Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory MAT 6973 Fall, 2006 Instructor: J. Iovino

The course has been scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm-4:45pm.

Prerequisites

Content

Textbook

Kenneth and Ray Kunze, Linear Algebra, second edition, Prentice Hall, 1971.

Additional References

Paul Halmos, Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces, second edition, Springer-Verlag, 1974.

Evaluation

There will be five problem sets. Each problem set will be worth 20% of the grade.

You should be prepared to sustentate your solutions orally.

How to contact the instructor

Office: SB 4.02.50

Telephone: 210-458-5531

Email: iovino at math.utsa.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5-6 pm, or by appointment.

Material Covered

8/23: Section 1.1. Assignment: exercise 8, p. 5. (Due 9/19.)

8/29: Section 1.2. Sarted Section 1.3. (Due 9/19.)

8/31: Sections 1.3 and 1.4. Assignment: exercises 1, 4, 5, 7, p. 11. (Due 9/19.)

9/5: Section 1.5. Assignment: exercises 3, 4, p. 21. (Due 9/19.)

9/7: Section 1.6. Assignment: exercises 7, 9, p. 27. (Due 9/19.)

9/12: Section 2.1. Assignment: exercises 4, 5, p. 34. (Due 10/12)

9/14: Section 2.2. Assignment: exercise 1, parts (c), (d), (e), p. 39. (Due 10/12)

9/19: Finished Section 2,2. (Lecture by Dr. Chen.)

9/21: Started Section 2.3. (Lecture by Dr. Chen.)

9/26: Remarks on the first assignment. Assignment: exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, p. 48. (Due 10/12.)

10/3: Section 2.3 and 2.4. Assignment: exercises 3, 7, p. 55. (Due 11/9.)

10/5: Section 3.1. Assignment: exercises 1(c), 1(e), p. 73. (Due 11/9.)

10/10: Exercises.

10/12: Section 3.1. Assignment: exercises 3, 7, 12, p. 73. (Due 11/9.)

10/17: Section 3.1, continued.

10/19: Finished Section 3.1. Started Section 3.4.

10/24: Finished Section 3.4. Started Section 3.2. Exercises 1(c), 1(d), 7 p. 95, and 2, 3, p. 83. (Due 11/9.)

10/31: Sections 3.2 and 3.3. Exercises 1, p. 83 and 6, p. 86. (Due 11/30.)

11/2: Section 5.1. Started Section 5.2.

11/7: Section 5.2. Exercises 1, 9, 12. (Due 11/30.)

11/9: Course surveys. Section 5.2 continued.

11/14: Sections 5.2 and 5.3. Exercises 2, 3, 7, p. 155. (Due 11/30.)

11/16: Section 5.3.

11/21: Sections 5.3 and 5.4.

11/28: Sections 5.3 and 5.4.

11/30: Finished Section 5.4. Exercises 1(b), 2(a), 3, 7, and 9, p. 163. (Due 12/8.)