Fall 2013, Math 290, Elementary Linear Algebra

Course Information

  • Course Coverage: This course intends to cover some basic topics of linear Algebra at the junior undergraduate level: systems of linear equations and matrices, determinants, Euclidean vector spaces, general vector spaces, and eigenvalues and eigenvalues. We tentatively plan to discuss the following chapters and sections: Sec. 1.1--Sec. 1.5 in Chapter 1, Sec. 2.1-- Sec. 2.3 in Chapter 2, Sec. 3.1-- Sec. 3.3 in Chapter 3, Sec. 4.1--Sec. 4.8 in Chapter 4, Section 5.1 in Chapter 5.
  • Time: M,W: 1:00 --- 1:50 PM
  • Location: Snow Hall 120
  • Text: Elementary Linear Algebra (10th Edition), by Howard Anton
  • Prerequisite: Math 122, or Math 142.
  • Instructor: Shuanglin Shao
  • Office: Snow Hall 615
  • Email: slshao@ku.edu
  • Office Hour: M, W: 4--5PM or by appointment.

Grade Policy

  • Homework: There will be 10 homework. Each homework consists of roughly 20 problems; only 3 of them will be graded, which will be decided after you turn in homework in class. The lowest homework grade will be dropped. Please mark the following tentative due dates of homework on your calendar: HW 1. (9/11/2013); HW 2. (9/18/2013);HW 3. (9/30/2013); HW 4. (10/16/2013); HW 5. (10/28/2013); HW 6. (11/4/2013); HW 7. (11/13/2013); HW 8. (12/2/2013); HW 9. (12/4/2013); HW 10. (12/11/2013). No late homework.
  • Quizzes: There will be 5 quizzes in class. Please mark the following tentative quiz dates on your calendar: Quiz 1. (9/11/2013); Quiz 2. (9/18/2013); Quiz 3. (10/16/2013); Quiz 4. (10/28/2013); Quiz 5. (11/13/2013) No make-up quiz.
  • Midterm: There will two midterms of 50 minutes in the usual classroom meeting time. The first midterm is tentatively scheduled on 10/9/2013; the second midterm is tentatively scheduled on 11/25/2013. If you need to take make-up midterms, please talk with the instructor one-week before the actual midterm time. In order to take the make-up midterms, you need to have a valid excuse; in most cases, a note signed by doctors suffices.
  • Final Exam: There is a comprehensive final exam in class. The time is 10:30 AM -- 1:00 PM on 12/16/2013.
  • Grade Percentage: homework (30 %) + midterm (20 %) + quizzes (10 %) + final (40 %).

Calculator policy

TI-83/84 or similar Graphing Calculators are allowed in both exams and homework. The crib sheet of one-page is allowed in exams but only one-sided.

Students With Disabilities

If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes, please contact the Academic Achievement and Access Center (AAAC), Strong Hall Room 22, (Tel.) 785-864-4064, or (Email.) achieve@ku.edu. Please also see the instructor in advance and privately.

Policy on Religious Observances

All students in this course who plan to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss alternative accommodations.

Lectures

Homework

  • HW 1(Due in class on 9/11/2013). P9. #2. #4. #9. P10. #12. #13. P22. #2,P23. #4,#6,#7,#12,#22; P23. #30,#41. True or False Exercise on page 10 and page 25.
  • HW 2(Due in class on 9/18/2013). P36. #3.(b) (e)(h)(k) #4.(c)(f)(i)(l). #12.(a). #13.(b). P37. #16, #26. P49. #4, #6,#8,#14,#18 (a)(d)(e); P50. #27, #30, #36, #40, #53, #54. True or False Exercise on page 38 and page 50.
  • HW 3(Due in class on 9/30/2013). Section 1.5: Ex. #3, #4, #10, #14, #28,#30,#37. Section 1.6: #2, #6,#9,#10,#14,#16,#18. True or False Exercise on page 60 and page 66.
  • HW 4(Due in class on 10/16/2013). Section 2.1: Ex. #4, #6, #16, #22, #33,#36. Section 2.2: #2, #6,#8,#12,#15,#20,#24,#26,#29. Section 2.3: #4, #6,#8,#10,#16,#18,#20,#24,#30. True or False Exercise on page 100, page 106, and page 116.
  • HW 5(Due in class on 10/28/2013). Section 3.1: Ex. #4, # 6, #8, # 12, #19(a)(c), #20, #26, #27. Section 3.2: #2, # 4, #5, # 10, #14, #28. True or False questions on page 130, and on page 143.
  • HW 6(Due in class on 11/4/2013). Section 3.3: Ex. # 2, # 4, # 5, # 10, #14, # 28. Section 3.4: #2, #4, #6, #8,#10,#12,#15,#25. True or false questions on page 152, and on page 160.
  • HW 7(Due in class on 11/13/2013). Section 4.1: #1, # 2,# 4, # 7,# 11,# 12,#18. Section 4.2: Ex. # 1, # 2, # 4, # 5, # 7, # 8, # 14, # 15. True or false questions on page 179 and page 190.
  • HW 8(Due in class on 12/2/2013). Section 4.3: Ex. # 2, # 3, # 4, # 6, # 10, # 12, # 13, # 16. Section 4.4: #2,#4, #5, # 6, # 9, # 10, # 11, # 12. True or false questions on page 200 and page 208.
  • HW 9(Due in class on 12/4/2013). Section 4.5: # 2, # 4, # 6, # 7, # 8, # 9, # 12, # 14, # 15. Section 4.6:# 2, # 4, # 6, # 7, # 8, # 9, # 12, # 14, #15. True or false questions on page 217 and page 224.
  • HW 10(Due in class on 12/11/2013). Section 4.7: # 1, # 2 (b) (d), # 3(b), # 4, # 5 (b), # 6(b) (c), # 7 (b), # 9, #10 (c). Section 4.8. Ex. # 1, # 2 (b) (c) (d), # 5 (a) (b). Section 5.1. . # 1, # 2, # 4 (a)(b), # 8 (a)(b). True or false questions on page 237, page 247 and page 304.

Exams