Syllabus for 18.

06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2012

MWF 11-12

Room 54-100

Text: Introduction to Linear Algebra, 4th Edition, Gilbert Strang

The three midterm exams will be held in Walker during lecture hours:
Closed-Book.
All grading is by your recitation instructor!
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The Geometry of Linear Equations

Elimination with Matrices
Matrix Operations and Inverses
LU and LDU Factorization
Transposes and Permutations
Vector Spaces and Subspaces
The Nullspace: Solving Ax = 0
Rectangular P A = LU and Ax = b
Row Reduced Echelon Form
Basis and Dimension
The Four Fundamental Subspaces
Graphs and Networks
Orthogonality
Exam 1: Chapters 1 to 3.5
Projections and Subspaces
Least Squares Approximations
Gram-Schmidt and A = QR
Properties of Determinants
Formulas for Determinants
Applications of Determinants
HOLIDAY
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Diagonalization
Markov Matrices
Review for Exam 2
Exam 2: Chapters 15, 6.1, 8.2
Differential Equations
HOLIDAY
Symmetric Matrices
Positive Definite Matrices
Matrices in Engineering
Similar Matrices
Singular Value Decomposition
Fourier Series, FFT, Complex Matrices
Linear Transformations
Course Review
Exam 3: Chapters 16, 8.1, 2, 3, 5
Choice of Basis
Linear Programming
Numerical Linear Algebra
Computational Science
Final Exam

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2.22.3
2.42.5
2.6
2.7
3.1
3.2
3.33.4
3.33.4
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3.6
8.2
4.1 (and Review)
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4.3
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5.1
5.2
5.3
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8.1
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8.5, 10.210.3
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