COURSE: Matrices and matrix calculations, M340L #91795, Summer 2009 ------ TEXT: D.C. Lay, "Linear Algebra and its Applications", third edition ---- SYLLABUS: Ch.1: Linear Equations (4 days) -------- Ch.2,3: Matrix Algebra, Determinants (2 days) Ch.4: Vector Spaces (5 day ) Ch.4: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (5 days) Ch.6: Orthogonality (5 days) Ch.6: Symmetric Matrices, Quadratic Forms (2 days) INSTRUCTOR: Hans Koch, Office Hours Mon Thu 12:30-2:30, RLM 12.152 ---------- Email: koch@math.utexas.edu, Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/ TA: Miguel Rodriguez, Office Hours Tue 3-5 and Wed 3-6, RLM 11.146 -- GRADING: Letter grades (A,B,C,D,F) will be given for each | 90 -100 A ------- exam, but number grades (100,99,..,2,1,0) will | 80 - 89 B be kept for averaging. The course grade will be | 70 - 79 C obtained by averaging the scores of the three | 60 - 69 D exams and of the homework - no plus/minus grades | 0 - 59 F HOMEWORK will be assigned every Tuesday and Friday, and collected in class -------- the following Friday and Tuesday, respectively. One homework score can be dropped, and the others contribute 10% to the class grade. EXAMS: Two 70 minute in-class (Exam 1, Exam 2) | Exam 1 (Th Jul 23) 30% and a 120 minute Final (Exam 3, 2-4 pm) | Exam 2 (We Aug 5) 30% Exams 2,3 cover approx 80% new and 20% | Exam 3 (Sa Aug 15) 30% old material. Make-up exams are given | Homework 10% only if a student missed an exam and can document a valid reason.