MT210 Web Page-Prof. Friedberg's Class

MT210 LINEAR ALGEBRA

Fall Semester 2004

Section 01

Homework Assignments and Solutions

Syllabus

Information about Office Hours, Tutoring, and other help

Files from lectures

Welcome to the MT210 course website. This website is the primary way for you to get information about our course, including the homework assignments and (after the homework is collected each week) the answers to these assignments. It also contains the syllabus.

Note: Many of the documents contained herein require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print. If you open a document and are asked to find Acrobat Reader, there is a copy in the Eaglenet Resources folder. If you need to install a copy on your computer, you may download a free copy from the Adobe web site.

First some information about MT210. Here is the course description as given in the Mathematics Department's web page:

This course is an introduction to the techniques of linear algebra in Euclidean space. Topics covered include matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, vectors in n-dimensional space, complex numbers, and eigenvalues. The course is required of mathematics majors and minors, but is also suitable for students in the social sciences, natural sciences, and management.

Second, here is information about our class. To take this class with Prof. Friedberg, you must attend the tri-weekly LECTURE even though it is at the difficult hour of 9 a.m. (note: after you have kids of your own you will not think that this is early). Students who do not attend class regularly do not achieve high grades. The class meets in Carney Hall room 305.

Third, here are the dates of the exams. Please note that full information about the grading policy for this course may be found in the syllabus.

Hour Exam Dates: Monday October 4, Monday November 1, Wednesday December 1.

The FINAL EXAM is on Tuesday, December 14 at 9 a.m. The date and time of this examination are fixed by the Registrar and may not be changed.

SOME MATH LINKS

1. The Math Forum Student Center has terrific math resources for all levels.

2. Math Horizons is a magazine for students interested in mathematics that aims to expand their intellectual and career horizons.

3. The Math in Daily Life web site discusses this topic...so that's why we're taking this class!

4. Are you interested in history? Here is a website concerned with the History of Mathematics.

5. The Association for Women in Mathematics supports women in mathematics at all levels of study. The "AWM Resources" link connects you to many other sites with useful information. They also sponsor an annual biography contest concerning contemporary women mathematicians. See the website for details. The deadline for the 2004 contest is October 29, 2004.

6. The American Mathematical Society is the primary professional organization concerned with research in theoretical mathematics. The Mathematical Association of America is concerned with this and also with university teaching. Check out their websites!