M341: Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
Unique: #56580
Semester: Spring 2013
Lecture: MWF 10-11, RLM
6.114
Professor: Robert Gompf, RLM 12.150
Office hours: Wed 5/8
1-2+
Office phone: (512) 471-8182
Home: (512) 418-8857
E-mail: gompf@math.utexas.edu
Syllabus
and
prerequisites
Text: Andrilli and Hecker,
Elementary Linear Algebra, Fourth Edition, Academic Press 2010, ISBN
978-0-12-374751-8.
Homework will
be
collected Friday mornings at the beginning of class (or immediately
if you arrive late that day). If you can't attend that day, you can
slip the paper under my door before 11:00AM on the due date. Late
papers will not be accepted. HW#14 will be assigned but not
collected.
Your current grade data will
be available on Blackboard .
Exams: In class on Wed. Feb. 20 (covers HW#1-4)
and Wed. March 27 (covers HW#5-8). No electronic devices;
computation will be kept reasonably simple.
Final exam as officially
scheduled, Fri. May 10, 2-5PM, in our usual room RLM 6.114. Emphasis
will be on material not covered by the previous exams.
Course grades will be
determined by homework (10%), in-class exams (30% each) and final
exam (30%). Attendance will not be included. Plus/minus grades will
be used as needed.
Approximate schedule of lectures:
Chapter 1, Vectors and Matrices: 9 lectures
Chapter 2, Systems of Linear Equations: 7 lectures
Chapter 3, Determinants and Eigenvalues: 3 lectures
Chapter 4, Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces: 16 lectures
Chapter 5, Linear Transformations: 7 lectures
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core
values of The University of Texas at Austin are learning,
discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity,
and responsibility. Each member of the university is
expected to uphold these values through integrity,
honesty, trust, fairness, and respect toward peers and
community.
Documented Disability Statement
The University of Texas provides appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities.
For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-6441 TTY.
If you plan on using accomodations, you need to notify your Instructors early in the semester.