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Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory MAT 5283 Fall, 2007 Instructor: J. Iovino |
The course has been scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30pm-6:45pm. Room HSS 3.02.26 (1604 campus).
Prerequisites
MAT 2233 or an equivalent.Content
The theory of vector spaces over fields and linear transformations. Canonical forms.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: M, W, 3:00-4:30 pm, or by appointment.
Material Covered
- 8/22: Section 1.1.
- 8/27: Section 1.2. Started Section 1.3.
- 8/29: Sections 1.3 and 1.4.
- 9/5: Section 1.5.
- 9/10: Section 1.6.
- 9/12: Section 1.6.
- 9/17: Finished Section 1.6. Started Section 2.1. Assignment 1 returned.
- 9/19: Exercises. Section 2.1.
- 9/24: Finished Section 2.1. Started Section 2.2.
- 9/26: Finished Section 2.2. Started Section 2.3.
- 10/1: Section 2.3.
- 10/8: Section 2.3.
- 10/10: Section 2.3.
- 10/15: Section 2.3.
- 10/17: Finished Section 2.3.
- 10/22: Section 2.4.
- 10/29: Section 3.1.
- 10/31: Detailed discussion, with solutions, of Problem Set 3.
- 11/5: Section 3.1.
- 11/7: Section 3.2.
- 11/12: Section 3.4.
- 11/14: Section 3.4.
- 11/19: Section 5.2.
- 11/21: No lecture due to Thanksgiving.
- 11/26: Section 5.2.
- 11/28: Section 5.3.
- 8/27: Section 1.2. Started Section 1.3.
