Math 0280 Schedule and Practice Problems


August 26:
Introduction.
1.1. The Geometry and Algebra of Vectors.
1.1 Problems 1--28

August 28:
1.1.(cont.) The Geometry and Algebra of Vectors
1.1 Problems 1--28

August 30:
1.2. Length and Angle. The Dot Product. Projections.
1.2 Problems 1--52.

September 4:
1.2.(cont.) Length and Angle. The Dot Product. Projections.
1.3. Lines and Planes.
1.2 Problems 61--67.
1.3 Problems 1--15.

September 6:
1.3. Lines and Planes.
1.3 Problems 18--30, 35--38.

September 9:
2.1. Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations.
2.1 Problems 1--38.

September 11:
2.2. Direct Methods for Solving Linear Systems.
2.2 Problems 1--18.

September 13:
2.2.(cont.) Direct Methods for Solving Linear Systems.
2.2 Problems 23--46.

September 16:
2.3. Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42.

September 18:
2.3.(cont.) Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42.

September 20:
2.3.(cont.) Spanning Sets and Linear Independence.
2.3 Problems 1--42.

September 23:
Chapters 1 and 2 Review. Applications.

September 25:
3.1. Matrix Operations.
3.1 Problems 1--22, 31--36

September 27:
3.2. Matrix Algebra.
3.2 Problems 1--28.

September 30:
3.3. The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 1--23.

October 2:
3.3. (cont.) The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 24--40.

October 4:
3.3.(cont.) The Inverse of a Matrix. Elementary Matrices. The Fundamental Theorem of Invertible Matrices.
3.3 Problems 48--59.

October 7:
Review.

October 9:
Midterm Exam 1

October 11:
3.5. Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52.

October 16:
3.5.(cont.) Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52.

October 18:
3.5.(cont.) Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Rank. Coordinates.
3.5 Problems 1--48, 51, 52.

October 21:
3.6. Introduction to Linear Transformations.
3.6 Problems 1--25, 29--39.

October 23:
3.6.(cont.) Introduction to Linear Transformations.
3.6 Problems 1--25, 29--39.

October 25:
Chapter 3 Review. Applications.

October 28:
4.1. Introduction to Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
4.1 Problems 1--18.

October 30:
4.2. Determinants. The Laplace Expansion Theorem.
4.2 Problems 1--52.

November 1:
4.2.(cont.) Determinants. Cramer's Rule. Adjoint.
4.2 Problems 57--65.

November 4:
4.3. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of n x n Matrices
4.3 Problems 1--18.

November 6:
4.3. (cont.) Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of n x n Matrices
4.3 Problems 1--18.

November 8:
Review

November 11:
Midterm Exam 2

November 13:
4.4. Similarity and Diagonalization.
4.4 Problems 1--41.

November 15:
4.4.(cont.) Similarity and Diagonalization.
4.4 Problems 1--41.

November 18:
5.1. Orthogonality. Orthogonal Matrices.
5.1 Problems 1--21.

November 20:
5.2. Orthogonal Complements and Orthogonal Projections. The Orthogonal Decomposition.
5.2 Problems 1--22.

November 22:
5.2. (cont.) Orthogonal Complements and Orthogonal Projections. The Orthogonal Decomposition.
5.2 Problems 1--22.

December 2:
5.3. The Gram-Schmidt Process.
5.3 Problems 1--14.

December 4:
5.4. Orthogonal Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices.
5.4 Problems 1--12.

December 6:
5.4. (cont.) Orthogonal Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices.
5.4 Problems 1--12.

December 9:
Review

December 12:
Final exam for all day sections
8:00--9:50 AM