Math 220 A Linear Algebra - Fall 2004

                                          Text: David Lay, Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3 rd Ed.

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Homework 

S.10 An Intro Application;
Systems of Linear Equations 
1.1-1.2 1. Read Note to Student, Intro to Ch. 1, 1.1-1.2; 1.1: 1, 11, 17-19, 29-32; 1.2: 2, 23, 24. Also fill out the form http://fusion.stolaf.edu/formcreator/
          
S.13 Vectors   1.2,1.3 2. Read 1.3; 1.2: 7, 12, 25-28; 1.3: 7, 10, 13, 18; Do Maple TA-1  before 7 a.m. Wed.   
S.15  Lab 1: Introducing Maple and Maple TA  1.3 3. Read 1.4; 1.3: 21, 26, 27 ; Complete Lab 1   Do Maple TA-2 before 7 a.m. Friday.   
S.17   Matrix Equations 1.4 4. Read 1.5; 1.4: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-15, 18, 20; Do Maple TA-3
           
S.20 Solutions of Linear Systems  1.5  5. Read 1.6; 1.5: 1, 6, 11, 16, 20, 22, 26; 1.6: 1; Do Maple TA-4      
S.22  Applications of Linear Systems 1.6 6. Read 1.7; 1.5: 30, 32; 1.6: 3, 4 plus 2 more chosen from 6, 9, 13, 14; No Maple TA; Check-up Quiz on Friday
S.24   Linear Independence, Quiz 1.7   7. Reread 1.7; 1.7: 1, 4, 6, 9, 15-20, 30; Do Maple TA-5 (due Mon)
        
S.27   Linear Independence, Linear Transformations 1.7 8. 8. Read 1.8; Do Maple TA-6 (due Wed), Review for test; 1.7: 39, 40, 41, 43 (Problems due O. 4)
S.29   Linear Transformations 1.8 9.  Reread 1.8; 1.8: 2, 3, 6-9, 12 (Problems due O. 6)
O.1   Test 1        Covers Sections 1.1-1.7
         
O.4  Linear Transformation Matrix   1.8 10. Read 1.9; Maple TA-7 (due Wed.) 1.8: 17-20 25, 30, 31, 37, 39   
O.6 One-to-one & Onto Transformations Lab 2: Graphing Systems
  1.9        11. Read 2.1; Maple TA-8 (due Fri.); 1.9: 1, 2, 13-19;  Complete Lab 2  (due O. 11) 
O.8   One-to-one & Onto Transformations  1.9  12. Read 1.10; Maple TA-9 (due Mon.); 1.9: 5-7, 10, 11, 25, 27, 29, 30, 37; 2.1: 2, 4     
       
O.11   Application 2; Matrix Algebra 1.10, 2.1  13. Read 2.2; Maple TA-10; 1.10: any 2 problems; 2.1: 10, 11, 17, 27, 39, 40; 2.2:  3, 6    
O.13    Invertible Matrices  2.2,2.3    14.Read 2.3; Maple TA-11; 2.2: 7, 13, 16, 18*, 30, 31, 35; 2.3: 2, 6, 8; [For 18, your solution will involve A, P, and P^{-1}]
O.15   IMT Theorem 2.3, 3.1 15. Read 3.1,3.2; Maple TA-12; 2.3:15-19 (reference parts of IMT), 27; 3.1: 1, 3, 9, 11, 26, 28, 30-32           
       
O.18   Determinants 3.1, 3.2 16. Read 4.1; Maple TA-13; 3.2: 15-20, 31-36, 39     
O.20  Lab 3: Movies w/ Maple    17.  Maple TA-14 (due Fri.); Lab 3 (due Mon.)  
O.22   IMT & Determinants  4.1  18. Read 4.1 & 4.2; No Maple TA for O. 27; 4.1: 1, 2, 6, 8,  14, 15 (due N. 1)
  Fall Break         
O.27   Vector Spaces & Subspaces 4.1 19. Reread 4.2; Maple TA-15 (due Fri.); 4.1: 10, 12,16, 27-29; 4.2: 2, 3 (problems due N. 3)
O.29   Test 2    
                
