Math 311 -- Topics in Applied Mathematics I, Fall 2022

Course Information

Instructor: Suhan Zhong
E-mail: suzhong@tamu.edu
Office: BLOC 641A.
Office Hours: TR 2:30-3:30 pm and F 11:25 am-12:15 pm via Zoom (link TBA) or by appointment

Section:503
Class Meeting Time and Place: TR 12:45-2:00 pm, HELD 113

Textbook: Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus, 8th edition, by Leon/Colley, Pearson, 2012.

Course Description. Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions; vector analysis, including gradient, divergence, curl, line and surface integrals, Gauss', Green's and Stokes' theorems. Prerequisites: MATH 221, MATH 251, or MATH 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment.

Weekly Schedule:

0. Sections 1.1-1.2
1. Sections 1.2-1.3, 1.4-1.5
2. Sections 2.1-2.2, 2.2
3. Sections 3.1-3.2, 3.2-3.3
4. Sections 3.4-3.5, 3.5
5. Sections 3.5-3.6, Review, Test 1
6. Sections 4.1-4.2, 4.2-4.3
7. Sections (Fall break, no class), 5.1-5.2
8. Sections 5.3-5.4, 5.4-5.5
9. Sections 5.5-5.6, 6.1-6.2
10. Sections 6.2-6.3, Review, Test 2
11. Sections 7.1-7.5, 8.3-8.4
12. Sections 8.4, 10.1, 10.1-10.2
13. Sections 10.2-10.3, (Thanksgiving, no class)
14. Sections 11.1-11.2, 11.2-11.3
15. Review for Final

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Homework: will be assigned regularly on a weekly basis. The due dates and time are stated in each assignment. All assignments need to be submitted through Gradescope.
Late homeworks: without/with a valid excuse will be rejected/dropped.

Instructions for Tests and Final Exam:

Tests will be made based on homework problems. Final exam is about 1/3 old and 2/3 new contents)
You are allow to bring a formula sheet without any detailed numbers (except 0 or 1) and a calculator to do +,-,*,/ (four operations only).

Grading Policy: Tests 1&2, 100 pts each, Homeworks 100 pts, Final 150 pts, Total 450 pts. 450>A>405>B>360>C>315>D>270>F
Final Exam: TBA

Make-ups for missed exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam is missed. Consistent with University Student Rules, students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.

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