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Math 2360 Linear Algebra, Fall 2010

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TR 11:00–12:20 pm in MA 012
Lars Winther Christensen
T 9:00–11:00 am, W 3:30–5:30 pm, and R 9:00–11:00 am,
or by appointment
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Handouts and Links

Date Handout / link Comments
26 Aug Syllabus and policies

Reading and Self-assessment Problems

Date In class (pp.) Suggested problems Next class (pp.)
7 Dec 241–257 5.5: 1,2 WebWork Review3
2 Dec 307–321 6.3: 1,2,6,8 241–257
30 Nov 282–294 6.1: 1,2,8 307–321
23 Nov 198–212 5.1: 1,3,6 282–294
18 Nov 177–194 4.2: 2,3,5; 4.3: 1,2 198–212
16 Nov 166–176 4.1: 1,5,9,10 177–194
11 Nov Exam 2 166–179
9 Nov 155–159 Review 2
4 Nov 155–159 3.6: 3,5 155–159
2 Nov 149–155 3.6: 1,2 155–159 and sect. 4.1
28 Oct 138–148 3.4: 3,8,13; 3.5: 1,2 149–159
26 Oct 130–137 3.3: 1,2,3,6 138–149
21 Oct 120–130 3.2: 1,3,7,19 130–137
19 Oct 113–119 3.1: 1,4,6,12 120–130
14 Oct 100–105; 110–112 2.3: 3,5,10 113–121
7 Oct Exam 1 2.3: 1 100–105
5 Oct 98–100 Review 1
30 Sep 90–96 2.2: 1,2,6,9 98–105
28 Sep 84–89 2.1: 1,2,5,6 90–96
23 Sep 69–75 1.6: 1,4,5,16 84–90
21 Sep 63–69 1.5: 8,13,14 69–75
16 Sep 61–62 1.5: 3,10,26 63–73
14 Sep 58–61 1.5: 1,2,7 61–65
9 Sep 50–55 1.4: 9,11,15,22 58–65
7 Sep 44–49 1.4: 3,6,7,11 50–55
2 Sep 27–42 1.3: 1,4,10,11,12,15 44–50
31 Aug 11–23 1.2: 2,8,14,15 27–42
26 Aug 1–10 1.1: 1,6,10 11–23

Homework

Date Assigned problems Due date
22 Nov 4.2.4, 4.3.3, and WebWork HW10 2 Dec
11 Nov 3.4.11, 3.5.10, and WebWork HW9 18 Nov
4 Nov WebWork Review 2 11 Nov
28 Oct 3.1.13, 3.2.3, and WebWork HW8 4 Nov
21 Oct 2.2.13, 2.3.1, and WebWork HW7 28 Oct
14 Oct 2.1.3, 2.2.11, and WebWork HW6 21 Oct
7 Oct WebWork HW5 14 Oct
30 Sep WebWork Review 1 7 Oct
23 Sep 1.5.10, 1.6.12, and WebWork HW4 30 Sep
16 Sep 1.4.24, 1.4.25, and WebWork HW3 23 Sep
9 Sep 1.3.2, 1.4.21, and WebWork HW2 16 Sep
2 Sep 1.3.13, 1.3.17, and WebWork HW1 9 Sep
26 Aug 1.1: 2,3,8,9; 1.2.5 2 Sep

Grades

The graded work comprises homework assignments, two (2) midterm exams, and the final exam.
Grades are posted at Blackboard, they count towards the final grade with weights as follows:

Homework:  30%
Midterm exams:  40%  (20% each)
Final exam:  30%

Final grades will be assigned according to the following percentages:

A+  100–97%   A  96.9–93%   A÷  92.9–90%
B+  89.9–87% 86.9–83% B÷  82.9–80%
C+  79.9–77% 76.9–73% C÷  72.9–70%
D+  69.9–67% 66.9–63% D÷  62.9–60%   F  59.9–0%
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