MAT 230 Matrix Algebra F'22

Catalog description: Solutions of linear systems, matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, similar matrices, spectral theory, applications to differential equations.

Syllabus: link
Office: MCC 175
Office hours: 3-4pm MWF, and also by appointment

Week 16

12.05 Mon

Final exam, 10:30am-12:30pm, in Shineman 183 (the usual classroom)

Week 15

12.02 Fri

5.2 The characteristic equation

11.30 Wed

5.1 Eigenvectors and eigenvalues

11.28 Mon

Begin 4.5 and 4.6 Dimension and rank

Week 13

11.18 Fri

4.3 Linearly independent sets; bases

11.16 Wed

Exam 2

11.14 Mon

Finish section 4.2

Week 12

11.11 Fri

Finish section 4.1, part 2

Begin 4.2 Null spaces, column spaces, and linear transformations

Quiz 12

11.09 Wed

Continue section 4.1, part 2

11.07 Mon

Begin 4.1 Vector spaces and subspaces, parts 1 and 2

Week 11

11.04 Fri

Finish section 3.2

Quiz 11

11.02 Wed

Finish section 3.1

Begin 3.2 Properties of determinants

10.31 Mon

Finish section 2.3

Begin 3.1 Introduction to determinants

Week 10

10.28 Fri

Begin 2.3 Characterizations of invertible matrices

Quiz 10

10.26 Wed

Finish section 2.2, part 1

2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 2

10.24 Mon

Continue section 2.2, part 1

Week 9

10.21 Fri

Finish section 2.1

Begin 2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 1

10.19 Wed

Continue section 2.1

10.17 Mon

Finish section 1.9, part 2

Begin 2.1 Matrix operations

Week 8

10.12 Wed

Exam 1

10.10 Mon

Begin 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 2

Week 7

10.07 Fri

Finish section 1.9, part 1

Quiz 7

10.05 Wed

Finish section 1.8, part 2

Begin 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 1

10.03 Mon

Continue section 1.8, part 2

Week 6

09.30 Fri

Finish section 1.8, part 1

Begin 1.8 Intro to linear transformations, part 2

Quiz 6

09.28 Wed

Continue section 1.8

09.26 Mon

Finish section 1.7

Begin 1.8 Intro to linear transformations, part 1

Week 5

09.23 Mon

Finish 1.7, part 1

Begin 1.7 Linear independence, part 2

Quiz 5

09.21 Wed

Finish section 1.5

Begin 1.7 Linear independence, part 1

09.19 Mon

Continue section 1.5

Week 4

09.16 Fri

Begin 1.5 Solution sets of linear systems

Quiz 4

09.14 Wed

Finish section 1.4

09.12 Mon

Begin 1.4 The matrix equation Ax = b

Week 3

09.09 Fri

Finish section 1.3

Quiz 3

09.07 Wed

Continue section 1.3

Week 2

09.02 Fri

Begin 1.3 Vector equations

Quiz 2

08.31 Wed

Finish section 1.2

08.29 Mon

Continue section 1.2

Week 1

08.26 Fri

Begin 1.2 Row reduction and echelon forms

Quiz 1

08.24 Wed

Finish section 1.1

08.22 Mon

1.1 Systems of linear equations