Math 454

Linear Algebra

Catalog description:	Finite dimensional vector spaces, linear transformations, equivalence and similarity matrices, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and canonical forms.
Credit hours:	3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites:	MATH 254 and 352, each passed with grade C- or better

Spring 2008

Instructor:	Dr. Rakhim Aitbayev, Dept. of Mathematics, Weir 236, x5463, aitbayev@nmt.edu
Office hours:	MW 8:30-10:10 A.M. MWR 1:30-2:30 A.M.
Time and place:	TR 11:00--12:15 A.M., Weir 129
Textbook: Linear Algebra by S.H. Friedberg, A.J. Insel, and L.E. Spence, fourth edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-008451-4
Syllabus:	PDF

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Announcements

Change in the Test 2 assignment: For a full credit, work any 4 problems out of the given 5.
Change in HW #8 assignment: Section 5.2 is not due March 27.
Test 1 will be given on Thursday, Feb 28.

Homework

HW	Problems	Due
1	1.2: 1, 9, 18, 19 1.3: 1, 8(b,d,f), 10, 20, 23	Jan. 29, Tue.
2	1.4: 1, 2(e), 4(e), 5(g), 9, 13 1.5: 1, 2(c, h), 9, 12, 17	Feb. 5, Tue.
3	1.6: 3(a,c), 4, 7, 13, 30 2.1: 5, 13, 26	Feb. 12, Tue.
4	2.2: 2(d,f), 4, 8 2.3: 3, 12, 15	Feb. 19, Tue.
5	2.4: 2(d, e), 4, 5, 3(c,d), 14, 15 2.5: 2b, 3f, 13	Feb. 28, Thur.
	Test 1	Due. Mar 4. Tue
6	3.2: 4a, 6b, 14	Mar. 18, Tue.
	2.6: 2(a,c), 3b, 6 4.4: 5, 6	not assigned
7	3.3: 2g, 3g, 6, 7e 5.1: 2(d), 3(b), 4(e), 8	Mar. 27, Thurs.
8	5.2: 2(f), 3(d), 12 5.4: 2(d), 4, 6(c), 11	Apr. 8, Tues.
9	6.1: 8b, 10, 12, 24a, 6.2: 2(c), 7, 19(c)	Apr.15, Tues
10	6.3: 2c, 3c, 13 6.4: 2d, 4, 9	Ext. Apr. 24, Thu.
11	6.5: 13, 14, 17 6.6: 4	May. 1, Thu. LAST

Rakhim Aitbayev 2007