GENERAL INFORMATION

• Syllabus.
• The textbook: A Short Course in Matrix Theory by E. Kleinfeld & M. Kleinfeld, Nova Science Publishers, Commack, N.Y., 1997, US$31.50 (MATH Course Reserve QA188 .K58 1997). And the companion book: Understanding Linear Algebra using MATLAB by E. Kleinfeld & M. Kleinfeld, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2001, US$22.00 (MATH Course Reserve QA184 .K584 2001).

MATLAB

• Free electronic textbook Numerical Computing with MATLAB by Cleve Moler himself!, the founder of Matlab.
• A Very Elementary MATLAB Tutorial, MATLAB Tutorials from Other Universities, MATLAB & Simulink Tutorials, MATLAB Homework Helper, all presented by Mathworks, Inc., producers of Matlab.
• Some Matlab tutorials from Edward Neuman
• Matlab tutorial - University of New Hampshire
• Matlab tutorial - US Naval Academy
• Matlab tutorial - University of British Columbia
• Matlab tutorial - University of Florida
• Matlab tutorial - University of California at Los Angeles
• Matlab Help Desk (including manuals)
• MATLAB Online Reference Documentation provides direct hypertext links to specific MATLAB function descriptions (from the Math Dept, University of Florida).
• Matlab Primer (ps) (for an earlier version of Matlab)
• Matlab 5 introduction (ps, see also html)
• Mathtools.net: a technical computing portal for scientific and engineering needs.

COMPUTER LABORATORY

• Divisional Studio Classroom and HP Computer Lab
• Getting Started in the Division of Mathematical Sciences

UNIX CLASS ACCOUNTS

• Class directory: /group/class/m03391.
• Group you belong to and class mailing list: m03391.
• If you do not know your password go to 303A MLH.
• Accounts for students who are not majors within the Division of Mathematical Sciences will be deleted after the term has ended! Note the expiration date at the top of your Unix Account Information form.
• The directory for this class will be removed before the beginning of the next term! If there is anything in this directory that you would like to save, you must archive it to your own home directory.

GRADER

• Gui Le, 255 MH, e-mail: happygui626@hotmail.com or gule@math.uiowa.edu.

SCHEDULE OF TOPICS

1. 08/23: introduction
2. 08/25: 1.1
3. 08/30: 1.2
4. 09/01: 1.2 (cont.)
5. 09/08: 1.3
6. 09/13: 1.3 (cont.)
7. 09/15: 1.4
8. 09/20: 1.5
9. 09/22: 1.6
10. 09/27: 1.6 (cont.)
11. 09/29: 2.1
12. 10/04: 2.1 (cont.)
13. 10/06: 2.2
14. 10/11: 3.1
15. 10/13: First test
16. 10/18: 3.1 (cont.)
17. 10/20: 3.2
18. 10/25: 3.3
19. 10/27: 3.3 (cont.)
20. 11/01: 3.3 (cont.)
21. 11/03: 3.4
22. 11/08: 4.1
23. 11/10: 4.2
24. 11/15: 4.3 + questions; Second test;
25. 11/17: 4.4
26. 11/19: Make-up test
27. 11/29: 5.1; Make-up test
28. 12/01: 5.2
29. 12/06: 5.3
30. 12/08: 5.4
31. 12/10: review
32. 12/16: Final examination

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

1. Homework 1 due 09/08: hmwk1.ps , hmwk1.pdf.
2. Homework 2 due 09/15: hmwk2.ps , hmwk2.pdf.
3. Homework 3 due 09/22: hmwk3.ps , hmwk3.pdf.
4. Homework 4 due 10/04: hmwk4.ps , hmwk4.pdf.
5. Homework 5 due 10/13: hmwk5.ps , hmwk5.pdf.
6. Homework 6 due 10/27: hmwk6.ps , hmwk6.pdf.
7. Homework 7 due 11/03: hmwk7.ps , hmwk7.pdf.
8. Homework 8 due 11/10: hmwk8.ps , hmwk8.pdf.
9. Homework 9 due 12/01: hmwk9.ps , hmwk9.pdf.
10. Homework 10 due 12/06: hmwk10.ps , hmwk10.pdf.

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