640:250 Linear Algebra, Fall 2003

Catalog Description

01:640:250. INTRODUCTORY LINEAR ALGEBRA (3) Prerequisite: CALC2. Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrices and determinants, vectors in two- and three-dimensional Euclidean space, vector spaces, introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Possible additional topics: systems of linear inequalities and systems of differential equations.

General Information

More about the course and its history can be found from the main course page.

The textbook for this course is

Spence, Insel, & Friedberg: Elementary Linear Algebra: A Matrix Approach ,   Prentice-Hall   (ISBN # 0-13-716722-9).

A student solution manual may be ordered from this site (but is not required for the course).

The authors of the textbook also have a companion   web site containing supplementary material.

A suggested syllabus   (PDF Format)   (Postscript Format)   and list of homework problems   (PDF Format)   (Postscript Format)   has been prepared. The instructors may modify these. In particular, the timing of the mid-term exams will vary from section to section.

Individual Sections

There are twelve regular sections of Math 250 this semester. There are also three sections of the course using MATLAB 640:250C

Some of the entries in this table are links to special information for individual sections or home pages of instructors. The building names are links to a campus map.
 
01 MW5 SC-102 Shtelen
02 MTh1 ARC-204 Sahi
No section 3
04 TF1 ARC-206 Petrie
05 TF2 SEC-203 Gindikin
06 TTh5 ARC-204 Taft
07 TTh6 SEC-208 Taft
No section 8
No section 9
10 MW6 BE-003 Y-Z. Huang
No section 11
12 MTh1 WAL-210 Nussbaum
No section 13
14 TF2 CA-A1 Thomas
No section 15 or 16
17 MW8 FH-A3 Tunnell
18 TTh7 TIL-204 Wilson



Last updated: September 3, 2003