Syllibus for Linear Algebra - MATH 3191

(pdf files can be read with Acrobat Reader) Review packet of material from previous courses necessary to succeed in Linear Algebra
Pretest for Linear Algebra
Postscript versions of the above files are Review Packet and Pretest

This is only an approximate schedule.  Actual topics covered and when covered will vary with instructor.

Text:  Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Lay.  Second edition
3 lectures per week * 15 weeks = 45 lectures.  Need some time for exams, projects, review, etc.
 
 
Lecture
Sections
Topics
1, 1.5 1.1 Solving linear systems of equations (row reduction)
2 1.2 Echelon Forms of Matrices
3 1.3 Vector Equations
4 1.4 Matrix Equations
5 1.5 Solution Sets of Linear Systems
6 1.6 Linear Independence
7 1.7 Linear Transformations
8 1.8 Matrix of a Linear Transformation
9 2.1 Matrix Operations (multiplication, etc)
10 2.2,2.3 Calculate Matrix Inverse
11 2.4 Partitioned Matrices 
12 2.5 Matrix Factorizations (LU-decomposition)
13 2.6 Iterative Solutions of Linear Systems
14 2.9 Subspaces of R^n
15 3.1 Determinants
16 3.2 Properties of Determinants
17 4.1 Vector Spaces and Subspaces
18 4.2 Null space, column space
19 4.3 Bases
20 4.4 Coordinate Systems
21 4.5 Dimension
22 4.6 Rank
23 4.7 Change of Basis
24 5.1 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
25 5.2 Characteristic Equation
26 5.3 Diagonalization
27 5.4 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues
28 5.8 Iterative Estimates for Eigenvalues
29 6.1 Inner Product, length
30 6.2 Orthogonal Sets
31 6.3 Orthogonal Projections
32 6.4 Gram-Schmidt
33 6.5 Least Squares
34 6.7 Inner-Product Space
35 7.1 Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices
36 7.2 Quadratic Forms
37 7.4 Singular Value Decomposition