Spring 2010
Introduction to Functions of Several Variables (MATH 118b)
NOTE: No Office Hours on the following Fridays: Feb 19, 26, March 26, April 9 (I attend the CUNY Seminar on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Topology on these days.)
some more literature on linear algebra:
Steven Leon, Linear Algebra with Applications
David Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications
Otto Bretscher, Linear Algebra with Applications
Here is what we covered on:
Monday, January 11th: Section 1.1
Wednesday, January 13th: Section 1.2
Friday, January 15th: Section 1.3
Wednesday, January 20th: Sections 2.1 and 2.2
Friday, January 22nd: Section 2.3
Monday, January 25th: Section 2.4, first half of 2.5
Wednesday, January 27th: Section 2.5
Friday, January 29th: Section 2.5, beginning of 2.6
Monday, February 1st: rest of 2.6, first half of 2.7
Wednesday, February 3rd: 2.7 and 3.1
Friday, February 5th: 3.1 and 3.2
Monday, February 8th: 3.2 and 3.3
Friday, February 12th: 3.3 and 3.4
Monday, February 15th: 3.4
Friday, February 19th: 3.5
Monday, February 22nd: 3.6
Monday, February 22nd (evening session): 4.1
Wednesday, February 24th: Review
Friday, February 26th: Midterm Exam
Monday, March 1st: 4.2
Wednesday, March 3rd: Discussion of Midterm Exam, 4.2, 4.3
Friday, March 5th: 4.4
Monday, March 22nd: 12.1, 12.2
Wednesday, March 24th: 12.3, 12.4
Friday, March 26th: 12.5, 12.6
Monday, March 29th: 13.1,13.2,13.3
Wednesday, March 31st: 13.4
Friday, April 2nd: 14.1 and 14.2
Monday, April 5th: 14.3 and 14.4
Wednesday, April 7th: 14.5 and 14.6
Friday, April 9th: 14.7
Monday, April 12th: 14.8
Wednesday, April 14th: 15.1
Monday, April 19th: 15.2
Homework
due Monday, January 25: Section 1.1 #3,8,11,18
Section 1.2 #2,4,6,9
Section 1.3 #1,2,4,6
Read Chapters 1 and 2
Bonus: 1.1 #31, 1.2 #30, 1.3 #14 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, February 1: Section 2.1 #2,4,10,18
Section 2.2 #3,5,9,13
Section 2.3 #1,3,14
Section 2.4 #2,5,23
Read Chapter 2
Bonus: 2.1 #31 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, February 8: Section 2.5 #1,7,25,30
Section 2.6 #1,5,12,16
Section 2.7 #1,7,11,17
Read Chapter 2
Bonus: 2.5 #40, 2.7 #40 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, February 15: Section 3.1 # 5,10,11,19,20
Section 3.2 #5,9,11,21
Section 3.3 #1,8,12,19
Read Chapter 3
Bonus: 3.1 #30, 3.2 #35 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, February 22: Section 3.4 # 1,3,6,23
Section 3.5 #2,3,11,16
Section 3.6 #1,3,4,25 postponed to Monday March 1
Read Chapter 3
Bonus: 3.4 #34, 3.5 #42 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, March 1: Section 3.6 #1,3,4,25
Section 4.1 #1,3,10,17,28
Read Chapter 4
Bonus: 4.1 #32 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Wednesday, March 24: Section 4.2 # 2,8,12,16
Section 4.3 # 3,6,10,12
Section 4.4 # 1,3,6,13,14,30
Read Chapter 4
Bonus: 4.2 #31 and 4.3 # 27 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, March 29: Section 12.1 # 5,16,24
Section 12.2 # 1,12,25
Read Chapter 12
Bonus: 12.1 #35 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, April 5: Section 12.3 # 10,13,14,21
Section 12.4 # 3,7,8,9,16
Section 12.5 #2,18,19,26
Section 12.6 #3,9,16,18
Read Chapter 13
Bonus: 12.3 #30, 12.4 #15, 12.5 #30 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, April 12: Section 13.1 # 34,35,37,42
Section 13.2 # 7,8,11,17,24
Section 13.3 #12,15,17,28,37,51
Section 13.4 #2,7,11,18,24,28
P717ff #21,49,54
Read Chapter 14
Bonus: 13.2 #36, 13.4 #40 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, April 19: Section 14.3 # 1,7,20
Section 14.4 # 3,8,16,32,33,48,60,63
Section 14.5 # 4,16,20,27
Section 14.6 # 5,7,16,23
Section 14.7 #6,14,20,28,34
Read Chapter 15
Bonus: 14.3 #29, 14.6 #27 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
due Monday, April 26: Section 15.1 # 2,12,16,20
Section 15.2 # 7,17,25
Section 15.3 #4,14,18,30
Section 16.1 # 1,4,9,14,26
Read Chapter 16
Bonus: 15.2 #28 (please hand them in on a separate sheet!)
Exams
Midterm Exam, in class
Final Exam Friday May 7th 9am