Instructor: Dr. Isabel Darcy
Office:B1H MLH
Phone:
335- 0778
Email: idarcymath+33 AT gmail.com or isabel-darcy AT uiowa.edu
Office Hours: MW 11:40 - 12+, M 1:30pm - 3:00pm, W 9:30 - 10:15am
and by appt.
Note: + means I will be also available directly after the office hour,
normally for as long as
needed.
DEO: Dan Anderson, 14 MLH
Course WWW site:
http://www.math.uiowa.edu/~idarcy/COURSES/LinAlg/SPRING14/linAlg.html
Check this for course schedule, assignments, possible course announcements, and changes,
and electronic copies of course handouts.
Description of Course: This course is an abbreviated version of 22M:027. Here the emphasis is placed on matrices rather than on both linear transformations and matrices. Particular topics include operations on matrices, the use of matrix in solving systems of linear equations and evaluating determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the diagonalization of matrices and an introduction to subspaces of Euclidean space.
The engineering math sequence is for students in engineering. Students in the mathematical and physical sciences should take 22M:027 rather than 22M:033.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: 22M:031 (MATH:1550).
Objectives and Goals of the Course: See course website for course schedule including a list of sections we will cover. This course focuses on methods and computations, but it lets you experience a bit of fairly abstract mathematics. The overall goals of the course are for you to understand the basic and major results in matrix algebra and to acquire enough technical skills for use in subsequent courses.
You should read all sections/handouts/web material corresponding to covered material and/or assigned problems. There may be test questions related to this reading even if not covered in class.
Text: David C. Lay: Linear Algebra and its applications, Fourth Edition, Addison-Wesley| HW 15% | 90% <= A- < 91% <= A |
| Quizzes 5% | 80% <= B- < 81% <= B < 89% <= B+ < 90% |
| Exam 1: 25% | 70% <= C- < 71% <= C < 79% <= C+ < 80% |
| Exam 2: 25% | 60% <= D- < 61% <= D < 69% <= D+ < 70% |
| Multiple Choice Exam: 5% - 0% | F < 60% |
| Final: 25% - 30% |
GRADING & EXAMS: All work must be shown in order to receive credit. This holds for all exams (except the multiple choice exam) and homework. Important note: If no work is shown, you may receive zero credit even if your answer is correct.
The multiple choice exam is worth 5% of your grade and the final exam is worth 25% of your grade; However if you do better on your final exam than the multiple choice exam, then your final exam grade will replace your multiple choice exam grade (i.e., multiple choice exam = 0% and final exam = 30% of grade).
Locations of exams
TBA. You are required to bring identification to all
exams. Calculators may NOT be allowed. You are
required to pick up your exams and keep them until the end of the
semester. The multiple choice exam and final exam will be cumulative.
A Word about the Date and Time of the Final Exam: The final examination date and time will be announced during the first half of the semester by the Registrar. I will announce the final examination date and time for this course on the course website once it is known. Do not plan your end of the semester travel plans until the final exam schedule is made public.
Homework: We will not drop any homework grades, but you may replace 1 homework grade with a participation grade.
Quizzes: We will not drop any quiz grades, but you may replace up to 2 quiz grades
with a chapter/section review of one of the following linear algebra books:
Linear
Algebra by Jim Hefferon ,
Answers ,
website
There are a number of free resources on the web. The above books are open source, and thus they can be modified by anyone. My hope is that I and possibly other faculty members will use your suggestions to develop a free online textbook for this course at some point in the future.
For your chapter review: Print out the chapter/section including homework problems. Write notes on this print-out denoting what you like about the chapter and what you would recommend changing. Please also identify any parts that you find confusing. You may also include links to additional helpful information on the web.
THERE IS NO CURVE IN THIS CLASS, but improvement may be taken into consideration.
If there is a mistake in
grading, you must report this mistake within one week from when the
exam, homework, etc. has been handed back to the class (whether or not
you picked up your exam, homework, etc).
Attendance and absences: Your attendance at each scheduled class meeting is expected. You are responsible for material covered in class and announcements made during class; these may include changes in the syllabus.
Student Collaboration: You may collaborate with other students on the homework; however, each individual student is responsible for turning in your own homework in your own words. Copying is not collaboration and will be prosecuted under scholastic dishonesty. Any significant collaboration should be acknowledged.