Math 314 - Linear Algebra with Applications

Section 2: MWF 1 - 1:50 pm, DSH 228, Syllabus
Section 3: MWF 2 - 2:50 pm, DSH 127, Syllabus
 
Textbook: Steven J. Leon, "Linear Algebra with Applications", 8th edition, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0-13-600929-8
Other texts: Jeffrey Holt, "Linear Algebra with Applications", 1st edition, W. H. Freeman, ISBN-10: 0716786672,
David C. Lay, "Linear Algebra and Its Applications", 4th edition, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0321385179
Books of examples and exercises: S. Lipschutz , "Schaum's Outline of Beginning Linear Algebra", 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0070380376
S. Lipschutz , "3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra", 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0070380236

Solutions and grades: to be posted on UNM Learn

Prerequisites: Calc II (Math 163 or 181) and Matlab (CS 151L or CS 152L or PHYC 290 or ECE 131) are required; Calc III is strongly recommended
 
Instructor Info: Anna Skripka, skripka [at] math [dot] unm [dot] edu
Office hours in SMLC 212: M 3:05-3:30 pm, W 3:05 - 3:50 pm, F 12-12:45 pm
CAPS tutoring sessions
 
Matlab installation
Matlab examples:  coded_message.pdf solving_systems.pdf least_squares.pdf least_squares.m
 
MIT video lectures,  Khan Academy video lectures
 
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TENTATIVE Schedule (to be updated at the end of each week)
 
Week
Class Dates
Book Sections
Topics
Homework
Due Dates
1
Jan 20, 22
1.1, 1.2
Systems of linear equations. Gauss-Jordan reduction.
section 1.1: #1(a,b,d),2(a,c),3(a,b,d),4(a,b,c),5(a,b,c), 6(a,c,f),7,8;
section 1.2: #1,2,3,5(a,c,e,f,h),6(a,d),8,11,12
2
Jan 25, 27, 29
1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Matrix algebra.
Application 1: traffic flow.
Application 2: expenses calculation.
section 1.3: #1,2,3,4,5(a,c),8,9,10,15;
section 1.4: #1(a),6,7,12,28,30(a)
Quiz & HW over 1.1, 1.2: Jan 29
3
Feb 1, 3, 5
1.5, 2.1, 2.2
Matrix inverse. Determinant and its properties.
section 1.5: #1,2,10(a,f,g,h),12(a,d),15;
section 2.1: #1,2,3(a,d,f,g),4,5;
Quiz & HW over 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,
Drop with no grade: Feb 5
4
Feb 8, 10, 12
2.2, 2.3
Applications of determinants. Review. Matlab.
Applications 3, 4: encoding messages; pharmaceutics.
section 2.2: #1,2,3(a,c,e,f),4,5,7(c,d),9,12(a);
section 2.3: #1(a,c),2(a,c,d),3,5(a,b)
HW over 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,
Exam over 1.1-2.3: Feb 12
5
Feb 15, 17, 19
3.1, 3.2
Vector spaces and subspaces. Spanning sets.
section 3.1: #3;
section 3.2: #1,2,3(a,d),4(d),10(a,b),11,12(a,c),16
6
Feb 22, 24, 26
3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Linear independence. Basis and dimension.
Application 5: VecMobile.
section 3.3: #1,2(a,c),4(a,c),8(a,c),9(a),12
section 3.4: #3,4,5,7,8(a),10,14;
Quiz & HW over 3.1, 3.2: Feb 26
7
F 29, Mar 2, 4
3.4, 3.5, 3.6
Change of basis. Basis of a span.
Application 6: mathematical prediction.
section 3.5: #1(a),2(a),3,4,5(b(i)),6,7,8;
section 3.6: #1(a,b),2(b,c),3,4(b,e),5(b,e),6,8,9,16
Quiz & HW over 3.3, 3.4: Mar 4
8
Mar 7, 9, 11
3.6
Row, column, and null spaces. Review.
HW over 3.5, 3.6,
Exam over 3.1-3.6: Mar 11
10
Mar 21, 23, 25
4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Linear transformations and their matrix representations.
Application 7: computer graphics and animation.
section 4.1: #1,4,5,6,8,9,17;
section 4.2: #1,2,3,4(b),5(b,c),18(a,b)
section 4.3: #1(a,b,e),2,4;
11
M 28, 30, A 1
5.1, 5.2
Scalar product. Orthogonal subspaces and orthogonal complements.
section 5.1: #1(a,b),2(a,b),3(a,c),4,7
section 5.2: #1(d),2,3(b),4,9
Quiz & HW over 4.1, 4.2, 4.3: Apr 1
12
Apr 4, 6, 8
5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Least squares problems. Inner product spaces.
Application 8: curves of best fit. Matlab.
section 5.3: #1(a,c),3(a),4(a),5,6;
section 5.4: #1,2(b,c),7(a,c),8(b,c);
Application 9: MATLAB HW
Quiz & HW over 5.1, 5.2: Apr 8
13
Apr 11, 13, 15
5.5, 5.6
Orthonormal sets. Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization.
Application 10: signal processing.
section 5.5: #1,2,3,6(a,b),8,30,32;
section 5.6: #1(a),3,4,7
HW over 5.3, 5.4,
Withdrawal deadline: Apr. 15
14
Apr 18, 20, 22
6.1
Review. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors.
section 6.1: #1(a,c,d,e,g,j),2;
HW over 5.5, 5.6,
Exam over 4.1-5.6: Apr 22
15
Apr 25, 27, 29
6.2, 6.3
Diagonalization. Markov process. Review.
Applications 11, 12, 13: diff. equations, migration model, Google page ranking.
section 6.3: #1(a,c,d),2(a,c,d),7
section 6.2: #1(c),2(a,b),3;
HW over 6.1, 6.2, 6.3: Apr 29
16
May 2, 4, 6
Review.
Topics for the final exam
Cumulative Final Exam: May 6