School of Mathematics

MA 1554 Linear Algebra - Fall 2019

Lecture meeting times: Section G1-G5 MWF 11:15-12:10 DM Smith 105 and Section H1-H5 MWF 12:20-1:10 DM Smith 105
Instructor: Sal Barone
Office: Skiles 013
Office hours: MW 1:20-2:20 (and by appointment, email me). 
email: sbarone7 at math.gatech.edu

 FINAL EXAM LOCATION in HOWEY-PHYSICS 
 L1 (G1-G5 and H4-H5) and L4 (H1-H3), 
 Tuesday, Dec 10th 6:00PM-8:50PM

Course documents

Syllabus
Math 1554 Master Website
Learning Goals for 1554
Pearson MyLab online textbook access with MyLab purchase - access course sign up through Canvas.
Piazza! discussion board
Letter grade calculator
Overview Slides
My Spring '15 MA1553 course and My Fall '16 MA1553 course and My Spring '17 MA1553 course
Handwritten Homework - Participation <-- Final! for 11/15
ILA Interactive Linear Algebra textbook written by Georgia Tech professors for 1553

Coordinated Course Website

Access for sample quizzes, worksheets, and exams is at pwp.gatech.edu/math1554/
Worksheets
Sample Quizzes and Exams
Schedule
Review Midterm 2A
Review Midterm 2B
Review Midterm 2A
Review Midterm 3 (from lecture)

Exam Solutions and Lecture Notes

Exam 1 solutions
Exam 2 solutions
Exam 3 solutions
Lecture notes 9/13 (annotated)
Lecture notes Chapters 1 and 2
Lecture notes Chapters 3 and 5
Lecture notes Chapters 5 through 7
In class final review sheets A and B and C <-- New!
Straw poll for fun only

Unofficial Supplementary Documents

Summer '19 worksheets for recitation
- Week 1 Thursday (2.2)
- Week 2 Tuesday (2.2,2.3,3.1,3.2)/Tuesday (3.1,3.2)/Tuesday (3.1,3.2)/Tuesday (3.3)
- Week 3 Tuesday (3.5)/Tuesday (3.6,3.7,3.8)/Tuesday (3.6) and Wednesday (4.1,4.3)/Wednesday (4.4,4.5)
- Week 4 Thursday (5.1)/ Thursday (5.2)/ Thursday (5.1,5.2,5.3)
- Week 5 Tuesday (6.1)/ Tuesday (6.1,6.2) and Wednesday (6.4)/Wednesday (6.4,6.5)/Wednesday (6.5)
- Week 6 Tuesday (7.1-7.5)/ Tuesday (7.2,7.3,7.5) and Wednesday (7.1-7.5)/ Wednesday (7.2,7.3,7.5)
Handwritten Homework and Interactive Classroom documents (from Spring '17)
- OLD Handwritten Homework OLD <-- Excellent for theoretical practice - see above for CURRENT HHW
- Worksheet 1
- Worksheet 2
- Worksheet 3
- Worksheet 4
- Worksheet 5
- Worksheet 6
- Worksheet 7
- Worksheet 8
- Worksheet 9
- CAS Review Set for Final Exam
Class Notes (from Spring '17 - but still awesome!)
Old Tests (for practice)
More Worksheets and other material
- Worksheet 1 and Groupwork 1
- Worksheet 2 and Alternate Worksheet 2 (solutions available!)
- Worksheet 3 and Conceptual Worksheet and An alternate worksheet with full solutions
- Worksheet 4 with full solutions
- Exam 1 review
- Worksheet 5 and Alternate Worksheet 5 with solutions
- Worksheet 6 and Alternate Worksheet 6 with solutions
- Worksheet 7 and a really nice Alternate Worksheet 7
- Exam 2 review and its Solutions
- Extra Exam 2 material: Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3
- Worksheet 8
- Worksheet 9
- Worksheet 9b
- Exam 3 review and Exam 3 review answers
- Worksheet 10
- Worksheet 11 and Worksheet 11 (alt) and Worksheet 12
- Final Exam review
Old Quizzes(for yet more practice)
Homework
- Homework instructions

Tentative Course Schedule

Important dates

Aug 19 First day of classes
Sep 2 Labor Day (No class)
Sep 12 Exam 1
Sep 30 Progress reports due
Oct 10 Exam 2
Oct 14-15 Fall Recess (No class)
Oct 26 Withdrawal and grade mode deadline
Nov 7 Exam 3
Nov 27-28 Thanksgiving Break (No class)
Dec 2 Last day of lecture
Dec 10 FINAL EXAM 6pm-8:50pm (location TBD)

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