MAT 230 Matrix Algebra F'24

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: 10:15-11:15 Wednesday and Friday,  11:30-12:30 Thursday, and by appointment

Week 16

12.12 Thu

Final exam 10:30am-12:30pm in Shineman 183

Week 15

12.05 Thu

Review for final

12.03 Tue 

Exam 2 on sections 2.1 to 4.6

Week 14

11.25-11.29 

Thanksgiving break

Week 13

11.21 Thu

4.5 and 4.6 Dimension and rank

Quiz 13 over sections 4.1 and 4.2

11.19 Tue

4.3 Linearly independent sets, bases

Week 12

11.14 Thu

Finish 4.1 Vector spaces and subspaces, parts 2

4.2 Null spaces, column spaces, and linear transformations

Quiz 12 over section 3.2

11.12 Tue

Continue 4.1 Vector spaces and subspaces, parts 2

Week 11

11.07 Thu

Begin 4.1 Vector spaces and subspaces, parts 1 and 2

Quiz 11 over section 3.1

11.05 Tue

No class. Please go vote.

Week 10

10.31 Thu

Finish 3.1 Introduction to determinants

Begin 3.2 Properties of determinants

Quiz 10 over sections 2.2, part 2, and 2.3

10.29 Tue

Finish 2.3 Characterizations of invertible matrices

Begin 3.1 Introduction to determinants

Week 9

10.24 Thu

Finish 2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 2

Begin 2.3 Characterizations of invertible matrices

Quiz 9 over section 2.2, part 1

10.22 Tue

Finish 2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 1

Begin 2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 2

Quiz 8 over section 2.1

Week 8

10.17 Thu

Class canceled

10.15 Tue

Finish 2.1 Matrix operations

Begin 2.2 The inverse of a matrix, part 1

Week 7

10.08 Tue

Exam 1 on sections 1.1 to 1.9

Week 6

10.03 Thu

Finish 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 2

Begin 2.1 Matrix operations

Quiz 6 over 1.9, part 1

10.01 Tue

Finish 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 1

Begin 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 2

Week 5

09.26 Thu

Begin 1.9 The matrix of a linear transformation, part 1

Quiz 5 over 1.8 and 1.7, part 2

09.24 Tue

Finish 1.8 Introduction to linear transformations, part 1

1.8 Introduction to linear transformations, part 2

Week 4

09.19 Thu

Begin 1.8 Introduction to linear transformations, part 1

Quiz 4

09.17 Tue

1.7 Linear independence, part 2

Week 3

09.12 Thu

Finish 1.5 Solution sets of linear equations

1.7 Linear independence, part 1

Quiz 3

09.10 Tue

Finish 1.4 The matrix equation Ax=b

Begin 1.5 Solution sets of linear equations

Week 2

09.05 Thu

Finish 1.3 Vector equations

Begin 1.4 The matrix equation Ax=b

Quiz 2

09.03 Tue

Begin 1.3 Vector equations

Week 1

08.29 Thu

1.2 Row reduction and echelon forms

08.27 Tue

1.1 Systems of linear equations