Math 16H Linear Algebra Honors Schedule

Math 16H Linear Algebra Honors, taught by Jim Wiseman

Date Topic
Mon 8/30 Introduction, vector spaces
Wed 9/1 Vector spaces - proofs
Fri 9/3 1.1 Systems of linear equations
Mon 9/6 1.2 Matrices, row reduction
Wed 9/8 1.3 Solution sets, matrix algebra
Fri 9/10 2.1 Linear transformations
Mon 9/13 2.2 Geometry of linear transformations
Wed 9/15 2.3 Inverses, or lack thereof
Fri 9/17 2.4 Multiplying matrices
Mon 9/20 3.1 Kernels and images
Wed 9/22 3.2 Subspaces, bases, linear indepedence
Fri 9/24 Proof day - proof by induction
Mon 9/27 3.3 Dimension
Wed 9/29 3.4 Coordinates
Thurs 9/30 FIRST MIDTERM, 8-10 PM, SCI. 181
Fri 10/1 4.1 Real vector spaces
Mon 10/4 4.2 Isomorphisms
Wed 10/6 4.3 Matrix of a transformation
Fri 10/8 Proof day - proof by contradiction
Mon 10/11 FALL BREAK
Wed 10/13
Fri 10/15
Mon 10/18 Vector spaces over other fields
Wed 10/20 Infinite-dimensional vector spaces
Fri 10/22 5.1 Orthogonality
Mon 10/25 5.2 More orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt
Wed 10/27 5.3 Orthogonal matrices
Fri 10/29 5.4 Least squares
Mon 11/1 5.5 Inner product spaces
Wed 11/3 Infinite-dimensional inner product spaces
Fri 11/5 6.1 Determinants
Mon 11/8 6.2 More determinants
Wed 11/10 6.3 Still more determinants
Thurs 11/11 SECOND MIDTERM, 8-10 PM, SCI. 181
Fri 11/12 Proof day - proof by double inclusion
Mon 11/15 7.1 Eigenvectors
Wed 11/17 7.2 Finding eigenvalues
Fri 11/19 7.3 Finding eigenvectors
Mon 11/22 7.4 Diagonalization
Wed 11/24 Markov chains
Fri 11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon 11/29 7.5 Complex eigenvalues
Wed 12/1 8.1 Symmetric matrices
Fri 12/3 8.2 Quadratic forms
Mon 12/6 Catch-up, review
Sat 12/11 FINAL EXAM, 2-5 PM, SCI. 181
   

 



Jim Wiseman
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Swarthmore College