Math F314 (Linear Algebra)
Office Hours
| Tuesday | 10:00-11:00 |
| Wednesday | 2:15-3:15 |
| Thursday | 9:00-10:00 |
Announcements
- 12/4
- Here is the final exam from the last time I taught this class. Enjoy!!
- 11/22
- Here is lab 3, due Friday, December 8. You will need the lab 3 data file ; right click on the link and save the data file to a good location.
- 11/13
- Here’s a Matlab friendly version of the data file for lab 2.
- 11/8
- Here’s the lecture for Friday .
- 11/8
- Today’s worksheet on introducing determinants.
- 11/3
- Here are study ideas for the second midterm, November 15.
- 11/3
- Here is lab 2, due Monday, November 20. You will need the lab 2 data file ; right click on the link and save the data file to a good location. If you are using Octave (not Matlab), for the last few problems on the lab you will need the files dct.m and idct.m. Save them in a location in Octave’s path.
- 11/1
- Today’s worksheet on least squares approximation.
- 10/30
- Today’s worksheet on orthogonal projection.
- 10/30
- Friday’s worksheet on applications of the four main subspaces.
- 10/13
- Here is Lab 1, due October 23.
- 10/2
- Here are study ideas for the first midterm.
- 9/22
- Here is the makeup quiz 3.
- 9/13
- There is a current solutions manual available at the bottom of this page.
- 8/28
- Here is a template file HWDemo.tex and an associated figure prob2.pdf, that you may find helpful for writing solutions in LaTeX. If everything works for you, you should be able to make a PDF file like this.
- 8/28
- Here is a beginner’s guide to LaTeX. Please read it, even if you have used LaTeX before.
- 8/28
- You may wish to use LaTeX to typeset solutions. If you are
new to using LaTeX, I can help. Your first step is to
install LaTeX; here are some installation guides.
I didn’t write a guide for Linux; if you are using Linux and need help
- 8/28
- Here is an Octave tutorial.
- 8/28
- You will use your choice of Matlab or Octave in this class. You can buy Matlab for $49 for the student
edition. I have written instructions for installing Octave, which is free, but more of a hassle to install.
I didn’t write a guide for Linux; if you are using Linux and need help just let me know.
- 8/28
- We will use Piazza for course-related discussions outside of class time. You’ll need to sign up to start using the service.
Readings and Homework
| Week | Reading | Problems | Due | Quiz Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 - 9/1 | Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | Section 1.1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 27 | Friday 9/1 | Solutions |
| 9/4 - 9/8 | Sections 1.3, 2.1 | Section 1.2: 1-14, 16, 20, 28, 29 | Friday 9/8 | Solutions |
| 9/11 - 9/15 | Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 | Section 1.3: 1-6, 8, 10 and these problems [LaTeX source] and Section 2.1: 1-3, 5, 6, 8-13, 15-21, 26, 28 |
Friday 9/15 | Solutions |
| 9/18 - 9/22 | Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 | Section 2.2: 1-15, 19, 21, 22, 24 and Section 2.3: 1-4, 6, 9, 10, 12-14, 16-19, 21, 24-27 and Section 2.4: 1-6, 7a, 7d, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20-23 |
Friday 9/22 | Solutions |
| 9/23 - 9/29 | Sections 2.6, 2.7, 3.1 | Section 2.5: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 17, 23, 26, 27 and these problems and Section 2.6: 15, 16 |
Friday 9/29 | Solutions |
| 10/2 - 10/6 | Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | Section 2.6: 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 Section 2.7: 1-4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17ab, 18, 19, 20, 30-31 and Section 3.1: 1, 4, 5, 9-14, 16-18 |
Friday 10/6 | Solutions |
| 10/9 - 10/13 | Sections 3.3, 3.4 | Section 3.1: 19, 20, 22, 23, 25-29 Section 3.2: 1, 2, 3 4, 6, 8-10, 12-14 Section 3.2: 17, 19, 22, 30, 38 these problems |
Friday 10/13 | No Quiz! |
| 10/16 - 10/20 | Sections 3.4, 3.5 | Section 3.3: 1-12, 14, 15 Section 3.4: 1-6, 8,9, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21 The assignment is short. Please also work on the lab. |
Friday 10/20 Lab: Monday 10/23 |
Solutions |
| 10/23 - 10/27 | Sections 4.1, 4.2 | Section 3.4: 23, 24, 26, 28, 30 Section 3.5: Section 3.5: 2-10, 14, 15, 17 Section 4.1: 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19-26, 28 |
Friday 10/27 | Solutions |
| 10/30 - 11/3 | Sections 4.2, 4.3 | These questions 4.2: 1-7, 11-13, 16, 17, 19, 24 The questions from today’s worksheet |
Friday 11/3 | Solutions |
| 11/6 - 11/10 | Sections 4.4, 5.1, 5.2 | 4.3: 1-16 4.4: 2-12, 4.4: 13-23 |
Friday 11/10 | Solutions |
| 11/13 - 11/17 | Sections 5.2, 5.3 | 5.1: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-10, 12-17, 19, 22 5.2: 1-3, 5-8 |
Friday 11/17 | Solutions |
| 11/20- 11/25 | Sections 5.3, 6.1 | 5.1: 24-26 5.2: 11, 12, 13, 15, 23 5.3: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and one problem more |
Monday 11/27 | (no quiz) |
| 11/27- 12/1 | 6.1, 6.2 | 5.3: 9, 13, 14, 16 6.1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 6.1: 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 29 |
Friday 12/1 | Solutions |
| 12/4- 12/8 | 6.4, 6.5 | 6.2: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 6.4: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 28 6.4: 17 and these problems |
Friday 12/8 |