Course Syllabus
Course WISE site
Homework assignments
Course WeBWorK site
Using Python:
Google colab is accessible from Google drive by clicking Google apps -> More from Google Workspace Marketplace and searching for Colaboratory.
Jupyter Notebooks is available from jupyter.org
Python tutorials:
Python numerical methods online text, Chapters 1-6
Python for beginners YouTube video
LearnPython.org interactive website
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Aug 30: Vectors (pdf) First day of class. |
Sep 1 Systems of linear equations (pdf) | Sep 3 Introduction to Python for linear algebra. Read Python numerical methods sections 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 3.1. for class today. Webwork #1 due today. Python class activity (pdf) |
| Week 2 | Sep 6: Labor day, no class. | Sep 8: | Sep 10: Matrix algebra (pdf) Theoretical homework #1 due today. |
| Week 3 | Sep 13: Webwork #2 due today. | Sep 15: | Sep 17: Invertible matrices (pdf) Theoretical homework #2 due today. |
| Week 4 | Sep 20: | Sep 22: Subspaces (pdf) Applied homework #1 due today. |
Sep 24: Webwork #3 due today. |
| Week 5 | Sep 27: Markov chains (pdf) | Sep 29: Theoretical homework #3 due today. | Oct 1: Linear transformations (pdf) |
| Week 6 | Oct 4: Applied homework #2 due today. | Oct 6: Webwork #4 due today. | Oct 8: Linear transformations part 2 (pdf) |
| Week 7 | Oct 11: | Oct 13: Webwork #5 due today. | Oct 15: Mid semester break, no class today! |
| Week 8 | Oct 18: Basis and dimension (pdf) | Oct 20: Error correcting codes (pdf) Midterm due today. |
Oct 22: |
| Week 9 | Oct 25: Orthogonal complements and fundamental theorems (pdf) | Oct 27: Applied homework #3 due today. | Oct 29: |
| Week 10 | Nov 1: Webwork #6 due today. | Nov 3: Computer graphics using homogeneous coordinates (pdf) Theoretical homework #4 due today. |
Nov 5: Determinants (pdf) |
| Week 11 | Nov 8: Eigenvectors (pdf) Applied homework #4 due today. |
Nov 10: | Nov 12: Coordinates with respect to a basis (pdf) |
| Week 12 | Nov 15: Similar and diagonalizable matrices (pdf) Webwork #7 due today. |
Nov 17:Theoretical homework #5 due today. | Nov 19: |
| Fall break November 22-26 | |||
| Week 13 | Nov 29: Singular value decomposition (pdf) | Dec 1: Vector spaces (pdf) Webwork #8 due today. |
Dec 3: Applied homework #5 due today. |
| Week 14 | Dec 6: Final presentations this week. | Dec 8: | Dec 10: Last day of class! |
| Finals | Tuesday Dec 14: Final exam due at 11:00 AM. | ||