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

 

 Syllabus

       

 

 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

 

            

 

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