Calendar for Mathematics 317 B - Fall 2003

This is only a tentative schedule. Watch out for updates and homework deadlines.

Week 1 starting Monday 8/25

Chapter 1: Vectors, Matrices and Linear Systems
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Dot Product (angles, lengths)

Week 2 starting Monday 9/1

Mon 9/1: University holiday
1.3 Introduction to Proofs
Homework 1 due

Week 3 starting Monday 9/8

1.4 Matrices
1.5 Matrix Multiplication

Week 4 starting Monday 9/15

Chapter 2: Linear Systems Revisited
2.1: Introduction, Row reduction
2.2 Row equivalence

Week 5 starting Monday 9/22

Homework 2 due
Tuesday 9/23 Test 1

Week 6 starting Monday 9/29

Chapter 3: Determinants and Eigenvalues
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Determinants and Row Reduction

Week 7 starting Monday 10/6

3.3 Further Properties of the determinant

Week 8 starting Monday 10/13

3.4 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
Thu 10/16 midterm grades due

Week 9 starting Monday 10/20

Chapter 4: Finite-dimensional Vector Spaces
4.1 Axioms of a vector space
4.2 Subspaces, Closure Properties
4.3 Span

Week 10 starting Monday 10/27

4.4 Linear Independence
4.5 Basis and Dimension
Fri 10/31 Test 2

Week 11 starting Monday 11/3

4.6 Constructing Special Bases
4.7 Coordinatization
Fri 11/7 last day to drop

Week 12 starting Monday 11/10

4.7 Coordinatization
Chapter 5: Linear Transformations

Week 13 starting Monday 11/17

Week X starting Monday 11/24

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 14 starting Monday 12/1

Chapter 6: Orthogonality
Fri 12/5 Test 3

Week 15 starting Monday 12/8

Dead week - finish odds and ends, revision

Week 16 starting Monday 12/15

Final exam Thu 12/18, 12-2 in usual classroom