N.1   Null and Column Spaces 4.2  20. Read 4.3; No Maple TA; 4.2: 6, 7, 10, 16,  21, 31, 32, 33, 37    
N.3   Bases 4.2-4.3 21. Reread 4.3; Maple TA-16 (due Fri);  4.3: 1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 16, 19, 23 
N.5   L. Independent Sets, Bases  4.3  22. Read 4.4; Maple TA-17 (due Mon); 4.3: 24, 29-31; 4.4: 1, 4, 5, 8  
       
N.8    Coordinate Systems 4.4   23. Read 4.5; Maple TA-18 (due Wed); 4.4: 13, 14, 17-20, 27, 31, 32   
N.10   Dimension 4.5 24. Read 4.6 (p. 265-); Maple TA-19 (due Fri); 4.5: 1, 11, 14, 21, 25-27    
N.12   Dimension, Rank  4.5, 4.6 25. Read 4.9; Maple TA-20 (due Mon). Lab 4    
       
N.15  Markov Chains 4.9  26. Read 5.1; Maple TA-21 (due Wed.); 4.6: 1, 4, 8, 9 (ignore row space questions) ; 4.9: 1-4, 8  
N.17  Eigenvectors & values  5.1 27. Read 5.1; Maple TA-22 (due Fri);  4.9: 13, 21a-c; 4.S: 7-9; 5.1: 2, 6, 11, 12 
N.19  Eigenvectors & values 5.1 28. Read 5.2; Maple TA-23 (due Mon); 5.1: 23, 25, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38; 5.2: 2, 8, 9, 15, 25 (See example 5)  
     
N.22   Characteristic Equation (Lab 5) 5.2  29. Read 5.3; Do Lab 5; No Maple TA due N. 29. Review 3 topics and problems
      Thanksgiving Break       
N.29  Diagonalization 5.3 30. Read 5.4; Maple TA-24 (due Wed., D.1); 5.3: 2, 6, 17-19, 23*, 24*, 25*, 27 (*assume the eigenvalues are all distinct)  (Due Mon. D. 6) 
D.1   Diagonalization 5.3 31.No Maple TA due D.3;   Eigen-vector applications web search: e-mail cederj one or two sentences describing each of two or more applications - include links to the websites (due D. 8)
D.3  Test 3   Covers: 4.1-4.6; 4.9, 5.1-5.2
                                      
D.6   E-vectors & L. Trans. (Lab 6) 5.4  32.  Read5.4, 6.1; 5.4: 1, 3, 5*, 7, 8, 11, 13 (*For 5, omit (b) and add 5(d): Use your matrix from (c) to redo part (a).6.1: 2, 5, 8, 10, 14, 28 (Due D. 10)   
D.8 Eigenvectors & L. Trans.   5.4    33.Read 6.2; Lab 6; 6.2: 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22  (Due D. 13) 
D.10  Inner Products, Orthogonal Sets 6.1-6.2  No Homework Assignment  
              
D.13  Review       Take-home Final Out - 25 points (See rules below.)
               
D.20

In-Class Final Exam

     9:00 a.m.  In-Class Final Exam - 100 pts

  Rules for Final Maple Take-home Project
1. Can be picked up anytime starting D. 13 -- due within 48 hours but no later than 9 am. D. 20.  Allow time for computer glitches.
2. Can be done with 1 partner (In an exceptional case an extra partner may be allowed with prior approval by professor.)
3. You may use previous Maple labs, Maple files contained in the Class Folder, your text and other written resources. 
4. You may not discuss your Final Project with anyone other than your partner and the professor..
5. There will be a related question on the In-Class Final Exam.
6. The Final Maple Take-home Project will be worth 25 points; the In-Class Final will be worth 100 points.

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