Outline of Course Content and Schedule:

Problems are assigned on the date listed, to be completed by the following class.

Date

Sections / Topic

 

Problems

10/14

 

3.1 Operations on Matrices (continued)

 

 

3.2 Algebraic Properties of Matrices / Inverses

 

p. 90

 

 

p. 106

 

1, 3, 5 – 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 27, 29, 33, D1, D9, D11

 

1 – 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 29, 31, 36, D1, D2, D5, P1, T1, T2

10/21

 

3.3 Elementary Matrices; A Method for Finding Inverses

 

 

p. 119

 

1, 3, 7, 9 – 12, 34, D5, D6

10/28

3.3 (continued)

 

3.6 Matrices with Special Forms

p. 121

 

p. 151

21, 27, 28, 29, 31

 

1 – 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21

D1, D5 – D7, D9 – D11, P1, P3

11/4

 

4.1 Determinants; Cofactor Expansion

 

 

4.2 Properties of Determinants

 

p. 182

 

 

p. 192

 

1 – 5, 7, 9,13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 36, D1

 

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 21, 25, 29, 39, D1

 

11/11

 

 

Veterans’ Day – class does not meet

 

 

Continue working on 4.1 and 4.2

11/18

 

4.3 Cramer’s Rule; Applications of Determinants

 

 

p. 207

 

5 – 12, 15, 16, 19 – 25 odd

11/25

Exam 2 on 3.1, 3.2. 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

 

6.1 Matrices as Transformations

 

 

 

p. 277

 

 

1 – 11 odd, 17 – 25 odd, 29, D3, D4

 

12/2

6.1 Continued

6.2 Geometry of Linear Operators

p. 293

1, 3, 5

12/9

 

6.2 (continued)

 

Curriculum Projects Due

 

 

p. 293

 

7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, D1, D3, D6

12/16

Course wrap-up

Final exam