1016-331: Linear Algebra I - Section 01

Course Description, Registrar's Info

Lectures: TTh 8-9:50am in 08-2154

Office Hours: TTh 10-11:50am

Text: David Poole, Linear Algebra - A Modern Introduction, 2nd ed.

Policies: Homework will be assigned each week. Homework is not collected; the material of the homework will be tested on quizzes. Quizzes will be given usually on Tuesdays. We will have two midterms, which will be 2 hour written exams. The date of the midterms: 09/29, 10/27. The final exam is a cumulative exam at the end of the quarter. NO make-up exams. You are allowed to use calculators throughout the course. Total Grade: Quizzes 20%, Midterms 50%, Final Exam 30%. Warning: If it was possible to learn the material in one day, we would not have quarters.

H1N1 information. If you have any course-related concerns or questions connected to H1N1, please contact me.

Homework Problems

09/30 Approximate gradelines for midterm 1: [A~42 B~36 C~30 D~24].

10/26 Final Exam: 11/20/09, Friday, 8:00-10:00, 08-2154.

10/26 Please fill out the course evaluations here. The evaluation is open between 10/24 and 11/15.

10/27 Approximate gradelines for midterm 2: [A~40 B~34 C~28 D~22].

10/27 Your course grade is the maximum of your final grade and your total (quizzes/midterms/final) grade.

11/14 List of topics we covered in class.

Homework:

Week Homework Tested Sols
1 1-21. Quiz on 09/15 Q1
2 22-28. Quiz on 09/22 Q2
3 29-33. Test on 09/29 T1
4 34-43. Quiz on 10/6 Q3
5 44-53. Quiz on 10/13 Q4
6 54-69. Quiz on 10/20 Q5
7 70-75. Test on 10/27 T2
8 76-91. Quiz on 11/5 Q6
9 92-101. Test on 11/20 F


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tamas wiandt
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85 lomb memorial dr.
rochester, ny 14623

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