday 12:10-1:00 Wednesday 1:10-2:00 Thursday 12:10-1:00 Friday 2:10-3:00 and by appointment
	Exam Week Office Hours: Monday Dec 10 2-4 PM Tuesday 10-11:30 AM

Examination Information

Test 1 was given Thursday Sept 27. It will cover Chapters 1 and 2 (the sections covered in class and homework). Any questions from these chapters (including graded homework problems) can be asked during review Tues 9/25.
Test 2 was given Thursday Nov. 15. It will cover Chapters 3, 4, 5 (the sections covered in class and homework).
Final exam will be given Tuesday Dec. 11 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the classroom (205 Carver; time determined by the first contact Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. ) The final is comprehensive. More information about topics covered will be given in class during the reviews 11/29 and 12/6. Here are some points:

Topics since last test (Chapter 6 Inner products, orthgonality, projections) will be emphasized since not previously tested
Some topics from earlier get subsumed in others. Fore example, solving a system of linear equations turns up in many contexts such as rfinding an eigenvector. Techiniques of this tyoe are critical toknow but likely will not have a question specifically just on that.
In addition to chapter 6, important topics include: eigenvalues/eigenvectors/diagonalization; determining whether a subset of a vector space is a subspace; finding a asis for s subspace; determining whether a function is a linear transformation, matrix of a linear transformation.

Iowa State University complies with the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If a student has a disability that qualifies and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for information on appropriate policies and procedures. DR is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076; their phone is 515-294-6624. Any student who requires an accommodation under such provisions should contact the instructor privately as soon as possible and no later than the end of the first week of class or as soon as documentation of the need for accommodation is obtained. Contact may be made by e-mail (LHogben@iastate.edu), telephone (4-8168), or in person (office 488 Carver). No retroactive accommodations will be provided in this class.

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