Welcome Students

 

Mathematics 308 B

 

Winter 2009

 

Matrix Algebra with Applications

 

Instructor:   Dr. Hongyu Liu

Lecture Time and Location: MWF 10:30—11:20 SIG 225

Office Hours: MF 9:20am—10:20am and by appointment

Office: PDL C-528

Email: hyliu@math.washington.edu

Course webpage: www.math.washington.edu/~hyliu à Teaching à Winter 2009, Math 308B

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Textbook

Introduction to Linear Algebra

By Johnson, Riess and Arnold, 5th ed.       

Course Plan

Chapter 1: Sections 1—9

Chapter 3: Sections 1—9

Chapter 4: Sections 1—5, 8

 

Prerequisite  Math 126 strongly recommended

 

Syllabus of Math 308 offered by the University of Washington

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Grading Policy

Homework 15%

Midterms     20% each

Final            45%

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Homework

 

Assigned weekly on Monday at the beginning of class and due on the next Monday at the beginning of class.

 

  HW1  (solution to Problem 38)   HW2   HW3  HW4  HW5   HW6   HW7   HW8(no due)   HW9 (no due)

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Exam Schedule      

 

      Midterms:  There are two midterm tests and both would be taken in class. 

·        Midterm 1 : Friday, January 30, 2009, 10:30—11:20, SIG 225; cover Chapter 1: sections 1—9 of the textbook

Practice Midterm 1   Key to Practice Midterm 1

Midterm I                   Key to Midterm 1

·        Midterm 2: Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:30—11:20, SIG 225; cover Chapter 3: sections 1—9 of the textbook

Practice Midterm 2    Key to Practice Midterm 2

Midterm II                  Key to Midterm II

      Final:    Monday, March 16, 2009, 8:30—10:20 SIG 225, cumulative

                        Practice Final             Key to Practice Final

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Important

 

  1. Make ups are permitted only under very exceptional circumstances.
  2. Late homework will not be accepted, but the lowest homework grade will be dropped.
  3. Feel free to work with other students on your homework, but you must write the solutions yourself.
  4. Grader will grad some arbitrarily selected problems out of each assignment carefully, and check the completeness of the remaining problems.
  5. A piece of note (8.5×11 inches, letter sized, two sided) will be allowed on the midterm and the final, but calculator is NOT allowed.