PROFESSOR: Dr. Catherine Yan
OFFICE:
BLOCKER 513F
E-MAIL:
cyan@math.tamu.edu,
CLASS:
MWF 10:20-11:10, HEB 203
OFFICE HOUR: Wednesday 1:40--2:40.. Back-up: Friday 1:40--2:40.
TEXT: Linear Algebra with Applications, ninth
edition by Steven J. Leon, Pearson, ISBN 978-0-321-96221-8
The
First-day Handout is available here.
SYLLABUS:
Math 304 is a course on Linear algebra. As described in the Course
Catalog, we will cover Linear equations and matrices; real vector
spaces, linear transformations,change of bases, determinants,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, and orthogonality.
They are in sections 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.3, Sections
5.1-5.6, and 6.1-6.3 of the textbook.
A
general course description and schedule from Department of
Mathematics, TAMU
TEST
There are three tests in this semester. For closed-book tests each student is allowed to bring one sheets (8.5in * 11 in) of notes to the test. One cannot share the note with others during the test. No calculator is allowed during the test.
The first test will be given on September 23, 2019, Monday. It is a take-home closed book test.
We will cover Chapters 1 and 2, (not including 1.6).
The second test will be given on October 28, Monday, in class. (50 minutess)
We will cover most of Chapters 3 and 4.
The third test will be on December 10, Tuesday, 8:00--10:00 am. It is the university-assigned final exam period.
We will cover Chapters 5 and 6, (up to 6.3).
Office hours during the final period: TBA
Any request for re-grading of a test must be done within one week of the day on which it was returned to you. You can not make any change on the problems that need to be re-graded.
Any inquire of not-returned homowork or test (except the last one) must be done within one week of the day on which the homework set or test is handed back to the class.
For each section I will assigne a list of exercises. The assignment and the solutions are available on eCampus.
Please practice on you own. You should do a
section no later than one week after we discuss it in lectures. They
will be checked periodically.
MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-ups for missed quizzes and exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam or quiz 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 or quiz. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.
POLICY FOR ABSENCES: Attendance on a regular basis is expected.
While there are occasionally good reasons for you to choose to miss
class, my experience has been that there is a strong correlation
between attendance (as long as you are awake and listening) and
performance in the course.
For absence related to injure
or illness, students who are absent from class three or more days
should provide instructors with confirmation from a medical provider
for an excused absence.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Copying work done by others, either in-cl ass or out of class, is an act of scholastic dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. Collaboration on assignments, either in-class or out-of-class, is forbidden unless permission to do so is granted by your instructor. For more information on university policies regarding scholastic dishonesty, see University Student Rules .
COPYRIGHT POLICY: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. One xerox copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
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Title IX and Statement on Limits to Confidentiality
Texas A&M University and the College of Science are committed to fostering a learning environment that
is safe and productive for all. University policies and federal and state laws provide guidance for
achieving such an environment. Although class materials are generally considered confidential pursuant to student
record policies and laws, University employees — including instructors — cannot maintain confidentiality when it
conflicts with their responsibility to report certain issues that jeopardize the health and safety of our community.
As the instructor, I must report (per Texas A&M System Regulation 08.01.01) the following information to other
University offices if you share it with me, even if you do not want the disclosed information to be shared: