MATH 316
SPRING 2015
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Tentative Schedule and Suggested Homework Problems

 Updated on February 19, 2015

Students will be expected to be able to solve all suggested problems. These problems are representative of those given on class tests and the final exam so that your performance in this course will generally reflect the skill attained at solving problems. Additional homework problems may also be distributed by the instructor. Homework will not be collected.

Unless stated otherwise, the listings below include odd-numbered problems only (e.g., 1-7 stands for problems 1,3,5,7)

Date

Section

Suggested Homework Problems

1/12

1.1 Vectors

1-39, 51, 52

1.2 Matrices

1-9, 15-25

1.3 Matrix Multiplication

1-31

1/19

HOLIDAY - NO CLASS

1/26

1.4 Introduction to Linear Transformations

1-19, 31

2.1 Systems of Linear Equations

1-37

2/2

2.2 Elementary Matrices and the Geometry of Linear Systems

1-9, 13, 15

2.3 Matrix Inverse

1-17, 18, 19, 20, 23-29

2/9

3.1 Cofactor Expansions

1-21

3.2 Applications of Determinants

1-17

2/16

2.4 Applications of Linear Systems

1-21, 29-35

4.1 Vector Spaces

1-9

4.2 Subspaces

1-33

2/23

4.3 Linear Independence

1-15, 18, 19-23

4.4 Basis and Dimension

1-37

3/2

4.5 Coordinates

1-11

4.6 Rank and Nullity

1-13, 16, 17, 18

3/9

SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS

3/16

5.1 Linear Transformations in General Vector Spaces

1-23

5.2 Kernel and Range

1-15

Review for Test 1

 

3/23

Test 1

 

3/30

5.3 Matrices of Linear Transformations

1-15, 21-24 (all)

6.1 Orthogonality

1-15

6.2 Orthogonal Projection

1-11

4/6

6.3 Gram-Schmidt Process and Orthogonal Complements

1-11

Review for Test 2

 

4/13

Test 2

 

4/20

7.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

1, 2, 3, 4, 5-25

7.2 Diagonalization

1-13, 14

4/27

7.3 Applications of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

1-9

Review for Final Exam

 

5/4

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. - FINAL EXAM