COURSE: Linear Algebra, M341 #60190, Fall 2007
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TEXT: S. Andrilli, D. Hecker, "Elementary Linear Algebra", 3rd edition
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SYLLABUS: Ch.1: Vectors and Matrices (5 days)
Ch.2: Systems of Linear Equations (3 days)
Ch.3: Determinants (1 day )
Ch.4: Vector Spaces (7 days)
Ch.5: Linear Transformations ... (7 days)
Ch.6: Orthogonality (3 days)
INSTRUCTOR: H. Koch, Office Hours TTh 2:30-4:00, RLM 12.152
---------- Email: koch@math.utexas.edu, Web: www.ma.utexas.edu/users/koch/
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. | 0 - 59 F
HOMEWORK will be assigned every Tuesday and collected one week later in
-------- class. Assignments are graded on a scale from 0 to 30. A third of
the sum of the ten highest scores contributes 10% to the class grade
EXAMS: There will be three 75-minute exams, | Exam 1 ( Th Sep 27 ) 30%
----- covering approx 80% new and 20% old | Exam 2 ( Th Nov 1 ) 30%
material. Exam 3 is the final ----> | Exam 3 ( Mo Dec 17 ) 30%
Make-up exams will be given only if | Homework 10%
a student missed an exam and can document a valid reason.