MA211 Course Coverage and Assignments

M 1/14: Went over syllabus, Worksheet on solving systems of linear equations

Hwk: Get textbook, Read syllabus and Section 1.1

W 1/15: Section 1.1: Definition of Linear eqn, solutions, consistent and inconsistent solns, coefficient matrix, augmented matrix

Hwk: Section 1.1 #1, 5, 7, 11, 17, 19, 29, 31

R: 1/16: Section 1.1 Row operations, Augmented matrix for system with no solutions, worksheet for Section 1.1 (#1), Row ops on the Calculator

Hwk: Finish hwk from 1.1

M 1/21: No Classes

W 1/23: Finish worksheet for section 1.1

Hwk: Quiz 1 will be next Thursday on Section 1.1 and 1.2

R 1/24: Section 1.2 Reduced Row Echelon form, RREF for systems with infinitely many solutions, Start worksheet from section 1.2

Hwk: Section 1.2 #7, 11, 13, 17, 19

M 1/28: Finish worksheet from Section 1.2

Hwk: Project 1 handed out, complete Hwk from section 1.2

W 1/30: Section 1.3: Properties of Vectors, Def of LC

Hwk: Section 1.3 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13

R 1/31: Sec 1.3: Review def of LC and examples, Quiz 1 (on section 1.1 and 1.2)

Hwk: Read Section 1.3, Project #1 (due next Thursday 2/7)

M 2/4: Sec 1.3: Definition of Span

Hwk: Sec 1.3 #11 – 17 odd, 25, 27

W 2/6: Finish 1.3 Review Span, Examples of Span,

Hwk: Sec. 1.4 #1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 25, 37, 39 and Project I due tomorrow

R 2/7: Sec. 1.4 (Matrix-Vector Eqns, Spanning Âⁿ)

Hwk: Finish Hwk on 1.4 (above), Quiz 2 (1.3 – 1.4) next Thursday

M 2/11: Section 1.5 (Homogeneous Equations, Parametric solution, Graphical representation of solution)

Hwk: Section 1.5 #1 – 7 odd, 11, 15, 33

W: 2/13: Review Section 1.3 and 1.4 (Homework Questions), Finish Section 1.5

Hwk: No new homework

R 2/14: Finish Section 1.6 (Applications) worksheet, Quiz 2

Hwk: Section 1.6 #1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13

T 2/19 (Monday Schedule): Went over Quiz 2, Section 1.6 Examples

Hwk: Finish 1.6 Examples, Quiz 3 (Sections 1.5 – 1.8) on 2/28

W 2/20: One last example from 1.6, Section 1.7 (Linear Independence), Hand out Project 3 and Graph Sheet (due 3/10)

Hwk: Section 1.7 #1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21

R: 2/21: Finish Section 1.7 and start Section 1.8 (Linear transformations)

Hwk: Section 1.8 #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 19

M 2/25: Finish 1.8 (Linear Transformation) and start section 1.9 (more Linear transformation)

Hwk: Finish outstanding homework, Work on Project 3, Quiz 3 on Thursday

W 2/27: Section 1.9 (Onto, one-to-one transformations)

Hwk: Section 1.9 #25, 27, 37, 39

R 2/28: Hand out review sheet for exam 1, Start Section 1.10 (More Applications), Quiz 3

Hwk: Section 1.10 # 1, 3, 9, complete Project 3, and prepare for Exam 1 (Thursday after break)

Topics for Exam 1, Exam 1 Review Sheet, Exam 1 Review Solutions

Spring Break 3/3 - 3/7

M 3/10: Go over Quiz 3, Finish Section 1.10 and Review for Exam 1

W: 3/12: Section 2.1 Matrix Arithmetic (Addition, Multiplication, scalar multiplication, transpose)

Hwk: Section 2.1 #1 – 9 odd

R: 3/14: Exam 1

M: 3/17: Go over Exam 1 (Avg = 82%), Section 2.2 (Inverses of Matrices, Solving Matrix-vector eqns using Inverses)

Hwk: Section 2.2 #1, 5, 7a, 9a-d, 29, 31, 41

W: 3/19: Finish Section 2.2 and Example

Hwk: Finish homework, Project 3 and Project 3 Solution Form given out (due 3/31)

R 3/20 and M 3/24: Easter Break, No classes

W 3/26: Review Section 2.2, Section 2.3 (Invertible Matrix Theorem)

Hwk: Work on Project 3, Section 2.3 #11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 33, 35

R 3/27: Section 2.6 (Leontief Input-Output Models), Quiz next Thursday (Chapter 2,1 – 2.3, 2.6)

Hwk: Section 2.6 #5, 7a,b, 9

M 3/31: Finish Section 2.6 (worksheet), Start Section 2.8 (def of Subspace)

Hwk: Section 2.8 #5, 7, 9

W: 4/2: Section 2.8 Def of Column Space, Null Space

R: 4/3: Section 2.8: Review def of Column Space and Null Space; Quiz

M: 4/7: Section 2.8 (Def of Basis, Basis of Rⁿ, Basis for Nullspace)

Hwk: Section 2.8 #15, 17, 23, 25, 37, Project 4 (due 4/14), Exam 2 on Thursday, 4/17

W: Finish Section 2.8 (Basis for Column Space), Section 2.9 (Rank, Dimension)

Hwk: Section 2.9 #9, 11

R: Finish up 2.8/2.9 examples, Exam 2 Review Sheet for Exam 2

Hwk: Finish Review Sheet and Project, Exam 2 Review Sheet Solutions

M: 4/14: Section 3.1 (Finding Determinants and properties of Determinants)

Hwk: Section 3.1 #1, 3, 25, 27, 29, 37

W: 4/16: Section 3.2 and 3.3 (More properties of Determinants and Geometric interpretation)

Hwk: Section 3.2 #21, 23, 25, 31, 37 and Section 3.3 #19, 21, 23

R: 4/17: Exam 2

Hwk: Finish up homework from Chapter 3

M: 4/21: Went over Exam 2, Finish Section 3.3 (Geometric interpretation of Determinants), Math Dept Evaluations

Hwk: Finish homework assigned from Chapter 3

W: 4/23: Section 4.9 (Markov Chain Models)

Hwk: Section 4.9 #1, 5, 7, 15

R: 4/24: Section 4.9 (Reviewed the Markov Chain Model, Finding the steady-state vector)

Hwk: Finish homework from Section 4.9 and finish the worksheet

M 4/28: University Evaluations, Answered questions, Section 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Give out review sheet

Hwk: Section 5.1 #1-7 odd, 17

W 4/30: Review for Final Exam