Lectures:
· Section 200: (Honor section) 9:45am--11:00am Tue, Thu. Online.
· Section 501: 9:45am--11:00am Tue, Thu. Online.
· Section 502: 11:30am--12:45pm Tue, Thu. Online.
Instructor: Chun-Hung Liu, Blocker 631B, chliu (at) math (dot) tamu (dot) edu.
Office hours: 11:00am-12:00pm Mon, 2:00pm-3:00pm Tue, or by appointments.
Textbook: ``Linear Algebra with Applications'', 10th edition, by Steven J. Leon.
Course Description: Introductory course in linear algebra covering abstract ideas of vector space and linear transformation as well as models and applications of these concepts, such as systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants. We will cover most of sections in Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 in the textbook.
Prerequisites: MATH 148, MATH 152 or MATH 172.
Syllabus: (This document contains important information about this course. Please read it carefully.) (This document is subject to change until the first week of the class.)
· Section 200 (Honor section): Syllabus (WORD file)
· Section 501: Syllabus (WORD file)
· Section 502: Syllabus (WORD file)
Tentative schedule (This schedule might be updated frequently during the semester without notification. Dates for the midterms and final exam are fixed. The purpose of this schedule is to indicate what the sections of the textbook will be covered in the coming lectures. It will be helpful for understanding the material during the lectures if you read the textbook in advance.)
Homework assignments:
Questions for homework assignments will be announced here. The solutions will be posted at Canvas.
Homework 1 (Due January 28, 11:30pm.)
Homework 2 (Due February 2, 11:30pm.)
Homework 3 (Due February 9, 11:30pm.)
Homework 4 (Due February 26, 11:30pm.) (Deadline extended due to power outage.)
Homework 5 (Due March 9, 11:30pm.)
Homework 6 (Due March 16, 11:30pm.)
Homework 7 (Due March 24, 11:30pm.)
Homework 8 (Due March 30, 11:30pm.)
Homework 9 (Due April 5 (Mon), 11:30pm.)
Homework 10 (Due April 18 (Sun), 11:30pm.)
Homework 11 (Due April 25 (Sun), 11:30pm.)
Homework 12 (Self-practice only, no due date.)
Projects: (Section 200 only)
All related documents are available at Gradescope.
Project (Due April 23, 11:30pm.)
Dates for quizzes:
Quiz 1 is during the period between January 29, 1:00pm and January 31, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 1.1 and 1.3).
Quiz 2 is during the period between February 4, 1:00pm and February 6, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 1.2 and 1.4).
Quiz 3 is during the period between February 11, 1:00pm and February 13, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 1.5 and 2.1).
Quiz 4 is during the period between February 15 (Mon), 11:30am and February 28 (Sun), 11:30pm (scope: Sections 2.2 and 2.3). (Deadline extended due to power outage.)
First
Midterm: February
25
March
4 (Thursday),
lecture time (scope: Sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3). (Exam
time is changed due to potential power issues.)
Quiz 5 is during the period between March 11, 1:00pm and March 13, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 3.1 and 3.2).
Quiz 6 is during the period between March 17, 1:00pm and March 20, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 3.3 and 3.4).
Quiz 7 is during the period between March 25, 1:00pm and March 27, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 3.5 and 3.6).
Quiz 8 is during the period between April 1, 1:00pm and April 3, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 4.1 and 4.2).
Quiz 9 is during the period between April 4, 1:00pm and April 7, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 4.3 and 6.1).
Second Midterm: April 8 (Thursday), lecture time (scope: Sections 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.3, 6.1).
Quiz 10 is during the period between April 19, 1:00pm and April 22, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 6.3 and 5.2).
Quiz 11 is during the period between April 26, 1:00pm and April 29, 1:00pm (scope: Sections 5.3 and 5.5).
Final
exam: (scope: Sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.3, 5.2, 5.3,
5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.3).
Exam
time:
Sections 200 and 501: May 5 (Wednesday), 8:00am-10:00am.
Section 502: May 3 (Monday), 11:00am-1:00pm.