Math 223, Honors Linear Algebra and Calculus, Fall 2004

 

Course Description:

This is a course primarily about differential calculus in several variables. A fair amount of linear algebra (linear independence, dimension, bases,...) will be developed along the way. The calculus will cover among others the chain rule, Kantorovitch's theorem, the inverse and implicit function theorem, manifolds and their tangent spaces, Taylor polynomials in several variables, max-min problems and Lagrange multipliers.

 

Times, Location, and Instructors

 
 
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:05- 9:55 am
Professor John Hubbard
Malott Hall 406
 
Section: Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 PM , Mathematics Common Room, 5th floor, Malott Hall. This is an experiment, in hopes that students will meet more members of the Mathematics Department and interact with them more.
 

Homework:

There will be one homework set assigned every Friday, due the following Friday. I encourage people to work in groups, but everyone should write up his or her own solution. The solutions to homework will be posted on this web site the Friday they are due, or at latest the following day. The next week's assignment will be posted at the same time.

 

Staff:

John Hubbard, Professor
431 Malott Hall, 255-6495, jhh8@cornell.edu
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11-12 am in 431 Malott and by appointment
 
Joshua Bowman, Teaching Assistant
120 Malott Hall, 255-7548, bowman@math.cornell.edu
Office Hours (in Malott 218): Monday 2-3, Thursday 4:30-5:30
 

Text:

Required: Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach, Second Edition, by John Hubbard and Barbara Burke Hubbard, 2002, ISBN 0-13-041408--5
 
Errata for the textbook are now being maintained at the Matrix Editions web site.
 
Recommended: The Student Solution Manual, which contains solutions to all odd-numbered exercises in Chapters 1-6 and to many in Chapter 0 and the Appendix, can be ordered directly from Matrix Editions; it can also be bought from the Campus Store.
 
 
 
 
Last Update: August 26, 2004