Syllabus          Math 2940          Linear Algebra                 Fall 2013 
 day      read     subject             what's due 
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 W 08/28  1.1      linear systems      1,10,25,33,34
 F 08/30  1.2      row reduction       4,5,23,33
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 M 09/02 no class Labor Day
 W 09/04  1.3+1.4  vec+matrix eqn 1.3:5,7,10,14,20,27,34; 1.4:1-4,13,26,28,36
 F 09/06  1.7      linear independence 1,2,27,35(T),36(F),38(T)
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 M 09/09  1.8+1.9  lin transformation  1.8:17,18,26b,35; 1.9: 1,10,15,34
 W 09/11  2.1      matrix operations   4,18,23,26,28
 F 09/13  -review
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 M 09/16  2.2      inverse             3,6,12,14,25,31
 W 09/18  2.6      Leontief econ model 5,10,11,12
 F 09/20  2.7      graphics            16-19
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 M 09/23  2.8      subspaces of R^n    2,7,10,23
 W 09/25  2.9      dimension of subspace 1,7,9,13,20
 F 09/27  3.1+3.2  determinant         3.1:1,10,37; 3.2:22,34,35
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 M 09/30  4.1+4.2  vector space        4.1:4,11,13; 4.2:2,3,15,18,31
 W 10/02  4.3      linear independence, basis 1,5,6,11,13,31
 F 10/04  4.4+4.5  dimension of vec space     4.4:13,17,37; 4.5:8,9,10,13
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 M 10/07  -review
 T 10/08  -Prelim 1-                               conflict PHYS2213
 W 10/09  4.6      rank of matrix      2,3,32,33
 F 10/11  4.8      difference applications    1,2,18,21,23
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 M 10/14 - Fall Break -
 W 10/16  4.9      Markov chain applications  3,4,7,18
 F 10/18  5.1      eigenvalues         2,13,25,32,33
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 M 10/21  5.2+appendixB  eigenvalues   3,13,27
 W 10/23  5.3      diagonalize         1,5,18,27 + Prelim 1 corrections 
 F 10/25  5.5+5.6  complex dynamics    5.5:3,9,26; 5.6:3,6
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 M 10/28  6.1      inner product, length      11,14,18,22,24,29
 W 10/30  6.2      orthogonal sets     9,11,21,26
 F 11/01  6.3      projection to subspace     1,10,11,13,16,24
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 M 11/04  -review
 T 11/05  -Prelim 2-                               conflict MAE3230, CHEME3130
 W 11/06  6.4      Gram-Schmidt        1,12,22
 F 11/08  6.5      least squares       3,11,24,25
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 M 11/11  6.6      least squares       1,10a
 W 11/13  6.7      inner products      1,3,5,7,16,17,25
 F 11/15  7.1      spectral theorem    1,5,7,10,14,23
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 M 11/18  7.3      quadratic forms     1,3,11   
 W 11/20  7.4      singular value decomp      1,9,15,23 + Prelim 2 corrections
 F 11/22  5.7      differential eqn    1,6
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 M 11/25  5.7      differential eqn    8,9
 W 11/27 no class 
 F 11/29 -Thanksgiving-
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 M 12/02  -review
 W 12/04  -review
 F 12/06  -review
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Grades are based on 2 prelims (with some corrections tba), section grade, and 
final exam. No makeups--for some conflicts you may take a test early, tba.
last modified 07/21/2013
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*What homework is due when:

  Problems listed on the syllabus for  Wednesday and Friday
 of week N-1 and for Monday of week N are due in section in week N.

 N-1--------
  M ...
  W ...        <----\
  F ...        <-----|
 N----------         | these problems
  M ...        <----/     are due in your section
  W ...             <===  this week
  F ...             <===  (whether it meets Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday)
 N+1--------
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