Math 4305: Linear Algebra AG, AU, Q, QSH &QSZ
Course Information (Fall 2014)

Time: MWF, 14:05-14:55
Place: Weber SST III Room 1
Text: Otto Bretscher, Linear Algebra with Applications, 5th edition(2012).
 
Instructor: Prof. Ronghua Pan
Office: Skiles 108C
Phone: (404)894-8947
E-mail: panrh@math.gatech.edu
WWW: www.math.gatech.edu/~panrh/Teaching/Fall2014/math4305/4305.html
Office Hours: MW, 1-2 pm, Skiles 108C, and by appointments.
Academic Honesty
All student are expected to comply with the Institute's Honor Code (http://www.osi.gatech.edu/plugins/content/index.php?id=46).
Evidence of cheating or other violations of the Honor code will be referred to the Office of Student Integrity.


Homework: Homeworks will be assigned once a week and they must be turned in on time.
Homework turned in late will not be graded.
Tests: There will be two in-class midterms and one final exam.
Grading: Grades will be based on the exams and homework, your best 9 homeworks count for 25%;
 in-class midterms count for 40% (20% each); the final exam counts for 35%.
  Curves: Curves will be determined by the median of the final percentage at the end of the semester.

Tentative Syllabus

 
Date
Topics covered
Homework
Week 1
8/18-8/22
1.1, 1.2, 1.2          
Week 2
8/25-8/29
1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Week 3
9/1-9/5
Labor day, 2.3,  2.4
Week 4
9/8-9/12
3.1, 3.2
Homework 4
Week 5
9/15-9/19
3.3, 3.4 , 4.1
Prepare for Midterm 1
Week 6
9/22-9/26
 4.2,  Review, Exam
Homework 5
Week 7
9/29-10/3
4.3, 5.1
Homework 6
Week 8
10/6-10/10
5.2, 5.3
Homework 7
Week 9
10/13-10/17
(fall recess), 5.4, 5.5
Homework 8
Week 10
10/20-10/24
6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Homework 9
Week 11
10/27-10/31
 7.1, 7.2
Prepare for Exam 2
Week 12
11/3-11/7
Review, Exam, 7.3
Homework 10
Week 13
11/10-11/14
7.4, 7.5,
Homework 11
Week 14
11/17-11/21
8.1, 8.2
Homework 12
Week 15
11/24-11/28
8.3, (Thanksgiving)

Week 16
12/3-12/5
Review and study
 Final exam  (New!)


Final Exam, 12/08 at 11:30--14:20