Line #: 18983
Meets: TR 11-11:50 am, 120 Snow Hall
Instructor: Dr. Jila Niknejad
Webpage: http://people.ku.edu/~jila/
Office: 637 Snow Hall
Phone: (785)864-0106
Email: jila@ku.edu
Office hours: MWF 9-10:30 am and also by appointment.
Text: Linear Algebra, Jim Hefferson, 3rd edition.
(This is a free and in pdf format but a paper copy can be ordered at Amazon. Most material will be provided on your blackboard.)
Prerequisite: MATH 122 or MATH 142, or MATH 126 or MATH 146 with grade of C- or higher . Not open to students with credit in MATH 590.
Calculator: You will need a graphing calculator with matrix capability during the course and for the common exams. A graphing calculator such as the TI-83, TI-83-Plus, or TI-84 is required for this course. I will be using a TI-84. The reference manuals for all TI calculators can be found online at education.ti.com/guides.
Changes: Everything on the syllabus and associated web pages are subject to change.
Credit Hours: 2
Material Covered:
1. Systems of linear equations; Gaussian elimination; matrices, matrix operations, properties, and inverses; and applications (including polynomial curve fittings, approximating integrals, network analysis, electrical circuits, chemical equations, input-output models) Chapter 1. (3 weeks)
2. Real vector spaces, subspaces, simple examples including spaces of functions and polynomials, spanning, linear independence, basis, dimension, change of basis, rank and nullity of a matrix, and properties of matrix transformations, applications. Chapter 2. (4 weeks)
3. Determinants, cofactor expansion, properties, Cramer's rule. Chapter 4. (1.5 week)
4. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, diagonalization, applications (e.g., Fibonacci type sequences). Chapter 5. (1.5 week)
5. Vectors in R2, R3, Rn, norm, dot-product, distance in Rn, orthogonality. Chapter 3. (1 week)
6. Linear transformations, matrix representation, compositions, isomorphisms, inverses, similarity, dilations, reflections rotations, etc. Chapter 3. (2 weeks)
Grading:
percent | |
In-Class Exam I | 20% |
In-class Exam II | 20% |
Homework,Quizzes, worksheets and in-class group work | 30% |
Final Exam | 30% |
Grading Scale: It is expected that grades will be awarded on a percentage basis with 90% and above an A; 80% - 89% a B; 70% - 79% a C; 60% - 69% a D, 0% - 59% an F.
Final grades will not be posted. Go to Enroll and Pay for your final grade
Grade Dispute: Graded exams are returned during class to the student. If a student wishes to discuss the exam grade, it must be done within two weeks following the date of the exam. Under some circumstances you may be asked to explain your complaint in writing.
Important Dates:
Date | EVENT |
Monday, August 21, 2017 | First day of classes |
Friday, August 25, 2017 | Last day to add with 90% refund and without written permission |
Monday, September 11, 2017 | Last day to drop without a W |
Thursday, September 28 | In Class Exam 1 |
Monday, October 2, 2017 | Last day credit/no credit |
October 14, 2017- October 17, 2017 | Fall Break |
Tuesday, November 14 | In Class Exam 2 |
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | Last day to withdraw |
Thursday, December 7, 2017 | Last day of classes |
Tuesday, December 12, 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Final exam |
Testing:
There will be two (2) one-hour exams and a final. The Final Exam will be comprehensive. Details of these exams will be announced in class. If you have a valid reason for missing an exam, you should discuss alternate arrangements with me before the exam. Almost no excuse will be accepted for missing the final (e.g., airline tickets, jobs, weddings, athletic events are not considered valid excuses).
Homework: To access homework, go to your course blackboard. Due dates and regulations can be found here.
Drop Policy: The University Drop Policy can be found at http://www.registrar.ku.edu/adddrop-class
Students With Disabilities: The Office of Disability Resources (DR), 22 Strong Hall, 785-864-2620 (v/tty), coordinates accommodations and services for KU students with disabilities. If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted Disability Resources, please do so as soon as possible. Please also contact the coordinator privately in regard to the common exams. It is your responsibility to request accommodations in a timely manner well before needing them.
Religious Holidays: Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternative accommodations.
Academic Misconduct: According to University Senate Rules and Regulations, Section 6: "2.6.1 Academic misconduct by a student shall include, but not be limited to, disruption of classes; threatening an instructor or fellow student in an academic setting; giving or receiving of unauthorized aid on examinations or in the preparation of notebooks, themes, reports or other assignments; knowingly misrepresenting the source of any academic work; unauthorized changing of grades; unauthorized use of University approvals or forging of signatures; falsification of research results; plagiarizing of another's work; violation of regulations or ethical codes for the treatment of human and animal subjects; or otherwise acting dishonestly in research."
Homework Assignments, Working in Groups, Tutors: Students may discuss the homework problems in groups, but each student is responsible for doing his/her own work and in turning in her/his individual solutions. When a student works with a tutor, it is the responsibility of both the student and the tutor to ensure that it is the student who works to arrive at the solutions of the problems. Tutors should not do students' homework for them or provide them the solutions for their instructors' assignments.
Intellectual Property: Course materials prepared by the instructors, together with the content of all lectures and review sessions presented by the instructors are the property of the instructors. Video and audio recording of lectures and review sessions without the consent of the instructor is prohibited. Permission to make such recordings may be granted by the instructor on a case by case basis, on the condition that these recordings are used only as a study aid by the individual making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the instructor, recordings of lectures and review sessions may not be modified and must not be transferred or transmitted to any other person, whether or not that individual is enrolled in the course.
Flu Threat: Please familiarize yourself with the KU Pandemic Response Plan and the Personal Guide to Protect Against Flu. In the event of a pandemic requiring institutional measures, announcements concerning departmental and course-specific responses will be available at KU Math Department Web Page and the homework page.
General Comments:
Regular class attendance is important for success in this course.
You should expect to spend at least three hours studying outside of the class for every hour spent in the class.
In contrast to most high school math classes, if you don’t understand the material being covered, you should NOT assume that your instructor will repeat material until you understand or master it. Ideally, you should ask questions at the time in class. Of course, you’ll also probably need to spend time thinking things through on your own, but if you’ve tried that and are still confused, make use of my office hours. Don’t wait! The material in this course is cumulative, so anything you don’t understand now is likely to keep giving you trouble as the semester goes on.
Last edited: July 30, 2017