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When and Where

Semester: Fall 2020
Meeting times: M W 8:05 - 9:50 and 10:05 - 11:50 am
Meeting place: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

Name: Alexey Ovchinnikov
E-mail address:
URL: http:/qc.edu/~aovchinnikov
Meeting place: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Office hours: M W 1:15 - 2:05 pm

Contact information for technical issues is here.

Students who participate in this class with their camera on or use a profile image are agreeing to have their video or image recorded solely for the purpose of creating a record for students enrolled in the class to refer to, including those enrolled students who are unable to attend live. If you are unwilling to consent to have your profile or video image recorded, be sure to keep your camera off and do not use a profile image. Likewise, students who un-mute during class and participate orally are agreeing to have their voices recorded. If you are not willing to consent to have your voice recorded during class, you will need to keep your mute button activated and communicate exclusively using the "chat" feature, which allows students to type questions and comments live.

This course introduces students to linear algebra. Topics to be covered include solutions of systems of linear equations, vector spaces, bases and dimension, linear transformations, matrix algebra, determinants, and eigenvalues. The students are expected to be able to give definitions, prove theorems presented in class, and solve both computational problems and problems involving students' own proofs.

Prerequisite

Linear algebra by Jim Hefferon. The book and the solutions are freely available here:
http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/
http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/book.pdf
http://joshua.smcvt.edu/linearalgebra/jhanswer.pdf

You are expected to do the homework given here and read the course text before the classroom discussion of each topic as indicated in homework.

Optional textbooks:
Linear Algebra by S. Lang (QA251 .L26 1987 at QC library),
A course in Algebra by E. Vinberg (QA154.3 .V56 2003 at QC library)

The grade will be given on the basis of quizzes (20%) given in class without prior announcement, two written tests during the semester (20% per each), and written final exam (40%).

Academic Integrity Statement

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