MATH 308F Autumn, 2013
INSTRUCTOR: Ralph Greenberg, Padelford C-553
543-7648, greenber@math.washington.edu
OFFICE HOURS: Monday 1:45 - 3:00, Wednesday 2:45 - 4:00
Other times by appointment.
TEXT: Introduction to Linear Algebra, 5th Edition
Johnson, Riess, and Arnold
GRADING: There will be two exams during the quarter, each counting
25% of your grade. They will be announced at least one week in
advance. The final exam will cover all the topics which were
discussed during the quarter and will count 40%. It is scheduled for
Wednesday, December 11th, 2:30 - 4:20 PM. There will be weekly
homework assignments which will be partially graded and will count
10% of your grade. Late homeworks will not be accepted.
The course will cover most of chapters 1, 3 and 4 of the text.
There are two main topics in the course. The first topic is Matrices.
This will include the rank, the existence of inverses, determinants,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The second topic is Vector Spaces,
including a discussion of subspaces, dimension, and bases of a subspace.
Both of these topics are interconnected in many ways. The course will
end with a discussion of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices.