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{\bf M 340L 54185 Fall '98}\ \ \ T Th 11:00-12:30 ESB 333
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{\bf Instructor:}  C. Friedman \ \ RLM 11.140 \ \ 471-5161\ \  office hrs: T Th 2:30-3:30pm or by appt.

(Web page: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/\~\ friedman)
 
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{\bf Text and Syllabus:} {\it Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 2nd ed. },

 David C. Lay, Addison Wesley,  1997


Syllabus: Selected sections of Chapters I-VI. 
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{\bf Prerequisites:} M408D
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{\bf Exams:} We will have exams on  9/29 (class 10; Tues.),
11/3 (class 20; Tues.), 

12/3 (Class 28; Thurs.)

(No ``Final exam"). All exam grades will be curved.

* Exam grades will be scaled (if the unscaled average is $\leq 75$) to
some value in the 

$75$ to $80$ range.

 {\sl MAKEUPS WILL BE GIVEN VERY RELUCTANTLY}
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{\bf Homework:} Homework problems will be assigned each Tuesday in class and 
will be due the next Tuesday.
 A serious effort should be made on these
exercises. It will probably be difficult to completely learn the
course material without working problems; also exam questions may bear
some resemblance to homework exercises. Additionally, {\it all homework 
together
will be counted as a grade equivalent to one exam grade.}

(Homework assignments will be listed on my web page - see above.)

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{\bf Final Grades:} In computing a final grade, I will
count the three tests and one total homework grade equally. 
(So there
will be {\bf four} grades to average.)  
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