Math 215

Linear Algebra

General Information Schedule Homework

Schedule

Class Number Date Sections in Notes Brief Description
1 Friday, 8/29 1.1 Introduction, Overview of Linear Algebra
2 Monday, 9/1 1.2 - 1.3 Mathematical Statements, Quantifiers (For all, There exists)
3 Wednesday, 9/3 1.3 - 1.4 Negations, Alternation of Quantifiers, Mathematical Definitions
4 Friday, 9/5 1.4 Evens and Odds
5 Monday, 9/8 1.5 Sets, Constructing Sets, Subsets
6 Wednesday, 9/10 1.5 - 1.6 Set Operations, Functions
7 Friday, 9/12 1.6 - 1.7 Function Composition, Injective and Surjective Functions, Solving Equations
8 Monday, 9/15 2.1 - 2.2 Intersections of Lines, The Span of a Vector
9 Wednesday, 9/17 2.2 The Span of Two Vectors, Coordinates
10 Friday, 9/19 2.2 - 2.3 Changing Coordinates, Linear Transformations
11 Monday, 9/22 2.3 Examples of Linear Transformations
12 Wednesday, 9/24 2.3 Existence and Uniqueness of Linear Transformations, Operations on Linear Transformations (Addition, Scalar Multiplication, Composition)
13 Friday, 9/26 - First Exam
14 Monday, 9/29 2.4 The Standard Matrix of a Linear Transformations
15 Wednesday, 10/1 2.4 Projections, Matrix Algebra
16 Friday, 10/3 2.5 The Range and Null Space of a Linear Transformation
17 Monday, 10/6 2.5 Inverses of Functions and Matrices
18 Wednesday, 10/8 2.6 Matrices with Respect to Other Coordinates
19 Friday, 10/10 2.6 - 2.7 Changing Coordinates, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
20 Monday, 10/13 2.7 Characteristic Polynomial, Diagonalization
21 Wednesday, 10/15 2.7 Diagonalization, Applications
22 Friday, 10/17 2.8 Determinants, Area Distortion
- - - Fall Break
23 Monday, 10/27 3.1 Vector Spaces, Examples
24 Wednesday, 10/29 3.1 Properties of Vector Spaces, Subspaces
25 Friday, 10/31 - Second Exam
26 Monday, 11/3 3.1 Subspaces, Spans
27 Wednesday, 11/5 3.2 Solving Linear Systems
28 Friday, 11/7 3.2 Echelon Forms, Determining Whether Vectors Span
29 Monday, 11/10 3.2 Spanning Sequences
30 Wednesday, 11/12 3.3 Linearly Independent Sequences
31 Friday, 11/14 3.3 Bases
32 Monday, 11/17 3.3 Dimension
33 Wednesday, 11/19 3.3 - 3.4 Subspaces as Spans, General Linear Transformations
34 Friday, 11/21 3.4 Coding General Linear Transformations as Matrices
35 Monday, 11/24 3.4 Range and Null Space of General Linear Transformations, Rank-Nullity Theorem
36 Wednesday, 11/26 3.4 Interpreting Matrices, Bases of Column Spaces, Matrix Inverses
- Friday, 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break
37 Monday, 12/1 3.4 - 3.5 The Inverse of a Matrix, Determinants
38 Wednesday, 12/3 - Third Exam
39 Friday, 12/5 3.5 Determinants
40 Monday, 12/8 3.5 - 3.6 Cofactor Expansions, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
41 Wednesday, 12/10 3.6 Characteristic Polynomial, Diagonalization, Markov Chains
42 Friday, 12/12 - Markov Chains