MATH 231 Syllabus



Here is a preliminary version of the course syllabus (subject to change). The lectures marked with a Q will end with a quiz.

LectureDateTopicSection
1Tue 8/30Systems of linear equations1.1, 1.2
2 QThu 9/1Gauss-Jordan elimination 1.2
3Tue 9/6Introduction to matrix algebra 1.3, 1.4
4 QThu 9/8Elementary matrices and invertibility 1.5
5Tue 9/13More on the solutions of linear equations 1.6
6 QThu 9/15Some special matrices 1.7
7Tue 9/20The determinant function, cofactor expansion2.1
8 QThu 9/22Cramer's rule, row reduction and determinants 2.1, 2.2
9Tue 9/27Further properties of determinants2.3
10 QThu 9/29The Euclidean space Rn 3.1, 3.2, 4.1
-Thu 10/6First Midterm -
11Tue 10/18Linear maps between Euclidean spaces4.2
12 QThu 10/20General vector spaces 5.1
13Tue 10/25Subspaces 5.2
14 QThu 10/27Linear independence 5.3
15Tue 11/1Basis and dimension 5.4
16 QThu 11/3Basis and dimension (cont.) 5.4
17Tue 11/8Row, column and nullspace of a matrix 5.5
18 QThu 11/10Rank and nullity 5.6
19Tue 11/15Inner product spaces 6.1, 6.2
-Thu 11/17Second Midterm -
20Tue 11/22Orthonormal bases 6.3
21Tue 11/29Eigenvalues and eigenvectors 7.1
22 QThu 12/1Diagonalization 7.2
23Tue 12/6Linear maps between vector spaces 8.1
24Tue 12/13Kernel, range, and inverse of a linear map 8.2, 8.3
-Thu 12/15Review session -

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