Math 571
Linear Algebra for Applications
Autumn 2006

Course Materials Assignments Lecture Schedule Exam Dates Carmen

Course Information 
Instructor: 
Office: 
Phone: 
Email:  
Angela Barnhill
MW 536
292-5251
abarnhill at math dot ohio-state dot edu


Final Exam Week
Office Hours:
Friday, December 1:   1 - 2:30 pm
Monday, December 4:  9 - 10 am and 3 - 4 pm
Tuesday, December 5:  10 am - noon and 2 - 3 pm
Wednesday, December 6:  3 - 5 pm
Or by appointment

Office Hours:
(Until Dec. 1)
Mondays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays 10:30 am - noon
Or by appointment


Lectures:  Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in EA 295  at 9:30 am (Section 12928) and 10:30 am (Section 12929)

Texts:   Linear Algebra with Applications  by Steven Leon, 7th edition
  Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB  by David Hill and David Zitarelli, 3rd edition

Supplementary Material:  MATLAB Tutorial     Linear Space Outline

Important Dates:  Make-up exams will only be given in the case of documented extraordinary circumstances.
Examinations will not be rescheduled because of travel arrangements -- it is your responsibility to schedule travel appropriately.

Grading:
Homework:
Midterms:
Final Exam:
20%
20% each
40%

Remark on written work: You are encouraged to discuss the course material with other students.  However, anything that you turn in must be your own work.  Work must be neat and legible in order to be graded. 


Course Materials

Note:   Some course materials will be posted in PDF format.  If you do not already have the capability to view such documents, then in order to open these files, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program).

Carmen   (Check your grades, see posted solutions, view course announcements, etc.)

Syllabus

MATLAB Tutorial

Midterm 1 Information

Linear Space Outline

Midterm 2 Information

Final Exam Information


Homework Assignments

# Due Date Read Problems Problems to be turned in
1 Wed. 9/27 §1.1-1.3
§1.1:  1c, 3, 4, 5, 6(b, d, e, h), 9, 10
§1.2:  1, 2, 5(a, b, c, e, f, h, i), 6(c, d), 8, 9, 10, 15
§1.3:  1, 2, 4, 5c, 6c, 7, 8(b, c), 10, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25
§1.1:  5c, 6h, 10
§1.2:  5i, 6c, 10
§1.3:  1g, 7b, 16, 23
2 Wed.  10/4 MT 1.1-1.6
MT 2.1-2.6
HZ 1.1-1.2
HZ 3.1-3.3
HZ 1.1:  1-4
HZ 1.2:  1-6
HZ 3.1:  1-6  (Ignore matdat1.  You will need to input A,B,C,D,x.)
HZ 3.2:  1-4
HZ 3.3:  1, 2
Leon 1.2:  13 (use MATLAB!), 14
HZ 1.1:  3
HZ 1.2:  3
HZ 3.1:  2, 5
HZ 3.2:  2, 4
Leon 1.2:  13
3 Wed. 10/11 § 1.4 Part 1:  Handout
Part 2:  §1.4:  1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13
Part 1:  Handout:  1, 5, 7
Part 2:  §1.4:  5, 7
4 Fri.  10/20 § 1.4
HZ  Project 1
§ 1.4:  8, 9, 10(b, c, e, f, g), 11, 12(b,c), 18, 22
§ 1.3:  32, 33
HZ Project 1:  Exercises 2, 5, 7
Handout
§ 1.4:  8d, 10f, 12b, 18
§ 1.3:  32
HZ Project 1:  2
Handout:  1
5 Fri. 10/27 LS Outline  1.1
§ 3.1 & 3.2
§ 2.1 & 2.2
§ 3.1:  6, 8, 10
§ 3.2:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 17, 19, 20
§ 2.1:  1, 3(a, d, g), 4, 5, 6
§ 3.1:  10
§ 3.2:  (Explain your answers!)  
1c, 2d, 4b, 6(d,e), 19
§ 2.1:  1, 3g, 5
6 Fri. 11/3
(by 4:30 pm)
§ 2.2
§ 3.2
§ 3.3
HZ 6.1
HZ 6.2
HZ 6.3
§ 2.2:  1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14
§ 3.2:  9, 10, 11, 12, 14
§ 3.3:  1, 2, 5, 6, 7(a,b), 8, 10, 13, 16  
HZ 6.1:  Exercises 1, 2, 3, 8
HZ 6.2:  4, 7, 8, 9
HZ 6.3:  1(a-e), 2, 3
§ 2.2:  3f, 4, 14
§ 3.2:  10c, 11
§ 3.3:  6c, 8, 10
HZ 6.1:  3
HZ 6.2:  4
HZ 6.3:  1c
7 Wed. 11/15 § 3.4
§ 3.5
HZ 7.2
§ 3.4:  2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15
§ 3.5:  4
HZ 7.2:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5
§ 3.4:  4, 7, 10, 13, 14c, 15
§ 3.5:  4
HZ 7.2:  2, 3
8 Wed. 11/22 § 3.5
§ 3.6
§ 3.5:  3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
§ 3.6:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14
§ 3.5:  5, 8, 10
§ 3.6:  1b, 2c, 7, 11, 14
9 Wed. 11/29** § 7.4
LS Outline 2.1-2.3
LS Outline 3.1
§ 5.4:  13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28
§ 7.4:  1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31
Handout
§ 5.4:  14, 16, 26, 28
§ 7.4:  1d, 3, 10, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31
Handout:  1c, 3
10 N/A  § 5.1
§ 5.2
§ 5.3
§ 5.4
§ 5.1:  3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16
§ 5.2:  1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13
§ 5.3:  1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13
§ 5.4:  6, 7, 8b
Not to be turned in

