MATH 316U  Introductory Linear Algebra  Fall 03

 

 

 

Instructor:           Dr. Hideaki Kaneko, Professor of Mathematics

                             BAL 524, 683-3882 (math main office), 683-4969 (my office)

                             hkaneko@odu.edu

 

Time & Place:    5:45-7:00pm T.Th. BAL 101

 

Office Hours:      2:00-4:00pm T.Th. (or by appointments)

 

Website:             http://www.lions.odu.edu/~hkaneko/teaching/316-f03.htm

                            The website will contain general announcements, homework sets,

                            grades,  possibly partial solution sets. Students are encouraged to check

                            it with some frequency.

 

Textbook:          Linear Algebra with Applications, Second Edition,

                           by  Otto Bretscher, Prentice Hall, 1997.

                           We will cover 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.4, 4.1, 4.2-4.3(optional), 5.1-5.3,

                                                 5.4(optional), 6.1-6.3, 7.1-7.5, 8.1

 

Course Overview:  Math 316 is a three credit introductory course

                                to the fundamentals of linear algebra. Topics will include

                                solutions of linear systems of equations over the reals, matrices,

                                vector spaces and subspaces, dimension and bases, eigenvectors and

                                eigenvalues and, time permitting, orthogonality. The lectures will

                                be based on axioms and theorems, however, an effort will be made to

                                motivate the theory using examples using realistic applications.

 

Prerequisite:          Math 211.

 

Grading:                There will be 3 in-class tests and a comprehensive

                               final exam. The course grade will have the following components:                                       

                                           3 in-class tests: 70%

                                           Final exam: 30%.

 

 

Makeup Policy:  No makeup exams, unless exceptional circumstances

                             such as illness requiring a physician's care can be

                             documented. 

 

Other important dates:     

                             Labor Day Holiday:           Monday, September 1

                             Last day to withdraw:        Friday, September 19

                             Fall Holiday:                      Sat-Tue, October 11-14

                             Thanksgiving Holiday:      Wed-Sun, November 26-30

                             Final exam:                        Thursday, December 11

 

  

Other guidelines: You are encouraged to study and discuss the

                              class material in groups. Asking questions to your colleagues and

                              having to answer your colleagues' questions are very useful and

                              effective steps in the learning process. However, anything you turn

                              in must be authored solely by you, make sure you understand what

                              you're writing on paper. Academic dishonesty will be dealt with

                              harshly and in accordance with Old Dominion University's honor   

                              code.

                     

Homework:          You are responsible for the material covered in the

                              following problems from the book. Some quizzes will be based on a

                              subset of these homework problems.