Linear Algebra I

MTH 615
Fall 2019
Department of Mathematics, LIU Post

Class Dates Material Homework Handouts
9/9 Linear Systems, Row Reduction
Ch 1: I, III
Homework 1 Row Reduction
Demonstration 1
Demonstration 2
Step-by-Step RR calculator
9/16 Applications, Solution sets,
Matrix Arithmetic
Ch. 1: I.2, I.3
#4 from HW1
p. 20: 2.19ac, 2.21, 2.29
p. 33: 3.16ac
optional: p.20 2.17; p. 226 1.8; p.233 2.14
 
9/23 Vector spaces
spans
p. 87: 1.22acd, 1.33ac, Bonus: 1.35
p. 97: 2.22, 2.23b, 2.27abc
Install Mathematica
Quiz on RR
9/30 Mathematica p.97: 2.25
Graphically via Mathematica:
p.41: 1.7
p. 97: 2.22
See p. 8 of Mathematica Notes
10/7 Subspaces,
Linear Independence,
Basis, Coordinates
p. 87: 1.19b (show it is subspace)
p. 97: 2.20bc, 2.29a
p.110: 1.20ad, 1.21ad, 1.23ab, 1.24a, [future 1.28a]
p.118: 1.18, 1.20
Bonus: Use Mathematica to show
{1, x, x^2, ..., x^50}
is linearly independent.
See this Notebook file or pdf
10/14 Columbus Day No class.  
10/21 Quiz 2 (spans)
Dimension,
Linear Maps
p. 125: 2.18
Read pp.121-125
p.188: 1.19ab, 1.27a, 1.34, 1.40b
Quiz 2 Solutions
10/28 Kernel, Image Study for Midterm Review sheet
Partial Solutions
11/4 Midterm Test p.200: 2.21, 2.23bc/2.24bc, 2.37 Midterm Solutions
11/11 Matrix representation
  of linear map
p. 212: 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.20, 1.24
p. 220: 2.14
Read p. 175-181, then do p.181: 2.9 (use dimension)
Notes
11/18 Matrix Inverses
Change of Basis
p. 234: 2.19
p. 252: 4.15acd, 4.18
p. 265: 2.13, 2.16
 
11/25 Change of Basis
Rank/Nullity Thm
Calculations
Homework  
12/2 Matrix Powers
Markov Chains

Rank-Nullity Thm
#9a on Final Exam Review
p. 304: 2,3 (use Mathematica)

Prior HW, Review for Final
 
12/9 Review Study for Final Exam Review Sheet
12/16 Final Exam