MAS-5145 – Applied Linear Algebra – Summer B 2007 MTWR 17:00-18:15, GC 283A

Textbook: Applied Linear Algebra by Lorenzo Sadun, ISBN 0-13-085645-2

Instructor: Tedi Draghici

Office: DM 426 Phone: (305) 348‑2028 E-mail: draghici@fiu.edu

Office Hours: MTWR 16:00-16:50. Web: http://www.fiu.edu/~draghici/

Method of Evaluation: Your final grade in the course is based on:

1. Homework: 100 points. These will be announced in class and on the course website. Late homework may be accepted, but with possible deductions.
2. Midterm exam: 100 points – Thursday July 19;
3. FINAL EXAM: 150 points – Thursday, August 9.

Grade-scale: The following percentages will guarantee the associated grade:

> 90 : A 80-85 : B 65-75 : C < 50 : F

88-90 : A- 78-80 : B- 55-65 : D

85-88 : B+ 75-78 : C+ 50-55 : D-

NO MAKEUP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN. If you have a documented medical or professional excuse for missing the midterm, that percentage of your grade may be made up on the final.

Expectation: Ideally, you should already know the material taught in the undergraduate Linear Algebra. In any case, we will review most of it (at a fast pace though). You must have a reasonable maturity in conceiving and writing mathematical proofs.

Attendance: I don’t take attendance, but I hope you will find it useful to be in class. Try to arrive and leave on time. No cell-phone/beeper noises during class time, please. If you miss a lecture, get notes from a classmate.

Drop deadline: Tuesday, July 24.

Tentative schedule: We will cover Chapters 1-7 + some of Chapter 8 + eventual handouts.

The instructor reserves the right to make any changes he considers academically advisable. These eventual changes would be announced in class and you are responsible to be aware of them.