MAS-5145 � Applied Linear Algebra � Summer A 2013� MWF 7:30-9:45pm DM 164��

 

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

 

Instructor: Tedi Draghici�

Office: DM 432B� Phone: (305) 348‑2028������ E-mail: draghici@fiu.edu

Office Hours: MWF 6:15-7:15pm.� ����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 � TBA;�
  3. FINAL EXAM: 150 points � TBA.

 

 

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-

 

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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: I expect you to have a good feel for manipulating matrices, especially row reduction, but also taking determinants. Please review the appendix of this book ASAP. I will also leave a copy of Steven Leon�s Linear Algebra book in DM 416. You can consult it there, but don�t take it away from that area. I expect you to have seen abstract vector spaces and linear transformations, but some rustiness is acceptable -- we'll be reviewing that (at a fast pace though). We will cover eigenvalues and eigenvectors in detail;

ok, if you have not seen anything about them prior to this course. You are expected to 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.

 

Drop deadline: �Monday, June 10.

 

Tentative schedule: We will cover most of Chapters 1-7 + eventual handouts.

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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.