Math 314 - Linear Algebra with Applications

Section 2: Tue & Thur 11 am - 12:15 pm, DSH 229, Syllabus
Section 4: Tue & Thur 2 - 3:15 pm, DSH 129, Syllabus
 
Textbook: Steven J. Leon, "Linear Algebra with Applications", 8th edition, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0-13-600929-8

Other texts: Jeffrey Holt, "Linear Algebra with Applications", 1st edition, W. H. Freeman, ISBN-10: 0716786672,
David C. Lay, "Linear Algebra and Its Applications", 4th edition, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0321385179
Books of examples and exercises: S. Lipschutz , "Schaum's Outline of Beginning Linear Algebra", 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0070380376
S. Lipschutz , "3,000 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra", 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0070380236
 
Prerequisites: Math 163 or 181; also a corequisite CS 151L or CS 152L or PHYC 290 or ECE 131
 
Instructor Info: Anna Skripka, skripka [at] math [dot] unm [dot] edu
Office hours in SMLC 212: Tuesday 10:30-10:50am & 1:30-1:50pm & 3:30-4:10pm, Thursday 10:30-10:50am & 1:30-1:50pm, or by appointment at other times.
CAPS tutoring sessions
 
Matlab installation
Matlab examples:  coded_message.pdf solving_systems.pdf least_squares.pdf least_squares.m
 
MIT video lectures,  Khan Academy video lectures
 
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TENTATIVE Schedule (will be updated at the end of each week)
 
Week
Class Dates
Book Sections
Topics
Homework
Important Dates, Solutions
1
Aug 18, 20
1.1, 1.2
Systems of linear equations. Gauss-Jordan reduction.
Application 1: traffic flow.
section 1.1: #1(a,b,d),2(a,c),3(a,b,d),4(a,b,c),5(a,b,c), 6(a,c,f),7,8;   section 1.2: #1,2,3,5(a,c,e,f,h),6(a,d),8,11,12
2
Aug 25, 27
1.3, 1.4
Matrix algebra.
Application 2: expenses calculation.
section 1.3: #1,2,3,4,5(a,c),8,9,10,15;   section 1.4: #1(a),6,7,12,28,30(a)
Quiz 1 (over 1.1, 1.2) on Aug 25
3
Sep 1, 3
1.5, 2.1
Elementary matrices. Inverses. Determinant.
Application 3: encoding messages. Matlab.
section 1.5: #1,2,10(a,f),12(a,d),15;
section 2.1: #1,2,3(a,d,f,g),4,5;
if need more practice on A^(-1), do 1.5.10(g,h) as well
Quiz 2 (over 1.3, 1.4) on Sep 1
Drop with no grade: Sep 4
4
Sep 8, 10
2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Properties and applications of determinants. R2, R3, general vector spaces.
Application 4: pharmaceutics. Matlab.
section 2.2: #1,2,3(a,c,e,f),4,5,7(c,d),9,12(a);   section 2.3: #1(a,c),2(a,c,d),3,5(a,b)
HW 1 (over 1.5, 2.1) due Sep 8
5
Sep 15, 17
3.1, 3.2
Vector spaces and subspaces. Spanning sets.
Application 5: VecMobile.
section 3.1: #3;   section 3.2: #1,2,3(a,d),4(d),10(a,b),11,12(a,c),16
Practice Test 1 (office hour on 09/21, 2-3:30 pm)
HW 2 (2.2, 2.3) due Sep 15
6
Sep 22, 24
3.3
Linear independence. Spanning again.
section 3.3: #1,2(a,c),4(a,c),8(a,c),9(a),12
HW 3 (3.1, 3.2) due Sep 22,
Exam 1 (1.1 - 3.2) [solutions are at UNM Learn] on Sep 22
7
Sep 29, Oct 1
3.4, 3.5
Basis and dimension. Change of basis.
Application 6: population migration.
section 3.4: #3,4,5,7,8(a),10,14;   section 3.5: #1(a),2(a),3,4,5(i),6,7,8
HW 4 (3.3), Quiz 3 (3.2, 3.3) on Sep 29
8
Oct 6
3.6
Row, column, and null spaces.
section 3.6: #1(a,b),2(b,c),3,4(b,e),5(b,e),6,8,9,16
9
Oct 13, 15
3.6, 4.1, 4.2
Linear transformations.
Application 7: computer graphics and animation.
section 4.1: #1,4,5,6,8,9,17;   section 4.2: #1,2,3,4(b),5(b,c),18(a,b)
HW 5, Quiz 4 (3.4, 3.5, 3.6) on Oct 13
10
Oct 20, 22
4.3, 5.1
Matrix representations of transformations in different bases. Scalar product.
section 4.3: #1(a,b,e),2,4;   section 5.1: #1(a,b),2(a,b),3(a,c),4,7
Practice Test 2 (office hour on 10/26, 10-11:30 am)
HW 6 (4.1, 4.2) due Oct 20
11
Oct 27, 29
5.2
Orthogonal subspaces and orthogonal complements.
section 5.2: #1(d),2,3(b),4,9
HW 7 (4.3, 5.1) due Oct 27,
Exam 2 (3.3 - 4.3) [solutions are at UNM Learn] on Oct 27
12
Nov 3, 5
5.3, 5.4
Least squares problems. Inner product spaces.
Application 8: curves of best fit. Matlab.
section 5.3: #1(a,c),3(a),4(a),5,6;   section 5.4: #1,2(b,c),7(a,c),8(b,c);  Application 9: MATLAB HW
HW 8 (5.2), Quiz 5 (5.1, 5.2) on Nov 3
Withdrawal deadline: Nov 6
13
Nov 10, 12
5.5, 5.6
Orthonormal sets. Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization.
Application 10: signal processing.
section 5.5: #1,2,3,6(a,b),8,30,32;  section 5.6: #1(a),3,4,7
HW 9, Quiz 6 (5.3, 5.4) on Nov 10
14
Nov 17, 19
6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Eigenvalues, eigenvectors. Diagonalization.
Applications 11: migration model, diff. equations.
section 6.1: #1(a,c,d,e,g,j),2;   section 6.2: #1(c),2(a,b),3;   section 6.3: #1(a,c,d),2(a,c,d),7
HW 10, Quiz 7 (5.5, 5.6) on Nov 17
15
Nov 24
6.3
Diagonalization. Markov process.
Application 12: mathematical prediction.
16
Dec 1, 3
Review.
Application 13: Google page ranking.
Practice Test 3
Practice Test 3 solutions
17
Final Exam Dec 8 (Tuesday)
later section 4: 10 am - 12
earlier section 2: 12:30 - 2:30 pm