Math 16 Linear Algebra Schedule

Math 16(1): Linear Algebra (MWF 9:30-10:20 in Parrish 370), taught by Jim Wiseman

Date Topic
Mon 9/1 1.1 Introduction, systems of linear equations
Wed 9/3 1.2 Row reduction
Fri 9/5 1.3 Vectors
Mon 9/8 1.4 Matrix multiplication
Wed 9/10 1.5 Solution sets
Fri 9/12 1.6/1.10 Applications
Mon 9/15 1.7 Linear independence
Wed 9/17 1.8 Linear transformations
Fri 9/19 1.9 More linear transformations
Mon 9/22 2.1 Matrix operations
Wed 9/24 2.2 Matrix inverses
Fri 9/26 2.3 Invertible matrices
Mon 9/29 2.7 Applications
Wed 10/1 First midterm - in class
Fri 10/3 3.1 Determinants
Mon 10/6 3.2 Properties of determinants, 3.3 Volume
Wed 10/8 4.1 Vector spaces
Fri 10/10 4.2 Linear transformations and subspaces
Mon 10/13 FALL BREAK
Wed 10/15
Fri 10/17
Mon 10/20 4.3 Bases
Wed 10/22 4.4 Coordinate systems
Fri 10/24 4.5 Dimension
Mon 10/27 4.6 Rank
Wed 10/29 4.7 Change of basis
Fri 10/31 4.8 Difference equations
Mon 11/3 5.1 Eigenvectors and eigenvalues
Wed 11/5 5.2 Characteristic equation
Fri 11/7 5.3 Diagonalization
Mon 11/10 5.4 Linear transformations and eigenvectors
Wed 11/12 Second midterm - in class
Fri 11/14 5.5 Complex eigenvalues
Mon 11/17 5.7 Differential equations
Wed 11/19 6.1 Inner products
Fri 11/21 6.2 Orthogonal sets

Mon 11/24

6.3 Orthogonal projection
Wed 11/26 6.4 Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization
Fri 11/28 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon 12/1 6.5/6.6 Least squares and applications
Wed 12/3 7.1 Symmetric matrices
Fri 12/5 7.2 Quadratic forms
Mon 12/8 Catch up/review
   

 



Jim Wiseman
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Swarthmore College