Math 215

Linear Algebra

General Information Schedule Homework

Schedule

Class Number Date Sections in Notes Brief Description
1 Friday, 8/26 1.1 Introduction, Overview of Linear Algebra
2 Monday, 8/29 1.2 - 1.3 Mathematical Statements, Quantifiers (For all, There exists), Negations
3 Wednesday, 8/31 1.3 - 1.4 Alternation of Quantifiers, Mathematical Definitions
4 Friday, 9/2 1.4 Evens and Odds, Contrapositives and Contradictions
5 Monday, 9/5 1.5 Sets, Constructing Sets, Subsets
6 Wednesday, 9/7 1.5 - 1.6 Set Operations, Functions
7 Friday, 9/9 1.6 Function Composition, Injective and Surjective Functions
8 Monday, 9/12 1.7 - 2.3 Solving Equations, Vectors in R^2, The Span of a Vector
9 Wednesday, 9/14 2.3 The Span of Two Vectors
10 Friday, 9/16 2.3 - 2.4 Bases and Coordinates, Linear Transformations
11 Monday, 9/19 2.4 Examples of Linear Transformations
12 Wednesday, 9/21 2.4 Existence and Uniqueness of Linear Transformations, Operations on Linear Transformations (Addition, Scalar Multiplication, Composition)
13 Friday, 9/23 - First Exam
14 Monday, 9/26 3.1 The Standard Matrix of a Linear Transformation
15 Wednesday, 9/28 3.1 - 3.2 Projections, Matrix Algebra
16 Friday, 9/30 3.2 - 3.3 Matrix Algebra, The Range and Null Space of a Linear Transformation
17 Monday, 10/3 3.3 Inverses of Functions and Matrices
18 Wednesday, 10/5 3.4 Matrices with Respect to Other Coordinates
19 Friday, 10/7 3.4 - 3.5 Changing Coordinates, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
20 Monday, 10/10 3.5 Characteristic Polynomial, Diagonalization
21 Wednesday, 10/12 3.5 Diagonalization, Applications
22 Friday, 10/14 3.6 Determinants, Area Distortion
- - - Fall Break
23 Monday, 10/24 4.1 Vector Spaces, Examples
24 Wednesday, 10/26 - Second Exam
25 Friday, 10/28 4.1 Properties of Vector Spaces, Subspaces
26 Monday, 10/31 4.1 - 4.2 Spans as Subspaces, Solving Linear Systems
27 Wednesday, 11/2 4.2 Solving Linear Systems, Augmented Matrices
28 Friday, 11/4 4.2 Echelon Forms, Determining Whether Vectors Span
29 Monday, 11/7 4.2 Spanning Sequences
30 Wednesday, 11/9 4.3 Linearly Independent Sequences
31 Friday, 11/11 4.4 Bases
32 Monday, 11/14 4.4 Dimension
33 Wednesday, 11/16 4.4 - 5.1 Building Bases of Vector Spaces, General Linear Transformations
34 Friday, 11/18 5.1 Coding General Linear Transformation as Matrices
35 Monday, 11/21 5.1 - 5.2 Matrices, Range and Null Space of General Linear Transformations
36 Wednesday, 11/23 5.2 Rank-Nullity Theorem, Interpreting Matrices, Bases of Column Spaces
- Friday, 11/25 - Thanksgiving Break
37 Monday, 11/28 5.2 Invertible Matrices
38 Wednesday, 11/30 - Third Exam
39 Friday, 12/2 5.3 Determinants
40 Monday, 12/5 5.3 Determinants, Cofactor Expansion
41 Friday, 12/7 5.4 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of General Linear Transformations
42 Friday, 12/9 5.4 Characteristic Polynomial, Diagonalization