Announcements:

Meeting times and location: M/W/F 6-8:45pm in ARC-105

Office hours: M at 4:45pm

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Lecturer: Jared Speck

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Prerequsites: 01: 640:136 OR 01:640:152 OR 01:640:154 OR 01:640:192 OR 01:640:138 OR 21:640:136 OR 50:640:122
In other words, through Calc II.

Text: (required) Spence, Insel, and Friedberg; Elementary Linear Algebra: A Matrix Approach
    ISBN #0-13-716722-9 Prentice Hall Inc., 2000.

Useful Webpage Supplement to Text:   Webpage Supplement  

Course Overview: This course provides an introduction to Linear Algebra. Topics covered include Vectors, Matrices, Linear Equations, Linear Transformations, Determinants, Eigenspaces, Diagonalization, Vectors Spaces, the Geometry of Vectors, and Quadratic Forms. This abstract material cannot be learned solely through performing routine calculations. Working through proofs is essential to your development as a student. Therefore, the homework excercises include proofs that are meant to reinforce and/or extend your knowledge. Additionally, the exams will require that you be able to provide some simple proofs.

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Course Policies and Grading Policy: Here are our   course policies   in .pdf format.

Practice Midterm: You can find the practice midterm   here.   Note: this practice exam does not cover all of the material that will appear on your exam.

Practice Midterm2: You can find the second practice midterm   here.  

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