MATH 240

Linear Algebra

Spring, 2022

Course Syllabus

Link to Office Hours and My Spring Schedule

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Link to WebWork homework

Resources on Learning

Class Assignments


Week

for Mon

for Wed

for Fri

Sometime this Week/Notes

  1

  Read the syllabus
Log in to WebWorks
Watch
Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 min)
If you haven't taken Calc III, watch Vectors (10 min)
Read (textbook) sections 2.1, 2.2
Watch Echelon Form Example (10 min) Be sure to add yourself to our class on Moodle and Mathematize.
Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars in MathMatize by Tues Wk 2, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 2 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 2.1: 30, 32, 36
Sec 2.2: 8, 14, 28, 42, 46, 48

  2

Watch Pivot and Free Variables (4 min) alongside
Solution set handout
Read Sec 2.3 up to bottom of p92
(where linear independence starts)
Watch Span and LI (10 min)
Finish reading Sec 2.3
Watch Matrix Multiplication (13 min)
(If this is new to you) and
Read p 138-142, p151 in section 3.1

NB: There will be a quiz in class today.

Span and Linear Independence are the key ideas!!

Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars (from Week 2 modules) in MathMatize by Tues Wk 3, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 3 in Moodle, 9am):
For exercises 28 and 30 in Sec 2.2: Find the echelon form,
identify pivot and free variables, and write the solution
set using parametric form (i.e., s, t)
Sec 2.3: 2, 8, 12, 16, 24, 26, 46

  3

Watch Intro to Inverse Matrices (14 min) Section 2.4 presentations today Read Sections 3.2 and 3.3

NB: There will be a quiz in class today.

Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars (from Week 3 modules) in MathMatize by Tues Wk 4, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 4 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 2.4: 10, 28
Sec 3.1: 4, 10, 14
Sec 3.2: 6, 10
Sec 3.3: 38, 52

  4

Watch Subspaces (5 min) alongside Subspaces handout and
Read section 3.5 upto the definition of basis (p198)
Watch Ex of Null Space (13 min)
and finish reading Sec 3.5

Watch N(A), C(A) basis (7 min) alongside
N(A), C(A) handout

NB: There will be a quiz in class today.

Exam Review Problems
Notes on the exam review Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars (from Week 4 modules)in MathMatize by Tues Wk 5, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 5 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 3.5: 10, 18, 22, 32, 36, 44, 52

  5

Read Sec 3.6 up to Theorem 3.30
and Watch Linear Transformations (11 min) and
Midterm Watch Pixar and Linear Algebra interview (8 min)
Section 3.7 presentations today
Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for Monday.
Be sure to attain 2 stars (from Week 5 modules)in MathMatize by Tues Wk 6, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 6 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 3.6: 2, 4, 10
Sec 3.7: 6, 8, 30, 40, 72d,e

  6

Watch 3D Linear Transformations (5 min)
and More Linear Transformations (4 1/2 min)
and finish reading Section 3.6
Watch Eigenvectors (5 min) alongside evect handout Watch Determinant (10 min)
NB: There will be a quiz in class today.
Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars (from Week 6 modules)in MathMatize by Tues Wk 7, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 7 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 3.6: 14, 22, 34, 48, 50
Sec 4.1: 6, 10, 20, 26
Sec 4.2: 6, 46, 54

  7

Watch Eigenvectors (18 min) Diagonalization (4 min) alongside Diagonalization handout
DOGL!! Be sure to complete the WebWork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 3 stars (from Week 7 modules) in Mathematize by Tues, Wk 8, 9am.
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 8 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 4.3: 6, 8, 10, 16, 24
Sec 4.4: 6, 12, 24, 28

  8

Watch Abstract Vector Spaces (17 min)

Class Presentations today Read Sec 6.1 and Sec 6.2
NB: There will be a quiz in class today.
Take a look at this: Same Idea Different Language
Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class each day.
Be sure to attain 75% (from Week 8 module) MathMatize by Tues Wk 9, 9am
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 9 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 6.1: 28, 30, 36, 38
Sec 6.2: 18, 22, 28, 34, 50, 52

  9

Watch Change of Basis (13 min) Read Sec 6.4 Read 6.5 and do these
warm up problems for class today
NB: There will be a quiz in class today
Be sure to complete the Webwork problems for class Mon,Wed AND
Complete these warm up problems for Fri (bring to class). Be sure to attain 60% from EACH Week 9 module in Mathematize by Tues Wk 10, 9am
Turn-In Homework problems (due Tues Wk 10 in Moodle, 9am):
Sec 6.3: 4, 6, 10, 16,
Sec 6.4: 6, 8, 10, 16, 18
Sec 6.5: 16, 20

  10

No class! Memorial Day!   Projects due in class today
(Note the change! Not Wed!)
Try me:a practice exam and Remarks on Practice Exam
NB: Final Exam is MONDAY, 1:30-4pm

Be sure to complete the warm ups for Wednesday this week.
There is NO new Mathematize goal this week.
There is NO new turn in homework.

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