MATH 2550 - Intro to Linear Algebra

Syllabi:

Study guides:

test 1 study guide

Test solutions:

test solutions go here.

My Notes: These are the notes that I'm using to teach the class in case
you want to look ahead. The specific notes for this semester's class(es)
are in the calendar below.

Topic 0 - Sets
Topic 1 - Vectors
Topic 2 - Matrices
Topic 3 - Systems of linear equations
Topic 4 - The inverse of a matrix
Topic 5 - Determinants
Topic 6 - Coordinate systems in R^n
Topic 7 - Subspaces of R^n
Topic 8 - Linear Transformations
Topic 9 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Topic 10 - More on Linear Transformations

Homework:

HW 0	Just do problems 1 and 2 from this HW. Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 1	Do both Parts 1 and 2. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 2	Do both Parts 1 and 2. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 3	Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 4	Do Part 1. Part 2 is optional for those who want more practice at proofs. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 5	Do both parts. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 6	Under construction...
HW 7	Under construction...
HW 8	Under construction...
HW 9	Under construction...
HW 10	Under construction...

Fall 2024
CALENDAR AND NOTES

Week	Monday	Wednesday
1		8/21 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
2	8/26 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	8/28 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
3	9/2 - HOLIDAY	9/4 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
4	9/9 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	9/11 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
5	9/16 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	9/18 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
6	9/23 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	9/25 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
7	9/30 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	10/2 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
8	10/7 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	10/9 - TEST 1 (both sections)
9	10/14 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	10/16 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
10	10/21 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	10/23 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
11	10/28 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	10/30 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
12	11/4 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	11/6 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
13	11/11 - HOLIDAY	11/13 - TEST 2 (both sections)
14	11/18 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	11/20 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
	11/25 - HOLIDAY	11/27 - HOLIDAY
15	12/2 - section 1 notes section 4 notes	12/4 - section 1 notes section 4 notes
Finals week	12/9 - Section 4 Final 12:00pm - 2:00pm	12/11 - Section 1 Final 2:30pm - 4:30pm

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Below are Notes and HW from before Fall 24
when I taught the course differently
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My Notes:

Topic 0 - Sets
Topic 1 - Vectors
Topic 2 - Matrices
Topic 3 - Systems of linear equations
Topic 4 - The inverse of a matrix
Topic 5 - Determinants
Topic 6 - Vector spaces
Topic 7 - Spanning, linear independence, bases
Topic 8 - Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Topic 9 - Column space and nullspace
Topic 10 - Linear transformations

Homework:

HW 0	Just do problems 1 and 2 from this HW. Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 1	Do both Parts 1 and 2. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 2	Do both Parts 1 and 2. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 3	Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 4	Do Part 1. Part 2 is optional for those who want more practice at proofs. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 5	Do both parts. Part 1: Do these problems. Here are the solutions. Part 2: Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 6	Do Part 2. Part 1 is optional for those who want more practice with proofs. Part 1: problems and solutions. Part 2: problems and solutions.
HW 7	Do both Parts 1 and 2. Part 1: problems and solutions Part 2: problems and solutions
HW 8	Do these problems. Here are the solutions
HW 9	Do these problems. Here are the solutions.
HW 10	Do these problems. Here are the solutions