**Assignment 9 will be accepted in class on Friday, December 1, but it is STRONGLY recommended that you turn it in on Wednesday, November 29.


Tentative Lecture Schedule  
(subject to change)


Date Topics  (corresponding sections of text)
Wed. 9/20 systems of linear equations, augmented matrices, elementary row operations  (1.1, 1.2)
Fri. 9/22 (reduced) row echelon form, matrix algebra  (1.2, 1.3)
Mon. 9/25 finish 1.3, introduction to MATLAB (MATLAB Tutorial)
Wed. 9/27 more with MATLAB
Fri. 9/29 more with MATLAB, applications
Mon. 10/2 more applications
Wed. 10/4 finish Markov chains, start elementary matrices (1.4)
Fri. 10/6 row equivalence, equivalent conditions for nonsingularity (1.4)
Mon. 10/9 computing inverses using row reduction (1.4)
Wed. 10/11 Q&A session for Midterm 1  (Midterm 1 Information)
Fri. 10/13 Midterm 1  
Mon. 10/16 LU Decompositions (1.4), graph theory 
Wed. 10/18 vector spaces and subspaces (3.1, 3.2, Linear Space Outline 1.1)
Fri. 10/20 vector spaces and subspaces continued (3.1, 3.2, Linear Space Outline 1.1)
Mon.  10/23 vector spaces and subspaces continued (3.1, 3.2, Linear Space Outline 1.1)
Wed. 10/25  determinants (2.1, 2.2)
Fri.  10/27 span (3.2)
Mon.  10/30 linear independence (3.3)
Wed.  11/1 basis and dimension (3.4)
Fri.  11/3 change of basis  (3.5)
Mon.  11/5 Q&A session for Midterm 2  (Midterm 2 Information)
Wed.  11/7 Midterm 2
Fri.  11/9 University Holiday
Mon.  11/13 transition matrices (3.5), row and column space (3.6)
Wed.  11/15 more with row and column space (3.6)
Fri.  11/17 accuracy of MATLAB calculations, norms, and condition numbers
(Leon 7.4, Linear Space Outline 2.1-2.3, MATLAB Tutorial 5.2, 7)
Mon.  11/20 more on accuracy of MATLAB calculations, norms, and condition numbers
(Leon 7.4, Linear Space Outline 2.1-2.3, MATLAB Tutorial 5.2, 7)
Wed.  11/22 condition numbers (Leon 7.4, Linear Space Outline 2.3, MATLAB Tutorial 7)
Fri.  11/24 University Holiday
Mon.  11/27 inner products and orthogonal subspaces (5.1, 5.2, 5.4)
Wed.  11/29 projections and least squares (5.1, 5.3)
Fri.  12/1 "fundamental subspaces", examples of orthogonal subspaces and least squares (5.2, 5.3)