AMS 210 - APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA

Fall 2012


Instructor: Yan Yu
Office: Math Tower Room 1-104
Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 04:00pm-05:20pm; Engineering 143
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm; Math Tower 1-104
Email: yan2000@ams.sunysb.edu
Course Info: An introduction to the theory and use of vectors and matrices. Matrix theory including systems of linear equations. Theory of Euclidean and abstract vector spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Linear tranformations.
Textbook: Introduction to Linear Algebra: Models, Methods, and Theory ; Alan Tucker
Course Outline:
Ch Topics
1 Introductory Models
2 Matrices
3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations
4 Applications
5 Theory of Systems of Linear Equations
Exams: Midterm-1 Tuesday, 10/2/12    
Midterm-2 Thursday, 11/8/12    
Final Monday, 12/17/12, 2:15-5pm (Simons 103 & Engineering 143)    
Graders: Xi Zhang
E-mail: xizhang9037@gmail.com
Office Hours: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Thursday
Office Hours Room: Harriman Hall 010
Homework grader, exam proctor and grader

Tung Mai
E-mail: maithanhtung89@gmail.com
Office Hours: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Wednesday
Office Hours Room: Harriman Hall 010
Homework grader, exam proctor

Xiaohan Zhang
E-mail: xiaohanzhang@live.com
Office Hours: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Tuesday
Office Hours Room: Harriman Hall 010
Homework grader, exam proctor
Policies
  • Weekly syllabus and homework could possibly change, check website often for changes.
  • Homework is due at the beginning of class on their due dates.
  • Late homework is an automatic zero.
  • All exams are closed book.
  • Exams will start at the beginning of class; come early so you are prepared.
  • All exams will be held in regular classroom, unless stated otherwise.
Grading: The final grade is based upon the following:
  • 30% Homework - The lowest homework score will be dropped
  • 20% Midterm-1, Tuesday, 10/2/2012
  • 20% Midterm-2, Thursday, 11/8/2012
  • 30% Final
Grading Distributions:
Lower Division Upper Division
A's 25% 30%
B's 30% 35%
C's 25% 25%
D's 10% 5%
F's 10% 5%
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Weekly Syllabus 1: 1.1, 1.2 Notes 01 (08/28/12)
1.3 (just Markov chains), 1.4 Notes 02 (08/30/12)
2: no class
2.1 Notes 03 (09/06/12)
3: 2.2 Notes 04 (09/11/12)
2.3 (first half) Notes 05 (09/13/12)
4: 2.4 Notes 06 (09/18/12)
2.5 Notes 07 (09/20/12)
5: 2.6 (first part) Notes 08 (09/25/12)
midterm-1 review Notes 09 (09/27/12)
6: midterm-1 10/2/2012
3.1 Notes 10 (10/04/12)
7: 3.2 Notes 11 (10/09/12)
3.2 Notes 12 (10/11/12)
8: 3.3 Notes 13 (10/16/12)
3.4 (skip first part) Notes 14 (10/18/12)
9: 3.5 Notes 15 (10/23/12)
4.2 Notes 16 (10/25/12)
10: no class
no class
11: midterm-2 review Notes 17 (11/6/12)
midterm-2 11/8/2012
12: 4.4 Notes 18 (11/13/12)
4.5 (just Leslie Model) Notes 19 (11/15/12)
13: Section 5.1    Notes 20 (11/20/12)
no class
14: Section 5.2    Notes 21 (11/27/12)
5.3 Notes 22 (11/29/12)
15: Review for final Notes 23 (12/04/12)
Review Notes 24 (12/06/12)
Homework