MATH 3311
Fall 2005
Linear Algebra---Course Topics and Lab Calendar
Tentative Outline of Course Topics

This calender will be updated as the semester progresses. Please check it regularly. Last updated: November 8, 2005

Week

Week of

Lecture (M)

Lab (W)

1

Aug 22

    No class
  • Lab 0, Introduction to Matlab
  • Lecture on 1.1, 1.2

2

Aug 29

Sections 2.1, 2.2

  • Lab 1, Basic Operations
  • Quiz 1

3

Sep 5

    No class (Labor Day)
  • Lab 2, Parts of Matrices
  • Quiz 2

4

Sep12

Sections 2.3 and 2.4

  • Lab 3, Elimination
  • Quiz 3

5

Sep 19

Sections 2.5 and 2.6

  • Lab 4, LU Factorization
  • Quiz 4

6

Sep 26

Section 2.7 and Review of Chapter 2

Test 1

7

Oct 3

Sections 3.1 and 3.2

  • Lab 5, Null Spaces
  • Quiz 5

8

Oct 10

Sections 3.3 and 3.4

  • Lab 6, Rank, Ax = b

9

Oct 17

    Sections 3.5 and 3.6 and Review of Chapter 3
  • Lab 7
  • Quiz 7

10

Oct 24

Sections 4.1 and 4.2

Test 2

11

Oct 31

Sections 4.3 and 4.4

  • Lab 7, Projections and Least Squares
  • Quiz 7: 4 Subspaces

12

Nov 7

Determinants

  • Lab: Continue Lab 7
  • Quiz 8: Projection of a vector onto another vector

13

Nov 14

Sections 6.1, 6.2

  • Lab 8, Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization
  • Quiz 9GSO

14

Nov 21

Sections 6.3, 6.4 and Review

Test 3

15

Nov. 28

Applications
  • Lab 9, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
  • Quiz 10, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
16 Dec 5 Review No Lab Meeting

Final Exam

 

    Monday, December 12, 7 to 9:30 PM