Honors Linear Algebra, Math 2270-3, Fall 2021
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Announcements:
- (11/7) Problem 2 in Section 6.5 was a theorem by Issai Schur. A simplified proof was published by Maryam Mirzakhani in 1998 in American Mathematical Monthly.
- (9/27) The second midterm exam will take place next Wednesday!
- (9/3) Next Wednesday is the first midterm exam.
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- (7/19) Due to covid-19, I strongly encourage, but do not enforce, mask-wearing during lectures and office hours.
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HW:
- (Due 9/1) Sect 1.2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. (optional: 6).
Sect 1.3: 4, 5, 7.
Sect 1.4: 5, 6, 7, 8.
Sect 1.5: 3, 4, 6.
- (Due 9/8) Sect 1.6: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9.
Sect 2.1: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7.
Sect 2.2: 1-5, 9.
Sect 2.3: 1-5, 9-12. (Optional:13)
- (Due 9/13) Sect 2.4: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7.
- (Due 9/20) Sect 2.6: 1-4, 6-7.
Sect 3.1: 3-5, 8-9, 12-13.
Sect 3.2: 3-6, 8-9, 11.
- (Due 9/27) Sect 3.3: 1-2, 6-7.
Sect 3.4: 1-3, 5-6, 8.
Sect 3.5: 1-4, 6-8, 10-12.
Sect 3.6: 1.
- (Due 10/4) Sect 3.7: 1-6.
Sect 4.2: 1(a), 2-7.
Sect 4.3: 1-3, 5.
- (Due 10/18) Sect 4.4: 1(a-d), 2(a,b), 3, 5-6.
Sect 4.5: 1-2.
- (Due 10/25)
Sect 5.2: 1, 6-9.
Sect 5.3: 1-5, 7.
Sect 5.4: 1, 2(b), 3-5, 10, 11.
- (Due 11/1) Sect 6.2: 3-8.
Sect 6.3: 1-5.
Sect 6.4: 1-3.
- (Due 11/8)
Sect 6.4: 4, 6-8, 10, (5:optional).
Sect 6.5: 1, 3, (2: optional, see 11/7 announcement).
Sect 6.6: 1-4.
Sect 6.7: 1-5.
- (Due 11/15) Sect 6.8: 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 15.
- (Due 11/22)
Sect 7.1: 1-5.
Sect 7.2: 1-7.
Sect 7.3: 1-6.
- (Due 11/29)
Sect 7.4: 1-5.
Sect 8.1: 1-2, 5, 8-9.
Sect 8.2: 1-3, 5, 9, 11.
- (Due 12/4)
Sect 8.3: 1-2, 4-6.
Sect 8.4: 1-2, 6, 8.
Sect 8.5: 1-4, 6, 8.
(Optional: Sect 9.5: 3, 4(abcj))