Math 308A & D Autumn 2012 Syllabus and Schedule

This schedule will evolve and be amplified as the quarter progresses. Section numbers refer to Poole, Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction (3^rd edition)

Week	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
1	9/24 Vector Review Chapter 1	9/26 Solving Linear Equations Sections 2.1-2.2	9/28 Solving Linear Equations Sections 2.1-2.2
2	10/1 Span & Linear Independence Section 2.3	10/3 Span & Linear Independence Section 2.3	10/5 Applications from Chapter 2
3	10/8 Intro Matrices Sections 3.0 -3.1-3.2	10/10 Intro Matrices Sections 3.1-3.2	10/12 Matrix Algebra and Inverses Sections 3.2-3.3
4	10/15 – Matrix Algebra and Inverses Section 3.3	10/17 LU Factorization? Section 3.4?	10/19 MIDTERM 1
5	10/22 Subspaces Section 3.5	10/24 Basis, Dimension, Rank, Nullity Section 3.5	10/26 No class/watch MIT video
6	10/29 Bases of Matrix Subspaces	10/31 Linear Transformations Section 3.6	11/2 Eigenvalues/vectors: 2x2 case Sections 4.0 - 4.1
7	11/5 Determinants Section 4.2	11/7 Eigenvalues/vectors: nxn case Section 4.3	11/9 Similarity and Diagonalization Sections 4.3 – 4.4
8	11/12 HOLIDAY	11/14 Eigentheory review	11/16 MIDTERM 2
9	11/19 Orthogonality Sections 5.0 – 5.1	11/21 Orthog. Projection Sections 5.1 – 5.2	11/23 HOLIDAY
10	11/26 Gram-Schmidt Sections 5.2 – 5.3	11/28 Gram-Schmidt - QR Section 5.3	11/30 Least Squares Section 7.3
11	12/3 Least Squares Section 7.3	12/5 Symmetric Matrices Section 5.4	12/7 Review
Exam Week	12/10: 8:30-10:20 308D FINAL EXAM	12/12: 8:30-10:20 308A FINAL EXAM