Date Section(s) Topics

Sept 30
1.1
Lines, systems of linear eqns, Rn , set language/notation
Oct 2
1.1
Lines, 0,1, ly many solns, 4ar and echelon systems
Free variables, parameters
Quiz on set notation.
Oct 5
1.2
Coefficient matrix, augmented matrix, elementary row operations,
row reduced echelon form
Oct 7
Linearity
Oct 9
2.1
Rn , vectors, points in Rn
Oct 12
2.2
Linear (in)dependence, linear combinations, span
Oct 14
2.3
Linear independence
Oct 16
2.3
Linear independence
Oct 19
3.1
Matrices, Linear Transformations
Oct 21
3.1
Matrices, Linear Transformations
Oct 23
3.2
Matrix algebra
Oct 26
3.2
Matrix algebra
Oct 28
3.3
Inverses
Oct 30
3.3
Inverses
Nov 2
4.1
Subspaces, basis, bases, and dimension
Nov 4
4.1
Subspaces, basis, bases, and dimension
Nov 6
Rank and nullity
Nov 9
Midterm
Nov 11
Veterans Day
Nov 13
4.2, 4.3 Null space, kernel, range, row and column spaces
Nov 16
4.2, 4.3 Null space, kernel, range, row and column spaces
Nov 18
5.1
Determinants
Nov 20
5.1, 5.2 Determinants, characteristic polynomial
Nov 23
5.1, 5.2 Determinants, characteristic polynomial
Nov 25
6.1
Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, 2 2 case
Nov 27
Thanksgiving
Nov 30
6.1
Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, n n case
Dec 2
6.1
Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, n n case
Dec 4
6.3
Change of basis
Dec 7
6.3
Change of basis
Dec 9
8.1
Dot product, orthogonality
Dec 11
8.2
Projection, least squares
Dec 7
8.2
Projection, least squares
Dec 9
Review
Dec 11
Review
Dec 14
Final Exam for 308E at 8:30-10:20
Dec 16
Final Exam for 308B at 8:30-10:20
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Table 1. Approximate syllabus for Math 308, Fall 2015