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Daily Syllabus - Math 221 Linear Algebra - Fall 2014

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  • All numbers indicate sections from Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 4th Edition by Lay
  • RA due refers to Reading Assignments submitted through Wheaton onCourse
  • WW due refers to WebWork Assignments submitted through the WebWork site
  • PS due refers to written Problem Sets

Monday Wednesday Friday
8/27 Welcome to Linear Algebra!
1.1 Systems of Linear Equations 		8/29 1.2 Row Reduction and Echelon Forms
RA due @ 8:30 am
9/1 Labor Day
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		9/3 1.3 Vector Equations
RA due @ 8:30 am 		9/5 1.4 The Matrix Equation Ax=b
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
9/8 1.5 Solution Sets of Linear Systems
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		9/10 1.7 Linear Independence
RA due @ 8:30 am 		9/12 1.8 Introduction to Linear Transformations
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
9/15 1.9 The Matrix of a Linear Transformation
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		9/17 Flex Day 9/19 2.1 Matrix Operations
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
9/22 Exam 1 @ 6:30 pm
Covers through Section 1.9 		9/24 2.2 Inverse of a Matrix
RA due @ 8:30 am 		9/26 2.3 Characterizations of Invertible Matrices
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
9/29 2.7 Applications to Computer Graphics
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		10/1 3.1 Introduction to Determinants
RA due @ 8:30 am 		10/3 3.2 Properties of Determinants
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
10/6 4.1 Vector Spaces and Subspaces
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		10/8 4.2 Null Spaces, Column Spaces, and Linear Transformations
RA due @ 8:30 am 		10/10 4.3 Linearly Independent Sets; Bases
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
10/13 Fall Break 10/15 4.3 Linearly Independent Sets; Bases
RA due @ 8:30 am 		10/17 Class moved to 10/20 due to Inauguration
4.4 Coordinate Systems
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
10/20 Exam 2 @ 6:30 pm
Covers through Section 4.3 		10/22 4.5 The Dimension of a Vector Space
RA due @ 8:30 am 		10/24 4.6 Rank
RA due @ 8:30 am
10/27 4.9 Applications to Markov Chains
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		10/29 5.1 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
RA due @ 8:30 am 		10/31 5.2 The Characteristic Equation
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
11/3 Flex Day
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		11/5 5.3 Diagonalization
RA due @ 8:30 am 		11/7 5.6 Discrete Dynamical Systems
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
11/10 6.1 Inner Product, Length, and Orthogonality
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		11/12 6.1 Inner Product, Length, and Orthogonality 11/14 6.2 Orthogonal Sets
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
11/17 Exam 3 @ 6:30 pm
Covers through Section 5.6 		11/19 6.3 Orthogonal Projections
RA due @ 8:30 am 		11/21 No class meeting
11/24 6.5 Least-Squares Problems
RA due @ 8:30 am 		11/26 Thanksgiving Break 11/28 Thanksgiving Break
12/1 6.6 Applications to Linear Models
RA due @ 8:30 am 		12/3 10.1 & 10.2 Google's PageRank Algorithm
PS due in class 		12/5 The BIG Picture
Final Exam
Self-Scheduled during Exam Week

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