Department of Mathematics

M 340L (60155)
Matrices & Matrix Calculations

  Fall  2007

Syllabus



Final Examination
(posted: Nov 29)
Date:  Friday, December 14
Time:  9 AM - 12 Noon
Location:  WEL 1.316
Review Problem Set




Test 2
Nov. 9 (posted: Oct 15)
Scope: Please download
review handout (posted: Oct 31)
Sample Solutions



Room Change on Friday, Oct 12.
We will meet in
GSB 2.124
instead of our usual lecture room
on this day
(and this day only).


Ken Chu's Office Hours
(updated: Sept 14)
Wednesdays: 4pm - 6pm



Scope of Test 1
(posted: Sept 14)
Up to the Sept 14 lecture

Problem sets 1 & 2

(including recommended exercises, excluding Maple questions)
List of Study Topics for Test 1 (posted Sept 17)


Rory Rother's Office Hours
(updated Aug 31)

Monday: 12-1, 4-6
Tue, Thu: 10-12:30


How to set up remote access to your math account.



Problem Sets
Problem Set 1 (due: Sep 7)
Problem Set 2 (due: Sep 14)
Problem Set 3 (due: Sep 28)
Problem Set 4 (due: Oct 5)
Problem Set 5 (due: Oct 12)          With Sample Solutions
Problem Set 6 (due: Oct 19)
Problem Set 7 (due: Oct 26)
Problem Set 8 (due: Nov 2)
Problem Set 9 (due: Nov 16)
Problem Set 10 (due: Dec 3)



Hand-outs
Characterizations of Invertible Linear Maps and Matrices (.pdf, Oct. 17)
Computation & Properties of the Determinant (.pdf, Last updated: Oct. 19)
Least-squares Polynomial Approximation (.html, Last updated: Nov. 18)
A Glimpse at Wavelets (.pdf, Last updated: Nov. 26)



Maple Worksheets
Maple Warm-up (.pdf, August 31)
Maple Warm-up (Maple Worksheet, January 23)
Sample Maple worksheet for Problem Set 1 (August 31)