MA235 Course Coverage and Assignments
M 1/14: Class cancelled – Delayed opening
W 1/16: Went over syllabus, discussed ways to solve systems of linear equations
Hwk: Read syllabus, get text, read Section 1.1, find a partner and sign up for project presentation
R 1/17: Section 1.1: Vectors and properties of vectors, definition of standard basis vectors, def of linear combinations, span
Hwk: Section 1.1 #1 – 11 odd, 21 – 19 odd, 35, Problem Set #1 (due M 1/28)
M 1/21: No Classes
W 1/23: Finish Section 1.1 with examples of span
Hwk: Section 1.2 # 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, Problem Set #1 due Monday 1/28, Sign up for a project problem by Friday
R 1/24: Finish Section 1.1 and Section 1.2 Definition of Norm, Unit vector, Dot Product, Angle between 2 vectors
Hwk: Section 1.2 # 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, Problem Set #1 due Monday 1/28, Sign up for a project problem by Friday
M 1/28: Section 1.3 Matrix, Matrix Algebra
Hwk: Finish Outstanding Hwk, Section 1.3 #1-17 odd, 25, 27, 29, Problem Set # 2 (Due R 2/7)
W 1/30 Section 1.4 Linear Eqn, Solving Systems of Linear Equations, Row Operations, Row Echelon Form
Hwk: Section 1.4 #1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25
R 1/31: Finish Section 1.4
Hwk: Finish hwk and Problem Set #2 due next Thurs.
M 2/4: Review Section 1.4 (REF and RREF), Section 1.5 (Inverses)
Hwk: Section 1.5 #9, 11, 13, 17, 19
W: 2/6: Finish Section 1.5 (Inverses), Hwk: Section 1.6 #1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 19, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37
R 2/7 Section 1.6 (Homogeneous Systems), Problem Set #2 due
Hwk: Finish homeworks, work on Presentations, Exam 1 Next Thursday on Chapter 1
M 2/11: Went over Problem set 2, Section 1.6 (Subspaces), Review sheet of Section 1.5 and 1.6 #1
Hwk: Study for exam, do Section 1.6 #1, 3, 7, 9
W: 2/13: Review Sheet for exam
Hwk: Prepare for exam
R 2/14: Exam 1 or Review (Section 1.1 – 1.6 (up to subspaces)
Hwk: Work on presentation problems
T 2/19 (Monday Schedule): Exam 1
W: 2/20: Finish Section 1.6 (Column space, row space, Null Space, Basis)
Hwk: Finish Section 1.6 homework (# 17, 19, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37), Problem Set #3 handed out (due 2/28)
R: 2/21: Section 2.1 (Linear Independence, Basis for Rn), Center of Mass presentation (Sylvia)
Hwk: Section 2.1 #1, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21
M 2/25: Section 2.2 (Dimension, Rank, Nullity)
Hwk: Section 2.2 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9
W 2/27: Section 2.3 (Def of Linear Transformation, Kernel)
Hwk: Section 2.3 #1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17
R 2/28: Section 2.3 (Inverse Transformations), Section 2.4 Examples of Linear Transformations, Chemical Equations Presentation (Jennifer and Christina), Problem Set 3 due
Hwk: Read Section 2.3 #19, 21, 23, 25, 31, Have a safe spring break
Spring Break!!
M 3/10: Section 2.4 Linear Transformation Worksheet
Hwk: Finish Linear Transformation Worksheet, Read Section 3.1
W 3/12: Go over Linear Transformation Worksheet, Section 3.1 (Vector Space)
Hwk: Section 3.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, Problem Set 4 (due 3/17)
R 3/13: Traffic Flow Presentation (Ariana and Bobby) and Polynomial Interpolation (Veronica), Finish 3.1
Hwk: Finish Problem Set 4 and Section 3.1 Hwk
M 3/17: Section 3.2 (Properties of Vector Spaces including Span, Subspace)
Hwk: Section 3.2 #1, 3, 5, 7a,b, 11, 13, 21, 25, 39
W 3/19: Went over Problem Set 4, Section 3.2 (LD/LI)
Hwk: Problem Set 5 (Due Thurs. 3/27) and finish Section 3.2 hwk
R 3/20 and M 3/24: Easter Break, no classes
W 3/26: Answered questions on Problem Set 5, Finish Section 3.2 (Bases)
Hwk: Work on Problem Set 5 (now due Monday, 3/31), Exam 2 now on Monday, 4/7
R 3/27: Answered questions on Problem Set 5, Cryptology Presentation (Dan and Meredith), Finished Section 3.2
Hwk: Start preparing for exam.
M 3/31: Section 3.3 (Coordinate of Basis)
Hwk: Section 3.3 #1 – 11 odd, 21
W 4/2: Secion 3.4 (Linear Transformations)
Hwk: Section 3.4 #1 – 7 odd
R 4/3: Review for Exam 2
M 4/7: Exam 2
W 4/9: Section 3.4 (Properties of LT, onto, one-to-one, kernel )
Hwk: Section 3.4 #1 – 7 odd (assigned last week), Problem Set 6 (due Monday 4/14)
R 4/10: Graphics Presentation (Jayson and
Hwk: Finish outstanding homework, Problem Set 6 #2 – 4 only due on Monday
M 4/14: Section 3.4 (Transformations of Coordinate bases)
Hwk: Section 3.4 #17, 19, 21, 43, Peer review of Proof (due in class on Thursday), Problem Set 6 #1-4 due Monday 4/21
W 4/16: Section 4.1 (Determinants of 2x2 and 3x3 matrices, relationship between determinant and area of parallelogram/volume of box)
Hwk: Section 4.1 #1,3,7,9,11, 45, 47, 49, 51, Peer review of Proof (due in class on Thursday), Problem Set 6 #1-4 due Monday 4/21
R 4/17: Systems of Differential Eqns presentation (Balazs and Marisa), Section 4.2 (General definition of the determinant and properties of determinants)
Hwk: Section 4.2 #1 – 5 (by hand), 15, 17, 19, 21a-g,j, 27
M: 2/21: Review Section 4.2 (Determinant properties) and worksheet, Math Dept Evaluations
Hwk: Finish homework from Chapter 4, Problem Set 7 (due Monday, 2/28), Presentation write-ups due this Friday
W 2/23: Section 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; Given li how do we find vi
Hwk: Section 5.1 #1, Problem Set 7
R 2/24: Section 5.1: Finding li
Hwk: Section 5.1 #3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19
M 2/28: University Evaluations, Handed pack projects, Proofs involving Eigenvectors, Review sheet for Final
Hwk: Begin studying for Final Exam
W 2/30 Review for Final Exam