Math 308 H Autumn 2007

Math 308 H, Autumn 2007
Lecture: MW 6:30 PM-7:50 PM, CHL 015
Instructor: Ariana Dundon
Office: Padelford C-132
Mailbox in Padelford C-120
Office Hours: MW 5-6PM

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Important Dates

Midterm 1: Wednesday, October 17
Midterm 2: Monday, November 19
No class on Veterans Day: Monday, November 12
Class Canceled on Wednesday, November 21 (Happy Thanksgiving!)
Final Exam: Wednesday, December 12, 6:30-8:20 PM in CHL 015

Final Info

Another Practice Final Exam and Solutions.
This final is not as representative of the final for this class, but there are still some good practice problems: #1(a-e), 2, 3(a,d,e), 5(a, b, c, e), 6.
Special office hours during finals week: Tuesday, Dec. 11: 1:30-2:30PM. Wednesday, Dec. 12: 5-6PM
The final will be cumulative, but there will be a strong emphasis on Chapter 4.
Any material discussed in lecture or on the homework may appear on the final. References in the text:
Chapter 1: Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8(pgs. 80-84), 9
Chapter 3: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Chapter 4: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
Some review problems for chapter 4:
Supplementary exercises, pg. 350: #1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14;
Conceptual exercises, pg. 351: #1-4, 6-8
Practice Final Exam
You are allowed two 8" by 11.5" sheets of notes on the exam. They must be handwritten. You can include any information you wish from the class handouts, but everything on the sheet must be in your own writing.
You may use a scientific calculator on the exam. You may NOT use a graphing calculator.

Midterm 2 Info

Midterm 2 Solutions
Midterm 2 will cover sections 3.1-3.8.
Practice problems for 3.8: #3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Practice Exam that was written by another instructor. Problem 1 deals with section 3.8 which we won't get to until next Wednesday, so skip it for now, but note that section 3.8 WILL be on the exam. Also, treat problem 6 as a regular problem.
Again, notice that this exam was written for a 50 minute class, and the one for our class will be a bit longer. Solutions.
More Practice Problems for Midterm 2. Solutions.
You are allowed one 8" by 11.5" sheet of notes on the exam. It must be handwritten. You can include any information you wish from the class handouts, but everything on the sheet must be in your own writing.
You may use a scientific calculator on the exam. You may NOT use a graphing calculator.

Midterm 1 Info

Midterm 1 Solutions
Special office hours this week: Monday, Oct. 15: 5-6PM. Tuesday, Oct. 16: 12:30-2PM
You are allowed one 8" by 11.5" sheet of notes on the exam. It must be handwritten. You can include any information you wish from the class handouts, but everything on the sheet must be in your own writing.
You may use a scientific calculator on the exam. You may NOT use a graphing calculator.

Syllabus and Handouts

September 26
Course Syllabus
Basic Facts about Systems of Linear Equations
Facts about Row-Reduction of Matrices and the Rank
October 10
Sample Midterm 1 NOTE: This exam was written for a 50 minute class. The exam next Wednesday will probably be a little longer.
Nonsingular Matrices
November 5
The Gram-Schmidt Process: A detailed example
December 3
Nonsingular Matrices 2

Homework Schedule

Assignment	Sections to Read	Homework Problems	Due Date
1	1.1, 1.2, 1.3	1.1: #5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 20, 22, 28 1.2: #8, 18, 19, 27, 28, 36, 49 1.3: #1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 23, 24	Wednesday, October 3
2	1.5, 1.6, 1.7	1.5: #2, 10, 20, 31, 39, 44, 52, 57 1.6: #4, 11, 20, 26, 29, 30, 42(a), 43 1.7: #2, 4, 6, 14, 18, 24, 37 Homework 2 Supplemental Problems	Wednesday, October 10
3	1.8, 1.9, Review	1.8: #5, 9, 29 1.9: #3, 7, 19, 23, 27, 39, 45, 47, 50, 51, 67 Supplementary Exercises, pg. 105: #2, 4, 6, 11 Sample Midterm 1	Not collected
4	Chapter 2, 3.1, 3.2	Review Chapter 2 3.1: #12, 16, 22 3.2: #2, 6, 8, 10, 16	Wednesday, October 24
5	3.3, 3.4	3.3: #4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 34, 36, 38 3.4: #2, 4, 10(b,c), 12, 14, 22, 24, 26, 28, 36 Homework 5 Supplemental Problems Supplemental Problem Solutions	Wednesday, October 31
6	3.5, 3.6	3.5: #10, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 35 (For #35, You don't need do a formal proof. Replace "prove that" with "explain why") 3.6: #4, 8, 10, 14, 20 Homework 6 Supplemental Problems Supplemental Problem Solutions	Wednesday, November 7
7	3.7, Review	3.7: #4, 7, 10, 12, 20, 24, 28, 34, 40 Supplementary Exercises: pg. 266: #3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 16(b, c, d) Selected Problem Solutions	Wednesday, November 14
8	4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7	4.1: #2, 6, 10 4.2: #10, 12, 18, 22, 28, 30 4.4: #4, 6, 8 4.5: #2, 4, 6, 16 4.7: #4, 8	Wednesday, December 5

Important Dates

Final Info

Midterm 2 Info

Midterm 1 Info

Syllabus and Handouts

September 26

October 10

November 5

December 3

Homework Schedule