Math 254

Introduction to Linear Algebra


 
Catalog description: Solution of linear systems, matrix algebra, rank, determinants,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors, numerical aspects of matrix calculations,
introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations,
applications. Same as BCS 254.
Credit hours: 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: MATH 131 passed with grade C- or better.

Summer 2011


Instructor Dr. Rakhim Aitbayev
Dept. of Mathematics, Weir 236
(575) 835-5463, aitbayev@nmt.edu
Office hours

 MTWRF 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Time and place MTWRF 11:00 - 12:05 A.M.
Cramer 239
Textbook Linear Algebra and Its Applications, third edition, by David C. Lay, Addison-Wesley
Web resources
  http://www.laylinalgebra.com
Syllabus
   Summer 2011

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Homework

Homework
Problems
 Due
1
 1.1: 1, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21
 June 15
2 1.2: 1, 3, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29, 31
 June 16
31.3: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 25June 17
41.4: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23
June 20
51.5: 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32
June 21
61.7: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39
June 22
71.8: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 31, 33
June 23
81.9: 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 35
 June 24
92.1: 1, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 22, 27
June 28
102.2: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 31, 35
2.3: 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 27, 33
June 29
112.4: 13, 21, 25
June 30
123.1: 3, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23
July 1
133.2: 1, 5, 7, 13, 19, 23, 25, 29
July 5
143.3: 1, 5, 7, 13, 21, 23, 27July 6
154.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 21July 7
164.2: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 31, 33July 8
174.3: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 31, 33July 11
154.4: 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 25, 29, 31a
July 12
164.5: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21
4.6: 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 27
July 13
174.7: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13
5.1: 5, 7, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27		July 14
185.2: 3, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21
July 18
195.3: 5, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27July 19
205.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15July 20
215.5: 3, 7, 9, 15July 21
226.1: 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 27, 29
July 22
236.2: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 21, 27July, 26
246.3: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
July 27
256.4: 5, 9, 13July 28
26
6.5: 3, 5, 7, 11, 15
July 29
277.1: 1, 5, 9, 11, 19, 21Not collected
Lab HW1.2: 34,
1.4: 40,
2.1: 38
5.3 # 36
5.5 # 28
6.6 # 13		Tuesday
5 pm

Solution Keys (Summer 2011)


QuizzesTests

Solution Keys (Fall 2010)

QuizzesTests

Solution Keys (Fall 2009)

QuizzesTest 1, 9/30
Ave: 77.7%		Test 2, 11/4
Ave: 81.6% 		Test 3, 12/7
Ave: 82%

Solution Keys (Fall 2008)


Quizzes Test 1 (10/7) Test 2 (11/18) Test 3 (12/9)
  1. Problem 1
  2. Problem 2
  3. Problem 3
  4. Problem 4
  5. Problem 5
  1. Problem 1
  2. Problem 2
  3. Problem 3
  4. Problem 4
  5. Problem 5
  6. Problem 6
  1. Problem 1
  2. Problem 2
  3. Problem 3
  4. Problem 4
  5. Problem 5

Solution Keys (Summer 2008)

Quizzes
 Tests

    Solution Keys (Fall 2007)
    Quizzes
    		 Test 1
    		 Test 2
    		Test 3
    		 Final
    1. Quiz 1
    2. Quiz 2
    3. Quiz 3
    4. Quiz 4
    5. Quiz 5
    6. Quiz 6
    1. Problem 1
    2. Problem 2
    3. Problem 3
    4. Problem 4
    5. Problem 5
    Test average: 79%
    1. Problem 1
    2. Problem 2
    3. Problem 3
    4. Problem 4
    5. Problem 5
    Test Average: 77%
    1. Problem 1
    2. Problem 2
    3. Problem 3
    4. Problem 4


    Summer 2007

    Solutions


    Quizzes
    		 Test 1
    		 Test 2
    		 Final
    1. Problem 1
    2. Problem 2
    3. Problem 3
    4. Problem 4
    5. Problem 5


    Fall 2006

    Quizzes

     Tests

    Section 1 Page 1
    		 Page 2
    		 Page 3
    		 Page 4
    		 Page 5
    		 Page 6
    Section 2
    		 Page 1
    		 Page 2
    		 Page 3
    		 Page 4
    		 Page 5
    		 Page 6
    Section 1 Page 1
    		 Page 2
    		 Page 3
    		 Page 4
    		 Page 5
    		 Page 6
    Section 2
    		 Page 1
    		 Page 2
    		 Page 3
    		 Page 4
    		 Page 5
    		 Page 6



    Summer 2006

    Tests
    Test
    		Median (%)
    Test 1 83


    Quizzes
    Quiz No.
    		 Median
    Quiz 1
    Quiz 2
    Quiz 3


    Fall 2005

    Quizzes
    Quiz No.
    		 Median
    Quiz 1
    		 93
    Quiz 2
    		 90
    Quiz 3
    		 93
    Quiz 4
    		 70
    Quiz 5
    		 77
    Quiz 6
    		 70
    Quiz 7
    		 80

    Tests
    Test
    		 Median
    Test 1
    		 87
    Test 2
    		 86
    Test 3
    		 75



    Fall 2004


    Quizzes

    Quiz
    		 Average score
    Quiz 1
    		 84.5
    Quiz 2
    		 88.7
    Quiz 3
    		 87.5
    Quiz 4
    Quiz 5
    Quiz 6
    Quiz 7

    Tests
    Test
    		Average Score (%)
    		 Median (%)
    Test 1 81
    		 93
    Test 2
    		 77
    		 83
    Test 3
    		 77
    		 82


    Rakhim Aitbayev