MATH5150 (Linear Algebra)

MATH5150, Spring 2016
Instructor: Dr Green
Venue: MWF 1, ECCR 110
Office: MATH 313
Email: rmg [AT] euclid.colorado.edu
Office Hours: M 2, W 3, F 11
Text
Advanced Linear Algebra, 3rd ed (Steven Roman)
Prerequisites
(MATH 2001 and) MATH 3130
Course Contents
Vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical forms.
Grading
Homework will be worth 100 points in total and will be based on your best 10 (out of 14) homework scores. Usually, three or more of the assigned problems will be graded, and late work will ordinarily not be graded.
The two midterms will be worth 100 points each, and the final will be worth 200 points. These three examinations may be individually curved to produce an appropriate profile.
The two midterms will be held during class on Wednesday, February 10 and Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
The final examination is on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 4.30pm to 7pm in the usual classroom. (Check that this agrees with your other sources of information!) Bring your CU student ID to all of your tests.
Homework
Homework is due at the beginning of class. Some, but not all of the problems will be graded. Justify all your answers. Your homework score will be based on the best 10 of 14 assignments. You should assume that late work will not be graded.
Students With Disabilities
If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at dsinfo [AT] colorado.edu.
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Missed Exams
If you know that you are going to miss an exam or cannot take the final exam at the scheduled time, please notify your instructor at least two weeks in advance. If you miss a midterm exam for any acceptable reason (e.g. religious obligation, documented illness), that midterm exam score will be replaced by your other midterm exam score. If you miss both midterm exams for acceptable reasons, each midterm score will be replaced by your final exam score. If you miss the final exam (unless it is for an acceptable reason), you will score zero on the final and you should expect to fail the course.
Religious Obligations
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Homework assignments

Assignment 1 (assigned Mon 11 Jan, due Fri 22 Jan)
Chapter 1: 1, 4, 6, 12, 13, 15
Assignment 2 (assigned Wed 20 Jan, due Wed 27 Jan)
Chapter 1: 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24
Assignment 3 (assigned Wed 27 Jan, due Wed 3 Feb)
Chapter 2: 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11
Assignment 4 (assigned Wed 3 Feb, due Mon 8 Feb)
Chapter 2: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19
Assignment 5 (assigned Mon 8 Feb, due Mon 15 Feb)
Chapter 3: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12
Assignment 6 (assigned Wed 17 Feb, due Mon 22 Feb)
Chapter 3: 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20
Assignment 7 (assigned Mon 22 Feb, due Mon 29 Feb)
Chapter 4: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11
Assignment 8 (assigned Wed 2 Mar, due Mon 7 Mar)
Chapter 4: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Assignment 9 (assigned Wed 9 Mar, due Mon 14 Mar)
Chapter 5: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Assignment 10 (assigned Wed 16 Mar, due Mon 28 Mar)
Chapter 5: 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14
Assignment 11 (assigned Mon 28 Mar, due Mon 4 Apr)
Chapter 6: 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14
Assignment 12 (assigned Mon 4 Apr, due Mon 11 Apr)
Chapter 6: 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 15
Assignment 13 (assigned Mon 11 Apr, due Mon 18 Apr)
Chapter 7: 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15
Assignment 14 (assigned Mon 18 Apr, due Mon 25 Apr)
Chapter 8: 5, 7, 9 [assume characteristic is not 2], 13, 17, 21