Disclaimer: The list of topics and due date for each assignment is tentative as will be updated as the semester progresses.
Homework guidelines: Each assignment is to be stapled in the upper left and appropriately
titled with the assignment number and your name appearing on the upper right
hand corner of the first page. Solutions should appear in the order the
questions are listed on the homework, with bonus questions at the end. If for
some reason you put them out of order, please make appropriate notes to redirect
the grader. The assignment is to be written legibly and in complete sentences.
You will be graded not only on your final answer, but also on your explanation
and justification of it. Your arguments should be clear and logically correct.
Justify each step. Cite theorems and results when it is not obvious what you
are using.
You may use my solutions to examples in class as a guide.
The general principle is: you want to convince the grader you completely
understand how to solve it; present your solution as if you were teaching a
classmate who didn't know how to solve the problem.
Please also be sure to read the homework policies on the
General Course Information page.
Assignment | Topics | Due |
Homework 1 | Solving systems of linear equations, matrices, row reduction | Wed Jan 28 |
Homework 2 | Linear transformations and matrices | Wed Feb 4 |
Homework 3 | Matrix multiplication and isometries | Wed Feb 11 |
Homework 4 | More on matrix operations | Wed Feb 18 |
Homework 5 | Vector spaces | Wed Feb 25 |
Homework 6 | Span, linear independence | Wed Mar 4 |
MIDTERM | Everything to date | Fri Mar 13 |
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Homework 7 | Image/Rank and Kernel/Nullity | Wed Apr 1 |
Homework 8 | Determinants, inverses and coordinates | Wed Apr 8 |
Homework 9 | Transition matrices and changing coordinates | Wed Apr 15 |
Homework 10 | Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and eigenspaces | Wed Apr 22 |
Homework 11 | Diagonalization | Wed Apr 29 |
Homework 12 | Exponentiation | Wed May 6 |
FINAL | Everything to date | Mon. May. 11 |