COURSE: MATH 2010 Call # 33204
TIME AND PLACE: 12:45--2:05 TR in Room 314 of Gilbreath Hall
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Robert Gardner OFFICE HOURS: 10:15-11:10 MWF
OFFICE: Room 308G of Gilbreath Hall
PHONE: 439-6977 (308G Gilbreath), Math Department Office 439-4349
E-MAIL:
gardnerr@etsu.edu
HOMEPAGE:
www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/gardner.htm (see my homepage for a copy of this course syllabus and updates for the course).
TEXT: Linear Algebra, 3rd Edition, by J. Fraleigh and R. Beauregard.
Supplemental "Text": Instructor's Solution Manual J. Fraleigh and R. Beauregard (a copy will be on reserve in the library).
Class Notes: We will use overheads for the bulk of the in-class lectures. Copies of the overheads are available on the web in both PostScript and PDF formats. For details see:
Prerequisite: A knowledge of differential calculus (such as provided by Calculus 1 or Technical Calculus 1). You will also need to know how to evaluate elementary definite integrals.
Note. Linear Algebra (or "Matrix Theory") is one of the most useful areas of mathematics. It is applicable in mathematics itself in areas ranging from Calculus and Discrete Math to Functional Analysis. It is applicable in statistics (least-squares methods and transition matrices), biology (population distributions and genetics), physics (theoretical and applied), computer science (in coding theory and cryptography) and almost any other area that uses numbers! We will illustrate some of these applications in this class. We will depend somewhat on technology (such as the TI-89 calculator) for rote computational work (though we will make sure to do several examples of each type of computation by hand, before relying on the technology). A users guide to the TI-89 for linear algebra computations will be given out in class and made available on the web at:
Grading: Your grade will be determined by averaging your scores on three tests (T1 - T3) and the final (F) as follows:
Syllabus Attachment: You can find an on-line version of the university's syllabus attachment (which contains general information concerning advisement, honor codes, dropping, etc.) at
Important Dates:
Friday, September 7 = Last day for 75% refund.
Thursday September 20 = Test 1 (1.1-1.6).
Monday, September 24 = Last day to drop without grade of "W".
Monday, September 24 = Last day for 25% refund.
Monday, October 22 = LAST DAY TO DROP without dean's approval. Verifiable extenuating circumstances required after this date.
Thursday, October 25 = Test 2 (2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.5).
Thursday, November 29 = Test 3 (4.1-4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1-6.3).
Wednesday, December 5 = Last day to withdraw from the university.
Thursday, December 13 = Comprehensive final, 1:20-3:20.
We will follow this tentative outline.
3.1 = Vector Spaces |
3.1 = 1-29 odd, 18 |
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4.1 = Areas, Volumes, and Cross Products, Review | ||
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