Instructor: Professor Ben Cox
Lecture: TTR 7:30 PM-8:45 PM, MYBK 223
See also the Schedule
of Classes .
Course Description: This course provides the background in linear algebra needed for advanced work in algebra, analysis, and applications. Topics include vector spaces over a field, dual spaces, bilinear functions, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues, projections, diagonalization, Jordan canonical form, and infinite dimensional spaces. Special topics such as applications to approximation theory, positive matrices, computation, multilinear algebra, and spectral theory will be selected by the instructor.
Prerequisite: Math 203 or permission of the Instructor.
Final Exam : Saturday December 8, 7:30-10:30, Maybank 223
Grading Policy: There will be two midterms; the first
on Tuesday, September 25 and
the second on Tuesday, October 30.
Each midterm will be worth 20%,
the final will be worth 40% and the homework 20%. We will
follow roughly the lower
bound percentages for the various grades given below:
Homework will be due nearly every week on Thursdays.
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