Math 0280 Schedule and Practice Problems

Below is the schedule of textbook sections accompanied by sets of highly recommended practice problems from Linear Algebra A Morden Introduction, 5th edition by David Poole. Relevant problems from the 4th edition of the text are also listed for your convenience; See sections 3.6 and 5.1. Exam dates are indicated on the schedule, including the departmental final exam date and time.

 

August 25: 

Introduction. 

1.1. The Geometry and Algebra of Vectors. 

1.1 Problems 1--28.

 

August 27:
1.1.(cont.) The Geometry and Algebra of Vectors
1.1 Problems 1--28.

 

August 29:
1.2. Length and Angle. The Dot Product. Projections.
1.2 Problems 1--52.

 

September 3:
1.2.(cont.) Length and Angle. The Dot Product. Projections.
1.3. Lines and Planes.
1.2 Problems 61--67.

1.3 Problems 1--15. 

September 5:
1.3. Lines and Planes.
1.3 Problems 18--30, 35--38. 

September 8:
2.1. Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations.
2.1 Problems 1--38. 

September 10:
2.2. Direct Methods for Solving Linear Systems.
2.2 Problems 1--18. 

September 12:
2.2.(cont.) Direct Methods for Solving Linear Systems.
2.2 Problems 23--46. 

September 15:
2.3. Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42. 

September 17:
2.3.(cont.) Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42. 

September 19:
2.3.(cont.) Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42. 

September 22:
Chapters 1 and 2 Review. Applications.

September 24:
3.1. Matrix Operations.
3.1 Problems 1--22, 31--36 

September 26:
3.2. Matrix Algebra.
3.2 Problems 1--28. 

September 29:
3.3. The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 1--23. 

October 1:
3.3. (cont.) The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 24--40. 

October 3:
3.3.(cont.) The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 48--59. 

October 6:
Review.

October 8:
Midterm Exam 1

October 13:
3.5. Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52. 

October 15:
3.5.(cont.) Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52. 

October 17:
3.5.(cont.) Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52.

October 20:
3.6. Introduction to Linear Transformations.
3.6 (ed 4) Problems 1--25, 29--39.

3.6 (ed 5) Problems 1--25, 29--35, 36--41, 42--45.

 

October 22:
3.6.(cont.) Introduction to Linear Transformations.
3.6 (ed 4) Problems 1--25, 29--39.

3.6 (ed 5) Problems 1--25, 29--35, 36--41, 42--45.

 

October 24:
Chapter 3 Review. Applications.

October 27:
4.1. Introduction to Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
4.1 Problems 1--18.

October 29:
4.2. Determinants. The Laplace Expansion Theorem.
4.2 Problems 1--52.

October 31:
4.2.(cont.) Determinants. Cramer's Rule. Adjoint.
4.2 Problems 57--65. 

November 3:
4.3. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of n x n Matrices
4.3 Problems 1--18. 

November 5:
4.3. (cont.) Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of n x n Matrices
4.3 Problems 1--18.

November 7:
Review 

November 10:
Midterm Exam 2 

November 12:
4.4. Similarity and Diagonalization.
4.4 Problems 1--41. 

November 14:
4.4.(cont.) Similarity and Diagonalization.
4.4 Problems 1--41. 

November 17:
5.1. Orthogonality. Orthogonal Matrices.
5.1 (ed 4) Problems 1--21. 

5.1 (ed 5) Problems 1--10, 11, 12, 13--23. 

November 19:
5.2. Orthogonal Complements and Orthogonal Projections. The Orthogonal Decomposition.
5.2 Problems 1--22. 

November 21:
5.2. (cont.) Orthogonal Complements and Orthogonal Projections. The Orthogonal Decomposition.
5.2 Problems 1--22. 

December 1:
5.3. The Gram-Schmidt Process.
5.3 Problems 1--14. 

December 3:
5.4. Orthogonal Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices.
5.4 Problems 1--12. 

December 5:
Review

December 9: Final exam for all day sections
8:00-9:50AM Room: TBA