METU-NCC Math

    Math 260 Basic Linear Algebra (Spring 2014)

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There will be a total of 42 one hour units in the course. Each week, three units will be taught.

The contents of each unit are listed below, where the section numbers refer to the course textbook by L. Smith.

Note: This schedule may be modified/reorganized as the class progresses.

Week 1:
Feb.17-21
0 Introduction to the Course
1
Chapter 2. Vector Spaces
§2.1: Axioms for Vector Spaces.
2 §2.2: Cartesian (or Euclidean) Spaces.
§2.3: Some Rules for Vector Algebra.
Week 2:
Feb.24-28
3
Chapter 3. Examples of Vector Spaces
§3.1: Three Basic Examples.
4 §3.2: Further Examples of Vector Spaces.
5
Chapter 4. Subspaces
§4.1: Basic Properties of Vector Subspaces.
Week 3:
Mar.3-7
6 §4.2: Examples of Subspaces.
7
Chapter 5. Linear Independence and Dependence
§5.1: Basic Definitions and Examples.
8 §5.2: Properties of Independent and Dependent Sets.
Week 4:
Mar.10-14
9
Chapter 6. Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces and Bases
§6.1: Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces.
10 §6.2: Properties of Bases.
11 §6.3: Using Bases.
Week 5:
Mar.17-22
12
Chapter 7. The Elements of Vector Spaces: A Summing Up
§7.1: Numerical Examples.
13
Chapter 8. Linear Transformations
§8.1: Definition of Linear Transformations.
14 §8.2: Examples of Linear Transformations.
Week 6:
Mar.24-28
15 §8.3: Properties of Linear Transformations.
Short Exam: Thursday, Mar. 27 at 17:40
16 §8.4: Images and Kernels of Linear Transformations.
17 §8.5: Some Fundamental Constructions.
Week 7:
Mar.31-
Apr.4
18 §8.6: Isomorphism of Vector Spaces.
19
Chapter 9. Linear Transformations: Examples and Applications
§9.1: Numerical Examples.
20
Chapter 10. Linear Transformations and Matrices
§10.1: Linear Transformations and Matrices in R2.
Week 8:
Apr.7-11
21 §10.2: Some Numerical Examples.
22 §10.3: Matrices and Their Algebra.
23 §10.4: Special Types of Matrices.
Midterm 1: Saturday, April 12 at 13:40
Week 9:
Apr.14-18
24
Chapter 11. Representing Linear Transformations by Matrices
§11.1: Representing a Linear Transformation by a Matrix.
25 §11.2: Basic Theorems.
26 §11.3: Change of Bases.
Week 10:
Apr.21-25
27
Chapter 12. More on Representing Linear Transformations by Matrices
§12.1: Projections.
§12.2: Nilpotent Transformations.
§12.3: Cyclic Transformations.
Holiday: Wed., 23 April
Short Exam Thursday, Apr.24 at 17:40
28
Chapter 13. Systems of Linear Equations
§13.1: Existence Theorems.
Week 11:
Apr.28-
May 2
29 §13.2: Reduction to Echelon Form.
Holiday: Thu., 1 May
30 §13.2: Reduction to Echelon Form (cont).
31
Chapter 14. The Elements of Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Theory
§14.1: The Rank of an Endomorphism.
Week 12:
May 5-9
32 §14.2: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
33 §14.3: Determinants.
34 §14.4: The Characteristic Polynomial.
Midterm 2: Saturday, May 10 at 13:40
Week 13:
May 12-16
35 §14.5: Diagonalization Theorems.
Short Exam: Thursday, May 15 at 17:40
36 §17.3: Jordan Form (parts of).
37
Chapter 15. Inner Product Spaces
§15.1: Scalar Products.
Week 14:
May 20-23
Holiday: Mon., 19 May
38 §15.2: Inner Product Spaces.
39 §15.3: Isometries.
40
Additional Topics and Applications
§15.4: The Riesz Representation Theorem.
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, 28 May at 9:00