Unique #52970, Fall 2019
Prof. Todd Arbogast
Office:
RLM 11.162, Phone: 512-471-0166
E-Mail: arbogast@ices.utexas.edu
Office hours: WTh 8:40-10:00.
M 408C, 408K, or 408N with a grade of at least C-. Restricted to computer science majors. Only one of the following may count: M 340L, M 341, SDS 329C, or SSC 329C.
MWF 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon in GSB 2.126. Attendance isrequired at all class meetings.
Gilbert Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition,Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-09802327-7-6, http://math.mit.edu/~gs/linearalgebra (Required).
We use the University's Canvas (http://canvas.utexas.edu) web site. Please check that your scores are recorded correctly in Canvas. You can access Canvas from my.utexas.edu.
The numbers refer to Strang's textbook.
1. Introduction to Vectors (3 lectures)
2. Solving Linear Equations (7 lectures)
3. Vector Spaces and Subspaces (6 lectures)
4. Orthogonality (5 lectures)
5. Determinants (2 lectures)
6. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (7 lectures)
7. The Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) (4 lectures)
8. Linear Transformations (3 lectures)
10. Applications (2 lectures, as time permits)
Homework will be assigned regularly, i.e., most every week. Only a portion of the homework problems will be fully graded using a ten point scale, and the rest will be worth five points if completed. For the homework, it is acceptable for groups of students to help each other; however, each student must write up his or her own work. Homework must be turned in by class time on the day it is due. Late homework may be accepted for credit, but only credit for completion can be earned (i.e., a maximum of five points per problem), unless there is a valid health issue. The textbook web site has answers to the exercises.
Homework must be turned in through the online submission system of Canvas. You should write the solutions to the exercises on paper, and then scan the pages in any reasonable format (such as pdf or jpg). Please ensure that your uplodaded document is:
Quizzes will be assigned regularly throughout the semester using the Canvas web site. They will be open book, but they must be completed solely by the individual without help from others. Each quiz must be completed by the date and time specified (late work on quizzes cannot be accepted).
Three in-class exams will be given on Friday Sept. 27, Friday Oct. 25, and Wednesday Nov. 20. A comprehensive final exam will be given Monday, December 16, 2-5:00 p.m.
Grades on the three midterm exams will be scaled to count 20 points each. For the homework and quizzes, the lowest score will be dropped, and the result will count as 20 points. The final exam will count 40 points. The final grade on the letter plus/minus scale will be determined out of 100 points by dropping the lowest midterm test grade, or by weighting the final test grade by 1/2 (i.e.,count it as 20 points). The homework score will count in the final grade.
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The University provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY, and notify your instructor early in the semester.
Appropriate academic accommodation for major religious holidays is provided upon request.
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Available at the Counseling and Mental Health Center,Student Services Building (SSB), 5th floor, M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., phone 512-471-3515, web site www.cmhc.utexas.edu.