Linear Algebra for Engineering and Computer Science Students

Section	Tutors' Name	Tutorial Room	Students' Surname
1E	KUMAR, Vinay	409 SA	A - G
2E	MAHALINGAM, Mathanakaran	505 SA	H - N
3E	NIU, Zhiwen	413 SA	O - Z

Current announcements

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

• The final marks are now posted outside of my door's office in HP4372. Have a nice summer.
• Remember that my account for issues related with this course is daniel@math.carleton.ca. Please, do not write to any of my other accounts. Thanks!

General Information

• Tentative lecture schedule (html file) as of December 2000 (before classes start).
  The actual material covered in each lecture is below.
• Textbook: David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Addison-Wesley, 2nd edition (revised) with Workbook.
• 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: Wednesday, January 3, 2001.
  Classes end: Monday, April 2, 2001.
  Tutorials start: Tuesday, January 9, 2001.
  
• Term mark: There will be four 50-minute tests in the tutorial hours on January 23, February 13, March 6, March 20, 2001. 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: You may use a non-programmable calculator for the examinations and tests in this course: One of either Sharp EL-531 (usually available in the Bookstore) or Casio FX-991 or any other approved non-programmable calculator.
• Withdrawal: The last day for withdrawal from the course is March 9, 2001.
• Help Centre: The Help Centre in Herzberg Building Room 4385 will be opening on Monday, January 15. Hours for the centre: 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 feel free to see me, and contact the Paul Menton Centre to complete the required forms.
• 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 2001 (html file)
• February 2001 (html file)
• March 2001 (html file)

Lectures notes

The following slides are in postcript and pdf formats.

• Weeks 1-2: linsys.ps and linsys.pdf;
• Week 3: lindepen.ps and lindepen.pdf;
• Week 4: lintransf.ps and lintransf.pdf; matoper.ps and matoper.pdf;
• Week 5: invmat.ps and invmat.pdf;
• Week 6: determ.ps and determ.pdf;
• Week 7: invcomp.ps and invcomp.pdf; subspace.ps and subspace.pdf;
• Week 8: eigen.ps and eigen.pdf;
• Week 9: diagon.ps and diagon.pdf;
• Week 10: compnum.ps and compnum.pdf; compeig.ps and compeig.pdf;
• Week 11: innerprod.ps and innerprod.pdf

Exercises and tests

• A list of practice problems for the term.
• A list of practice problems for term test #1.
  Solution of test 1 test1sol.ps (postcript file), and test1sol.pdf (pdf file).
• A list of practice problems for term test #2.
  Solution of version 1 of test 2 test2sol.ps (postcript file), and test2sol.pdf (pdf file).
• A list of practice problems for term test #3.
  Solution of test 3 (pink version) test3Psol.ps (postcript file), and test3Psol.pdf (pdf file);
  solution of test 3 (yellow version) test3Qsol.ps (postcript file), and test3Qsol.pdf (pdf file).
• A list of practice problems for term test #4.
  Solutions for Test #4 were commented in the March 27 tutorial.
• Sample final exam (pdf file).

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