Linear Algebra
Math 220
Assignments

Spring Semester, 2008

Assignments are listed by the date due. A PDF version of this page is available for printing.

The assignments involve exercises designed to prepare you for the quizzes and the exams. Written solutions for these exercises will not be collected. Feel free to discuss the exercises with other students. If you have trouble doing the exercises, it will likely be reflected in your performance on the quizzes and exams. To avoid poor performance on the quizzes and exams, ask questions in class or seek private help when you have trouble with the exercises.

Slides shown during class are generally available through the online version of this assignment sheet that is found in the course web at

http://math.albany.edu/pers/hammond/course/mat220/ .

Tue., May. 13:
Final Examination: 10:30 – 12:30
Mon., May. 12:
Office Hours:
10:00 – 11:00
2:00 – 4:00
Thu., May. 8:
Office Hours: 2:00 – 4:00
Tue., May. 6:
Last class meeting before the final exam;
bring your questions.
Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF — review of inner products
Thu., May. 1:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Apr. 29:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Thu., Apr. 24:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Tue., Apr. 22:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Thu., Apr. 17:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Tue., Apr. 15:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Thu., Apr. 10:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Tue., Apr. 8:
Expect a quiz.
Exercises in Hefferon:
p. 295: 7 – 9, 11 – 14
p. 304: 15, 18, 20, 21, 23 – 25
Thu., Apr. 3:
Reading:
Hefferon, §§ 4.I, 4.II
Lay, Ch. 3
Exercises:
Hefferon, p. 291: 1 – 8, 10 – 15
Tue., Apr. 1:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Tue, Thu., Mar. 25, 27:
No classes; University recess
Thu., Mar. 20:

  1. Expect a quiz designed to probe class weaknesses uncovered as a result of the midterm test.

  2. Study the midterm test solutions, which will be available here after 4:00 p.m., Tues., March 18:

    PDF
    HTML with MathML
Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Mar. 18:
Midterm Test
Thu., Mar. 13:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Mar. 11:
The midterm test will be in one week, on March 18.

Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF

Thu., Mar. 6:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Comments on the quiz (HTML)
Tue., Mar. 4:
The midterm test will be in two weeks, on March 18.

Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF

Thu., Feb. 28:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Comments on the quiz (HTML)
Tue., Feb. 26:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Thu., Feb. 21:
Expect a quiz.
Read Matthews, §§ 8.5 – 8.7
Exercises:
Matthews, 186: 8 – 12
Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Feb. 19:
No class; university in recess
Thu., Feb. 14:
Expect a quiz.
Read Matthews, §§ 8.1 – 8.4
Exercises:
Matthews, 185: 1 – 7
Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Feb. 12:
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Thu., Feb. 7:
Expect a quiz
Assignment (reading and exercises)
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Tue., Feb. 5:
Expect a quiz
Read: §§ 2.1–2.2 in the e-text by Matthews
Assigned exercises
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Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Thu., Jan. 31:
Take note of the list of Free Linear Algebra Materials Online (also available as PDF)
Read: Chapter 1 of the electronic text by Matthews
Assigned exercises
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      – see the page on browser readiness for MathML)
Available slides: Firefox or IE+MathPlayer or PDF
Tue., Jan. 29:
Read: §§ 1.1–1.2
11: 1–10
25: 1–4
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Thu., Jan. 24:
First meeting: no assignment.

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