MATH 630 Course Syllabus

NJIT Academic Integrity CODE:  All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the University Code on Academic Integrity at NJIT very seriously and enforces it strictly.  This means that there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams.  Under the University Code on Academic Integrity, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.

 

Math 630-102:  Linear Algebra and Applications

SPRING 2013

 

Instructor:  Prof. Ammicht

Textbook:  Linear Algebra and Its Applications by G. Strang, Thomson Brooks/Cole; ISBN: 0030105676..

Prerequisites:  Math 222, Math 337, Math 340, and proficiency in a computer language (FORTRAN, MATLAB, C, or C++), or departmental approval.

Grading Policy:  The final grade in this course will be determined as follows: 

Homework & Quizzes:

25%

Projects:

15%

Midterm Exam:

25%

Final Exam:

35%

 

Drop Date:  Please note that the University Withdrawal Deadline March 26, 2013 deadline will be strictly enforced.

Homework Policy:  Short homework will be assigned each week. Homework and other take-home assignments should represent your individual effort; no collective group work is allowed. Under the Honor Code, students are obligated to report any instances of plagiarism (for instance, copying of homework), to the Instructor.

Examinations:  There will be a midterm examination and a final examination. The midterm examination will occur before the "withdrawal'' deadline. The final examination date, time, and location will be determined by the university.

Midterm Exam I:

March 14, 2013

Final Exam Week:

May 9-15, 2013

 

Further Assistance:  For further questions, students should contact their Instructor. All Instructors have regular office hours during the week. These office hours are listed at the link above by clicking on the Instructor’s name. Teaching Assistants are also available in the math learning center.

Cellular Phones:  All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.


 

MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK 

All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here.

January 21, 2013

M

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ University Closed

March 17-24, 2013

Su-Su

Spring Recess ~ No Classes Scheduled ~ University Open

March 26, 2013

T

Last Day to Withdraw from this course

March 29, 2013

F

Good Friday ~ University Closed

May 7, 2013

T

Classes follow a Friday Schedule, Last Day of Classes


 

Course Outline:

 

Dates

Lecture

Sections

 Chapter
Page

Topic & Assignments

 

1/24/13

1/31/13

1

2

SECTIONS

Chapter 1

Matrices and Gaussian Elimination

   

1.1:

Page: 1-3

 

   

1.2:

Page: 3-11

Problems: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

   

1.3:

Page: 11-19

Problems: 13, 25, 30

   

1.4:

Page: 19-32

Problems: 1, 3, 5, 7, 12-15, 18, 21

   

1.5:

Page: 32-45

Problems: 4-6, 15, 18, 19

   

1.6:

Page: 45-58

Problems: 1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 15, 19

   

1.7:

Page: 58-64

Problems: 3-5, 10

   

R1:

Page: 65-67

Problems: 1, 4, 10, 13, 17, 19, 28

2/7/13

2/14/13

3

4

SECTIONS

Chapter 2

Vector Spaces

   

2.1:

Page: 69-77

Problems: 1-3, 5-9

   

2.2:

Page: 77-91

Problems: 1-7

   

2.3:

Page: 92-102

Problems: 1-3, 11, 27, 30, 33, 37

   

2.4:

Page: 102-114

Problems: 2-4, 10, 13, 15, 18

   

2.5:

Page: 114-124

Problems: 1-5

   

2.6:

Page: 125-137

Problems: 1-3, 7-9

   

R2:

Page: 137-140

Problems: 1, 4-7, 9, 11, 14, 21, 28, 29, 32, 33

2/21/13

2/28/13

5

6

SECTIONS

Chapter 3

Orthogonality

   

3.1:

Page: 141-152

Problems: 1-6, 8-10, 12, 14

   

3.2:

Page: 152-160

Problems: 3-5, 7, 8, 11

   

3.3:

Page: 160-174

Problems: 1, 3, 7, 12, 13, 17

   

3.4:

Page: 174-188

Problems: 1-6, 8, 13, 16, 17

   

R3:

Page: 198-200

Problems: 1, 3, 4, 14, 20, 28, 33

3/7/13

7

 └►

REVIEW FOR Midterm EXAM

3/14/13

8

 └►

MIDTERM Examination

3/14/13

SECTIONS

Chapter 4

Determinants

   

4.1:

Page: 201-203

 

   

4.2:

Page: 203-210

Problems: 1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16-18

   

4.3:

Page: 210-220

Problems: 1, 2, 17, 20

   

4.4:

Page: 220-229

Problems: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10

   

R4:

Page: 230-231

Problems: 1, 2, 6, 11, 15

3/17 – 3/24

 

└►

SPRING RECESS:  MARCH 17-24, 2013

3/26/13

 

└►

Last Day to Withdraw from this course

3/28/13

4/4/13

9

10

SECTIONS

Chapter 5

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

   

5.1:

Page: 233-244

Problems: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14

   

5.2:

Page: 245-254

Problems: 1-3, 5-8, 10, 13

 

 

5.3:

Page: 254-266

Problems: 3, 8, 9, 12

 

 

5.4:

Page: 266-280

Problems: 1-3, 8-10, 15, 20

 

 

5.5:

Page: 280-292

Problems: 1-2, 6-8, 11, 20-22

 

 

5.6:

Page: 293-306

Problems: 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, 25

   

R5:

Page: 307-309

Problems: 1, 3, 8, 20

4/11/13

4/18/13

11

12

SECTIONS

Chapter 6

Positive Definite Matrices

   

6.1:

Page: 311-317

Problems: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9

   

6.2:

Page: 318-330

Problems: 2, 4-6, 8, 10-14

   

6.3:

Page: 331-338

Problems: 1, 3, 15, 17

4/25/13

13

SECTIONS

Chapter 7

Computations with Matrices

   

7.1:

Page: 351-357

 

   

7.2:

Page: 357-359

Problems: 1, 4, 11

   

7.3:

Page: 359-367

Problems: 1, 7, 9, 11

   

7.4:

Page: 367-375

Problems: 1, 2, 7

5/2/13

14

 

 └►

REVIEW FOR Final EXAM

 

Finals

Final EXAM WEEK:  May 9-15, 2013

 

Prepared By:  Prof. E. Ammicht

Last revised:  December 26, 2013

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