Math 416: Abstract Linear Algebra, section C3H


Basic Information

Prerequisites: math 241 or permission of instructor; math 347 recommended.

Textbook:
Peter Lax, Linear Algebra and its applications, second edition.

Also recommended
Sergei Treil, Linear Algebra Done Wrong, July 2011 edition.
Available free online at http://www.math.brown.edu/~treil/papers/LADW/LADW.html.
You can print it out and have it bound.

Homework: Homework problems will be assigned once a week. They are due the following week.
No late homework will be accepted.

  • Exams: There will be quizzes, two midterms and a final. You have to pass the final to pass the course. All exams will be closed book.
    The midterms will take place on October 15 and November 30 (these dates are not likely to to change). The final, according to the non-combined final examination schedule is to take place on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 8:00-11:00 am in the regular classroom.

    The formula for the course grade is roughly as follows:

    There will be NO CURVE  


    Follow this link for homework assignments.
    Last modified: Sun Nov 18 14:42:34 CST 2012