Homework/Syllabus

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 Course Information page.

Assignment Topics Due
Homework 1Matrix operationsFri Jan 28
Homework 2Solving systems of linear equationsFri Feb 11
Homework 3Linear transformations and isometriesFri Feb 18
Exam 1Material to date Wed Feb 23
Homework 4Vectors Fri Mar 4
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Homework 5Vector spaces and subspaces Mon Mar 21
Homework 6Span and Linear IndependenceFri Mar 25
Homework 7Linear Independence and BasesFri Apr 1
Homework 8Coordinates, Rank, Image Fri Apr 8
Exam 2Material to date Fri Apr 15
Homework 9Determinants and inverses Fri Apr 22
Homework 10Inverses and change of bases Fri Apr 29
Homework 11Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization Fri May 6
Bonus ProjectRanking Sports Teams Fri May 13
Final Exam Everything to date Fri. May. 13


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