Instructor: Jeffrey Connors
E-mail: jeffrey.connors@uconn.edu
Office: ACD 114C
Office hours: Monday/Wednesday 3:15-4:15 PM and Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 PM, or by appointment (e-mail me). You can always drop in and see if I happen to be available.

Class time and room: T/Th 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM in ACD 311.
Text: Linear Algebra and its Applications, Fifth Edition, by Lay, Lay and McDonald.
The applied linear algebra course covers methods and theory for linear systems of equations and linear operators, from a computational point of view. Topics are shown below.

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Homework: Homework will be assigned for each section and collected according to the schedule shown below. Late homework is penalized at rate of 10% once late, with an additional 10% deduction after each full week that passes after the due date. Example 1: you turn it in the day after it is due, then there is a 10% deduction for lateness. Example 2: you turn it in the following Thursday, 1 week after it was due. The total penalty is still just 10%. Example 3: you turn it in more than 7 days (but less than two weeks) late. Then there is a total 20% deduction for lateness.

Calculators: The use of calculators will not be permitted on exams. Calculators may be used on homework.

Grading policy: The course grade is 30% homework, 20% exam 1, 20% exam 2 and 30% final exam.

Final exam: TBD. The exam is cumulative.

Dates     Book Sections     Topics     Exercises

Aug. 27, 29     1.1, 1.2     Systems of linear equations, row reduction, echelon forms     Sect. 1.1 #1, 3, 10, 13, 22, 24 Due Sept. 5

                   Sect. 1.2 #1, 3, 7, 8, 19, 21, 22 Due Sept. 5

Sept. 3, 5     1.3, 1.4     Vector equations, matrix form     Sect. 1.3 #1, 6, 9, 12, 14, 21, 26 Due Sept. 12

                   Sect. 1.4 #6, 7, 9, 12, 22, 24, 25, 40 Due Sept. 12

Sept. 10, 12     1.5, 1.7     Solution sets, linear independence     Sect. 1.5 #2, 6, 12, 23 Due Sept. 19

                   Sect. 1.7 #1, 6, 8, 9, 15, 20, 22, 33, 34 Due Sept. 19

Sept. 17, 19     1.8, 1.9     Transformations     Sect. 1.8 #2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 19, 20 Due Sept. 26

                   Sect. 1.9 #1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 19, 27 Due Sept. 26

Sept. 24, 26     1.10, Exam 1 review     Linear models, matrix operations, review 1.1-1.9     Sect. 1.10 #2, 3, 9, 11 Due Oct. 3

Oct. 1     ---     Exam 1

Oct. 3     2.1     Matrix operations     Sect. 2.1 #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 22, 27 Due Oct. 10

Oct. 8, 10     2.2, 2.3     Matrix operations and inverse matrices     Sect. 2.2 #3, 4, 6, 10, 26, 31, 32 Due Oct. 17

                   Sect. 2.3 #2, 4, 8, 12, 15 Due Oct. 17

Oct. 15, 17      4.1, 4.2      Vector spaces, connections to linear transformations     Sect. 4.1 #2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Due Oct. 24

                   Sect. 4.2 #1, 3, 5, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26 Due Oct. 24

Oct. 22, 24     4.3, 4.4     Linear independence, bases, coordinate systems     Sect. 4.3 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 19, 22 Due Oct. 31

                   Sect. 4.4 #3, 7, 8, 12, 14 Due Oct. 31

Oct. 29, 31     4.5, Exam 2 review     Dimension, review 1.10-4.4     Sect. 4.5 #4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 20 Due Nov. 7

Nov. 5     ---     Exam 2

Nov. 7     4.6     Rank     Sect. 4.6 #1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18 Due Nov. 14

Nov. 12, 14     5.1, 5.2     Eigenvectors, eigenvalues, characteristic equation     Sect. 5.1 #3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18 Due Nov. 21

                   Sect. 5.2 #2, 4, 14, 16 Due Nov. 21

Nov. 19, 21     5.3, 6.1     Diagonalization, inner products, orthogonality     Sect. 5.3 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Due Dec. 3

                   Sect. 6.1 #2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 22 Due Dec. 3

Nov. 26, 28     ---     Thanksgiving Break - no class

Dec. 3, 5     6.2, 6.4, Final review      Orthogonal sets, Gram-Schmidt process     Sect. 6.2 #2, 6, 10, 14 Due Dec. 5

Dec. 13 from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM in ACD 311     ---     Final Exam

Dates	Book Sections	Topics	Exercises
Aug. 27, 29	1.1, 1.2	Systems of linear equations, row reduction, echelon forms	Sect. 1.1 #1, 3, 10, 13, 22, 24 Due Sept. 5
			Sect. 1.2 #1, 3, 7, 8, 19, 21, 22 Due Sept. 5
Sept. 3, 5	1.3, 1.4	Vector equations, matrix form	Sect. 1.3 #1, 6, 9, 12, 14, 21, 26 Due Sept. 12
			Sect. 1.4 #6, 7, 9, 12, 22, 24, 25, 40 Due Sept. 12
Sept. 10, 12	1.5, 1.7	Solution sets, linear independence	Sect. 1.5 #2, 6, 12, 23 Due Sept. 19
			Sect. 1.7 #1, 6, 8, 9, 15, 20, 22, 33, 34 Due Sept. 19
Sept. 17, 19	1.8, 1.9	Transformations	Sect. 1.8 #2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 19, 20 Due Sept. 26
			Sect. 1.9 #1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 19, 27 Due Sept. 26
Sept. 24, 26	1.10, Exam 1 review	Linear models, matrix operations, review 1.1-1.9	Sect. 1.10 #2, 3, 9, 11 Due Oct. 3
Oct. 1	---	Exam 1
Oct. 3	2.1	Matrix operations	Sect. 2.1 #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 22, 27 Due Oct. 10
Oct. 8, 10	2.2, 2.3	Matrix operations and inverse matrices	Sect. 2.2 #3, 4, 6, 10, 26, 31, 32 Due Oct. 17
			Sect. 2.3 #2, 4, 8, 12, 15 Due Oct. 17
Oct. 15, 17	4.1, 4.2	Vector spaces, connections to linear transformations	Sect. 4.1 #2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Due Oct. 24
			Sect. 4.2 #1, 3, 5, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26 Due Oct. 24
Oct. 22, 24	4.3, 4.4	Linear independence, bases, coordinate systems	Sect. 4.3 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 19, 22 Due Oct. 31
			Sect. 4.4 #3, 7, 8, 12, 14 Due Oct. 31
Oct. 29, 31	4.5, Exam 2 review	Dimension, review 1.10-4.4	Sect. 4.5 #4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 20 Due Nov. 7
Nov. 5	---	Exam 2
Nov. 7	4.6	Rank	Sect. 4.6 #1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18 Due Nov. 14
Nov. 12, 14	5.1, 5.2	Eigenvectors, eigenvalues, characteristic equation	Sect. 5.1 #3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18 Due Nov. 21
			Sect. 5.2 #2, 4, 14, 16 Due Nov. 21
Nov. 19, 21	5.3, 6.1	Diagonalization, inner products, orthogonality	Sect. 5.3 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Due Dec. 3
			Sect. 6.1 #2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 22 Due Dec. 3
Nov. 26, 28	---	Thanksgiving Break - no class
Dec. 3, 5	6.2, 6.4, Final review	Orthogonal sets, Gram-Schmidt process	Sect. 6.2 #2, 6, 10, 14 Due Dec. 5
Dec. 13 from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM in ACD 311	---	Final Exam