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.

Fall 2009


Instructor Dr. Rakhim Aitbayev, Dept. of Mathematics, Weir 236, (575) 835-5463, aitbayev@nmt.edu
Office hours MWF 11:00--12:00 P.M, 2:00-2:50 P.M.
Time and place MWF 1:00-1:50 P.M.
Cramer 101
Textbook Linear Algebra and Its Applications, third edition, by David C. Lay, Addison-Wesley
Web resources
  http://www.laylinalgebra.com
Syllabus
   Fall 2009 Syllabus

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Homework

Homework
Problems
 Due
1
 1.1: 1, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21

 Aug. 28, Fri.
2 1.2: 1, 3, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29, 31
 Sep. 2, Wed.
31.3: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 25Sep. 9, Wed.
41.4: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23
1.5: 3, 5, 9, 11, 23		Sep. 11, Fri.
51.7: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39Sep. 14, Mon.
61.8: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 31, 33
1.9: 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 35		Sep. 18, Fri.
72.1: 1, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 25, 27Sep. 23, Wed.
82.2: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 31, 35
2.3: 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 27		Sep. 25, Fri.
92.4: 13, 21, 25Sep. 30, Wed.
103.1: 3, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23
3.2: 1, 5, 7, 13, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29		Oct. 7, Wed.
113.3: 5, 7, 13, 21, 23, 27Oct. 9, Fri.
124.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 21Oct. 12, Mon.
134.2: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 31, 33Oct. 16, Fri.
144.3: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 31, 33 Oct 19, Mon.
154.4: 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 25, 29, 31a
Oct. 26, Mon.
164.5: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21Oct. 28, Wed.
174.6: 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 27Oct. 30, Fri.
184.7: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13Nov. 2, Mon.
195.1: 5, 7, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27
5.2: 3, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21		Nov. 6, Fri.
205.3: 5, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27Nov 11, Wed.
215.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15Nov. 16, Mon.
226.1: 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 27, 29Nov. 18, Wed.
236.2: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 21, 27Nov. 23, Mon.
246.3: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15Nov. 25, Wed.
256.4: 5, 9, 13Nov. 30, Mon.

Solution Keys (Fall 2009)

QuizzesTest 1 (Ave: 77.7%, 9/30)Test 2 (Ave: 81.6%, 11/04) Test 3

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
 Test 1
 Test 2
 Final
July 9, 2008
  1. Problem 1
  2. Problem 2
  3. Problem 3
  4. Problem 4
  5. Problem 5

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

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 Page 5
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Section 2
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 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