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| Class | Date | Topic | Homework problems (to be turned in) |
| 1 | Tuesday September 22 |
Welcome to Math 206 1.1: Systems of Linear Equations |
HW 1 Due on Tuesday 9/29: Exercises 1.1: 1, 4, 7, 11, 17, 19, 23, 24 |
| 2 | Thursday September 24 |
1.1: Systems of Linear Equations 1.2: Row Reduction and Echelon Forms |
HW 1 Due on Tuesday 9/29: Exercises 1.2: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 33 |
| 3 | Friday September 25 |
Introduction to Maple 1.2: Row Reduction and Echelon Forms |
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| 4 | Monday September 28 |
1.3: Vector Equations | HW 2 Due on Tuesday 10/6: Exercises 1.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 |
| 5 | Tuesday September 29 |
HW 1 Due Quiz 1 on 1.1-1.2 1.4: The Matrix Equation Ax=b |
HW 2 Due on Tuesday 10/6: Exercises 1.4: 1-10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 |
| 6 | Thursday October 1 |
1.5: Solution Sets of Linear Systems | HW 2 Due on Tuesday 10/6: Exercises 1.5: 1-10, 24(a), (c), (e), 25, 27, 33, 34 |
| 7 | Friday October 2 |
Maple Lab: Applications of Linear Systems | |
| 8 | Monday October 5 |
1.7: Linear Independence | HW 3 Due on Thursday 10/15: Exercises 1.7: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 21, 22, 23-30, 33-38 |
| 9 | Tuesday October 6 |
HW 2 Due Quiz 2 on 1.3-1.5 1.8: Introduction to Linear Transformations |
HW 3 Due on Thursday 10/15: Exercises 1.8: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30 |
| 10 | Thursday October 8 |
1.9: The Matrix of a Linear Transformation | HW 3 Due on Thursday 10/15: Exercises 1.9: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30 |
| 11 | Friday October 9 |
Work on Applications of Linear Systems Lab | |
| 12 | Monday October 12 |
Lab Assignment 1 Due 2.1: Matrix Operations |
HW 3 Due on Thursday 10/15: Exercises 2.1: 1-9 odd, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 27 |
| 13 | Tuesday October 13 |
Review for Exam 1 | |
| 14 | Thursday October 15 |
HW 3 Due (1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1) In-class Exam 1 |
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| 15 | Friday October 16 |
NO CLASS | |
| 16 | Monday October 19 |
2.2: The Inverse of a Matrix | HW 4 Due on Tuesday 10/27: Exercises 2.2: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13-24, 31, 37 |
| 17 | Tuesday October 20 |
2.2: The Inverse of a Matrix 2.3: Characterizations of Invertible Matrices |
HW 4 Due on Tuesday 10/27: Exercises 2.3: 1-8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 27, 33 |
| 18 | Thursday October 22 |
2.3: Characterizations of Invertible Matrices Begin discussion of Lab 2 |
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| 19 | Friday October 23 |
Maple Lab Viewable Maple file for multiplying matrices and finding inverses Viewable Maple file for finding the LU decomposition of a matrix |
Lab 2 due on Monday 11/2 |
| 20 | Monday October 26 |
2.8: Subspaces of R^n | HW 5 Due on Tuesday 11/3: Exercises 2.8: 5, 7(c), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21(b),(c),(d), 22(b),(c),(d), 23, 24, 27, 28, 29 |
| 21 | Tuesday October 27 |
Quiz 3 on 2.2-2.3 HW 4 Due (2.2, 2.3) 2.8: Subspaces of R^n 2.9: Dimension and Rank |
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| 22 | Thursday October 29 |
2.9: Dimension and Rank | HW 5 Due on Tuesday 11/3: Exercises 2.9: 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17(c),(d), 18(a),(d),(e), 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 |
| 23 | Friday October 30 |
NO CLASS | |
| 24 | Monday November 2 |
Lab Assignment 2 Due 3.1: Introduction to Determinants |
HW 6 Due on Tuesday 11/10: Exercises 3.1: 5, 6, 11, 12, 19-24, 33-36, 37, 38 |
| 25 | Tuesday November 3 |
Quiz 4 on 2.8-2.9 HW 5 Due (2.8, 2.9) 3.2: Properties of Determinants |
HW 6 Due on Tuesday 11/10: Exercises 3.2: 15-20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 31-36, 39, 40 |
| 26 | Thursday November 5 |
Summary of 3.2: Properties of Determinants 5.1 (part 1): Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors |
HW 6 Due on Tuesday 11/10: Exercises 5.1 (part 1): 1-6, 19 |
| 27 | Friday November 6 |
NO CLASS | |
| 28 | Monday November 9 |
5.1 (part 2): Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 5.2: The Characteristic Equation |
HW 7 Due on Tuesday 11/17: Exercises 5.1 (part 2): 7, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26 |
| 29 | Tuesday November 10 |
Quiz 5 on 3.1, 3.2, 5.1 (part 1) HW 6 Due (3.1, 3.2, 5.1 (part 1)) 5.2: The Characteristic Equation |
HW 7 Due on Tuesday 11/17: Exercises 5.2: 3, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 24 |
| 30 | Thursday November 12 |
5.2: The Characteristic Equation 5.3: Diagonalization |
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| 31 | Friday November 13 |
Maple Lab 3 (Determinants) due on Friday 11/20 | |
| 32 | Monday November 16 |
Review | |
| 33 | Tuesday November 17 |
In-class Exam 2 HW 7 Due (5.1 (part 2), 5.2) |
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| 34 | Thursday November 19 |
5.3: Diagonalization | HW 8 Due on Monday 11/23: Exercises 5.3: 1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29 |
| 35 | Friday November 20 |
Maple Lab 3 Due Maple Lab 4 (Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors) |
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| 36 | Monday November 23 |
Quiz 6 (5.3) HW 8 Due (5.3) 6.1: Inner Product, Length, and Orthogonality |
This assignment will not be collected, but you should complete it to prepare for Quiz 7 and the final exam: 6.1: 1-8, 9-17 odd, 19(a),(b),(c), 20(a),(b),(c),(d), 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31 |
| 37 | Tuesday November 24 |
NO CLASS | |
| Thursday November 27 |
No class: Thanksgiving | ||
| Friday November 28 |
No class: Thanksgiving | ||
| 38 | Monday November 30 |
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| 39 | Tuesday December 1 |
Quiz 7 (6.1) 6.2: Orthogonal Sets |
This assignment will not be collected, but you should complete it to prepare for the final exam: 6.2: 1-13 odd, 23(a),(c),(d), 24(a),(b),(d),(e), 27, 29, 32 |
| 40 | Thursday December 3 |
6.2: Orthogonal Sets | This assignment will not be collected, but you should complete it to prepare for the final exam: 6.2: 1-13 odd, 23(a),(c),(d), 24(a),(b),(d),(e), 27, 29, 32 |
| 41 | Friday December 4 |
Maple Lab 4 Due on Wednesday, December 9 Work on Maple Lab 4 |