Course: Math 309,  Matrix Algebra
Class hours: MWF 1-2pm
Classroom: Wilson, Room 214
Instructor: Quo-Shin Chi
Office: Room 210, Cupples I
Office Hours: WF 2-3pm, or by appointment
Textbook: Linear Algebra And Its Applications, 3rd ed., by David Lay, Pearson Education Inc.


     We will cover the entire book, skipping a few sections if time does not allow. There will be homework assignments (30%), one take-home midterm (30%) and one take-home final (40%).

      Talking to other fellow students about the homework problems is a good way to learn. However, each student must write up his or her own homework. Therefore, no solutions from two students should look too much alike. It is a good practice to just talk about problems together without taking any notes away from the conversation, which lets you share understanding and ideas but forces you to reconstruct your own understanding on paper. We will be on the honor system that it is strictly NOT allowed to talk to other fellow students about the midterm and final problems.

      Last but not least, leafing through the solution manual when the homework is due will never get you to learn mathematics; your mind's eye must take part in a decisive fashion. That is, you must do mathematics by yourself.       
 
Homework 1 

Homework 2 

Homework 3

Homework 4 

Homework 5

Midterm

Homework 6

Final