MAS-5145 – Applied Linear Algebra – Fall 2011 TR 19:50-21:05, DM 163

Textbook: Applied Linear Algebra – The Decoupling Principle – 2^nd edition,

by Lorenzo Sadun, ISBN 978-0-8218-4441-0

Can be ordered from http://www.ams.org/bookstore-getitem/item=mbk-50

Instructor: Tedi Draghici

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

Office Hours: TR 15:30-16:50. Web: http://www.fiu.edu/~draghici/

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

1. Homework/Projects: 150 points. These will be announced in class and on the course website. Late homework may be accepted, but with deductions.
2. Two Midterm exam: 100 points each – Tuesday Sep. 27, Thursday Oct. 27;
3. FINAL EXAM: 150 points – Tuesday, December 6, 19:15-21:15 regular room.

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 during class time, please. If you miss a lecture, get notes from a classmate.

Drop deadline: Monday, October 31.

Tentative schedule: We will cover most sections from Chapters 1-7 + topics from this chapter on Hadamard matrices:

http://staff.science.uva.nl/~brandts/TEACHING/LINALG/PDF/hadamard.pdf

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.