This is the schedule for Jankowski's lecture (A0-A4) and materials for Math 1553.

For course policies, please read the syllabus carefully.

Please note that the schedule is tentative and may be changed without notice, especially before the semester begins.

Sections listed below correspond to Interactive Linear Algebra by Margalit and Rabinoff.

Date Topic Materials WeBWorK Quiz/Exam Remarks
M Aug 19 Overview Announcements
Slides
     
W Aug 21 1.1, Systems of linear equations Slides      
F Aug 23 Studio: through 1.1 Worksheet (solutions) Warmup    
M Aug 26 1.2, Row reduction Announcements
Slides
     
W Aug 28 1.2 (continued) and 1.3, Parametric form Slides 1.1  
F Aug 30 Studio: 1.2 and 1.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
Quiz: 1.1  
M Sep 2 Labor Day, No Class
W Sep 4 2.1 and 2.2: Vectors, vector equations, and spans Announcements
Slides
1.2 and 1.3    
F Sep 6 Studio: 2.1 and 2.2 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 1.2 and 1.3  
M Sep 9 2.3, Matrix equations Announcements
Slides
     
W Sep 11 2.4, Solution sets and 2.5, Linear independence Slides for 2.4
Slides for 2.5
2.1+2.2    
F Sep 13 Studio: 2.3-2.5 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 2.1 and 2.2  
M Sep 16 2.5, Linear independence (continued) Announcements
Slides for 2.5
     
W Sep 18 2.6, Subspaces Slides 2.3, 2.4, 2.5    
F Sep 20 Midterm 1: through 2.5     Midterm 1 solutions
Sample Midterm 1A (solutions)
Sample Midterm 1B (solutions)
M Sep 23 2.7 and 2.9: Basis, dimension, Rank and basis theorems Announcements
Slides
     
W Sep 25 3.1, Matrix transformations Slides 2.6    
F Sep 27 Studio: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  No quiz
M Sep 30 3.2, One-to-one and onto transformations Announcements
Slides
    Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM
W Oct 2 3.3, Linear transformations Slides 2.7+2.9, 3.1    
F Oct 4 Studio: 3.2, 3.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1  
M Oct 7 3.4 and 3.5, Matrix multiplication and inverses Announcements
Slides
W Oct 9 3.5 (continued) and 3.6, The Invertible Matrix Theorem Slides 3.2 and 3.3  
F Oct 11 Studio: 3.4-3.6 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 3.2 and 3.3  
M Oct 14 School Holiday, No Class
W Oct 16 Review 3.4, 3.5+3.6    
F Oct 18 Midterm 2: 2.6 through 3.6   Midterm 2 solutions
Sample Midterm 2A (solutions)
Sample Midterm 2B (solutions)
M Oct 21 4.1, Determinants Announcements
Slides for 4.1 and 4.3
   
W Oct 23 4.2 and 4.3: Cofactor expansions, determinants, and volumes Slides for 4.2      
F Oct 25 Studio: Ch. 4 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement ( solutions)
  No quiz Last day to withdraw (will receive "W"): Oct. 26, 4 PM
M Oct 28 5.1, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors Announcements
Slides
     
W Oct 30 5.1 (continued) and 5.2, The characteristic polynomial Slides Det. I and Det. II    
F Nov 1 Studio: 5.1 and 5.2 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: Chapter 4  
M Nov 4 5.4, Diagonalization Announcements
Slides
     
W Nov 6 5.4 (continued) and 5.5, Complex eigenvalues Slides 5.1 and 5.2    
F Nov 8 Studio: 5.4, 5.5 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement (solutions)
  Quiz: 5.1 and 5.2  
M Nov 11 5.6, Stochastic matrices Announcements
Slides
     
W Nov 13 6.1, Dot products and orthogonality Slides 5.4 and 5.5  
F Nov 15 Midterm 3: 4.1 through 5.5 Midterm 3 solutions
Sample Midterm 3A (solutions)
Sample Midterm 3B (solutions)
M Nov 18 6.2 and 6.3, Orthogonal complements and projections Announcements
Slides
 
W Nov 20 6.3, continued Slides 5.6 and 6.1    
F Nov 22 Studio: 5.6 through 6.3 Worksheet (solutions)
Supplement ( solutions)
   
M Nov 25 6.5, Least squares Slides    
W Nov 27 Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
F Nov 29 Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
M Dec 2 Review for final exam Announcements
Sample final exam (solutions)
Extra practice ( solutions)
Tue Dec 10 Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm (location to be determined)