Linear Algebra for Engineering and Computer Science Students

Section	Tutors' Name	Tutorial Room	Students' Surname
1C	OWUSU, Asubonteng	406 SA	A - G
2C	NGUYEN, Hanh	516 SA	H - N
4C	ZHANG, Chaohui	517 SA	O - Z

Current announcements

This space will be used for announcements. Check it regularly.

• Final marks are posted on the door of my office (HP4372).
• The course is over.

General Information

• Tentative lecture schedule (html file) as of December 2002 (before classes start).
  The actual material covered in each lecture is below.
• Textbook: David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Addison-Wesley, 3rd edition.
• Prerequisites: Pre-University Calculus: An OAC in Algebra and Geometry, or Mathematics 69.017, or equivalent. Students who have not passed the prerequisite course may be automatically de-registered during the term.
• Classes begin: Monday, January 6, 2003.
  Classes end: Wednesday, April 2, 2003.
  Tutorials start: Tuesday, January 14, 2003.
  
• Term mark: There will be four 50-minute tests in the tutorial hours on January 21, February 4, March 4, March 18, 2003. You are expected to take all the tests. No make up, early, or delayed tests. Any missing test will be counted as zero. The average of best three tests out of four tests will be the term mark.
• Evaluation: Term mark is 40%. The final examination is 60%.
• Calculators: Calculators are not allowed on the tests and on the exam.
• Withdrawal: The last day for withdrawal from the course is March 7, 2003.
• Help Centre: The Help Centre in Herzberg Building Room 4385 is a drop-in centre providing a one-to-one tutorial service for Q-year and first year students on a "first come first serve" basis. It is open at the following times: Monday to Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm, and evening hours to be announced.
• Students with Disabilities: Students with Disabilities who require academic accommodations please contact the Paul Menton Centre to complete the required forms at least two weeks prior to the first test. After registering with the PMC, make an appointment to meet and discuss your needs with me. Please note that the deadline date to submit forms for the final examinations is March 7, 2003.
• Some files may be in postcript format. If you don't have a software to view postscript files, you may download a ghostview software.

Lectures per month

• January 2003 (html file)
• February 2003 (html file)
• March 2003 (html file)

Lectures notes

The following slides are used in lectures; they are in pdf format.
They are complementary material and do not substitute the textbook.

• Weeks 1-3: linsys.pdf;
• Week 4: lindepen.pdf;
• Week 5: lintransf.pdf;
• Week 6: matoper.pdf and invmat.pdf;
• Week 7: determ.pdf and invcomp.pdf;
• Week 8: subspace.pdf;
• Week 9: eigen.pdf and diagon.pdf;
• Week 10: compnum.pdf and compeig.pdf;
• Week 11: innerprod.pdf.

Exercises and tests

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