- Name: Javier Fernandez
- Office: JWB 313 (this is in the third floor of the John Widtsoe Building, on President's circle).
- e-mail: jfernand@math.utah.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:30, and by appointment.
- Schedule: Lectures Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 8:35 - 9:25AM, in LCB 121.
- Web Page: The ``official'' web page of this class is
- Book: O. Bretscher , Linear Algebra with
Applications, second edition, Prentice Hall, 2001. This book
is available from the bookstore.
- Topics: We will cover most of chapters 1 through 8 from
the textbook. In particular, we will talk about linear systems of
equations, elimination methods, linear spaces, linear
transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors,
orthogonality, etc.
- Prerequisites: Math 1210-1220, or Math 1250-1260,
first year Calculus. Previous exposure to vectors, either in a
multivariable Calculus (like 2210 or 1260) or in a Physics course
is helpful but not essential.
- Tests and Exams:
- There will be three in-class 50 minute tests, that will be cumulative, but mostly focused on the material covered since the last test.
- Final (Cumulative) Exam: Monday, April 28, 8:00 - 10:00 AM. , in LCB 121.
- Makeups: none, except for University-excused absences.
- Homework: There will be weekly assignments that will be
announced in class and that will also appear in the web page. The
homework will be graded by a grader that will only grade a random
sample of the assignment. Homework is due at the end of the
corresponding class and no late homework will be accepted.
- Lab Projects: There will be three computer based
projects aimed at helping the students familiarize with some of
the available computer packages for doing linear algebra (and many
other things).
- Computer Software: We will be using the package MAPLE
for this class. No previous knowledge of the software is assumed,
and an introductory lecture will be taught during the second week
of class (place and exact date/time to be announced in class).
- Grades: the final (number) grade will be computed as
follows:
from your final exam grade, 
for each of
the best two test grades (that is, we drop the lowest test score),
for each of the homework and project grades.
- Tutoring Center:Open 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday through
Thursday and 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Fridays, in the Mathematics
Tutoring Center (between the JWB and LCB buildings). Please
check the schedule maintained at
http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/tutoring.htmlto be sure that there will be some tutor that can help you.
- Calculators: the use of calculators in class and during
exams is allowed. Other electronic devices (laptop computers, etc)
are not allowed during exams. Notice that it may be requested that
certain exercises be solved without the use of
calculators.
- ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires
that reasonable accommodations be provided for students with
physical, cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric
disabilities. Please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accommodations
you may require for this course.
- Withdrawal: the last day to withdraw from the course is
Friday, February 28.