Kevin Milans : Teaching : Fall 2012 Math343

Kevin Milans (milans@math.wvu.edu)
Office: Armstrong Hall 408H
Office Hours: M 2:30pm-4:00pm, W 2:30pm-3:30pm, F 10:00am-11:00am, and by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 12:30pm-1:20pm in Armstrong Hall 408H
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Course Schedule

No. Date Class Summary Section(s) Quiz Quiz Soln Comments
1 Aug 20 Introduction; Systems of Linear Equations 1.1 - - HW1 assigned.
2 Aug 22 Systems of Linear Equations; Method of Elimination 1.1 - - -
3 Aug 24 Matrices 1.2 pdf pdf HW2 assigned.
4 Aug 27 Linear Combinations; Matrix Multiplication 1.2, 1.3 - - -
5 Aug 29 Row and column views of MM; MM and linear systems 1.3 - - -
6 Aug 31 Algebraic Properties of Matrix Multiplication 1.4 pdf pdf HW3 assigned.
7 Sep 5 More Proofs; Alg. Prop. of Transposition 1.4 - - -
8 Sep 7 Special Types of Matrices; Inverses 1.5 pdf pdf HW4: evolving assignment.
9 Sep 10 Inverses 1.5 - - -
10 Sep 12 Solving Linear Systems Ch 2 - - Dr. Milans away
11 Sep 14 Solving Linear Systems Ch 2 ** ** Dr. Milans away
12 Sep 17 Solving Linear Systems Ch 2 - - Dr. Milans away
13 Sep 19 Solving Linear Systems Ch 2 - - Dr. Milans away
14 Sep 21 Elementary Matricies; invert a 3x3-matrix 2.3 ** ** HW4 due.
15 Sep 24 Theorem 2.11 2.3 - - -
16 Sep 26 Review: Test 1 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3 pdf pdf -
17 Sep 28 Test 1 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3 pdf pdf -
18 Oct 1 Determinants: Definition 3.1 - - HW6 assigned.
19 Oct 3 Determinants: Properties 3.2 - - -
20 Oct 5 Determinants: More properties 3.2 pdf pdf HW6 due; HW7 assigned.
21 Oct 8 Determinants: Cofactor Expansion 3.3 - - -
22 Oct 10 Vectors in the Plane and in 3-space; Vector Spaces 4.1,4.2 - - -
23 Oct 12 Vector Spaces: Examples 4.2 pdf pdf HW7 due; HW8 assigned.
24 Oct 15 Vector Spaces; Subspaces 4.2, 4.3 - - -
25 Oct 17 Subspaces 4.3 - - -
26 Oct 19 Span 4.4 pdf pdf HW8 due; HW9 assigned.
27 Oct 22 Linear Independence 4.5 - - -
28 Oct 24 Review: Test 2 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.4 - - -
29 Oct 26 Test 2 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.4 pdf pdf HW9 due.
30 Oct 29 Linear Independence; Basis and Dimension 4.5, 4.6 - - HW10 assigned.
31 Oct 31 Basis and Dimension 4.6 - - -
32 Nov 2 Dimension 4.6 pdf pdf HW10 due; HW9 assigned.
33 Nov 5 Rank of a Matrix 4.9 - - -
34 Nov 7 Matrix Transformations; Linear Transformations 1.6, 6.1 - - -
35 Nov 9 Linear Transformations 6.1 pdf pdf HW11 due; HW12 assigned.
36 Nov 12 Linear Transformations 6.1 - - -
37 Nov 14 Kernel and Range of a Linear Transform 6.2 - - -
38 Nov 16 Kernel and Range of a Linear Transform 6.2 pdf pdf HW12 due.
39 Nov 26 Matrix of a Linear Transformation 6.3 - - HW13 assigned.
40 Nov 28 Review Test 3 4.5-4.6, 4.9, 1.6, 6.1-6.3 - - -
41 Nov 30 Test 3 4.5-4.6, 4.9, 1.6, 6.1-6.3 pdf pdf HW13 due.
42 Dec 3 Test 3 Discussion - - - HW14 assigned.
43 Dec 5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 7.1 - - -
44 Dec 7 Class Review - - - HW14 due.
- Dec 12 Final Exam: Wed Dec 12, 3pm-5pm - - - -
milans@math.wvu.edu