MA 52: Linear Algebra
Section 1, Spring 2006

MWF 12:00-12:50pm (E hour) in B&H157


News and Announcements

05/15/2006  
Mike will have special office hours for our section:
    Tu, W 2:30-3:30pm
    Kassar House Rm. 219

05/15/2006  
Mock final.

05/14/2006  
The solutions for the textbook problems in the review sheet for the final are outside my office.

05/14/2006  
Solutions for the problems corresponding to chapters 5,6,7 in the review sheet for the final (typed up by Kate. Isn't she great?):

05/10/2006  
Since Monday 5/15 I leave town and won't be back until the end of May, I will hold special office hours this weekend. Please make the most of them! If you cannot make any of them, please email me right away so I can make other arrangements. The office hours are:
    Sat (5/13)  11am-1pm
    Sun (5/14) 10am-12pm, 3-5pm.

05/10/2006  
Review sheet for the final exam. It covers everrything we have done this semester, because it will all be on the final. That's why some of the problems from the previous review sheet appear again in here. Even if you've done them before, you need to review that material anyway, so I suggest you review a few of those as well. Maybe not all of them, but definitely a few of each chapter.

04/17/2006  
New hw: the problems from section 7.4 are due next week.

04/12/2006  
Special office hours this week:
    W (4/12) 1-3pm
    Th (4/13) 9am-12pm

04/12/2006  
Solutions for the review sheet:

04/10/2006  
Review sheet for the quiz.


04/07/2006  
Quiz next Friday in class! It will be 10% of your grade and will cover sections 3.2-6.2 (skipping chapter 5, of course).


03/13/2006  
Solutions for the midterm problems written by (yes, you guessed!) Mike.


03/06/2006  
Special office hours: Monday (3/6) 1:30-4:30pm and Tuesday (3/7) 4-7pm. And we are back in our ususal room (157).


03/05/2006  
Mike has been kind enough to write up solutions for the review sheet.


03/03/2006  
Here's a list of topics you should know for the midterm and a list of problems you might want to work on.  


03/02/2006  
Solutions to the worksheet are outside my office.  


02/28/2006  
Our classroom got flooded. Until the maintanence takes care of the situation we'll meet in B&H 155.  


02/24/2006  
Worksheet.  


02/06/2006  
From now on, only 10 problems from each homework will be graded. And no, we won't tell you which 10 in advance! So do your homework completely in order to make sure you covered the "chosen ones".  


02/01/2006  
The head instructor, Prof. Kapouleas, has office hours today 1-3pm. If you need your form signed, here's your chance! His office is in Kassar House, room 315.
 


01/30/2006  
Here are some handouts I gave out in class:
  • Advice on how to do and write your homework (pdf).
  • A few tips on reading the textbook (pdf).
  • Course goals and grading policy (pdf).
 

01/25/2006  
HW#0 is now posted.  


01/25/2006  
The textbook is on reserve in the Science Library.  


01/25/2006 
  Syllabus (pdf).
                       





Instructor: Alina Bucur
email: alina@math.brown.edu
Office: Kassar House 012
Phone: x3 7956
Office Hours: W 1-3pm, Th 10-11am
                        and by appointment



Head Instructor: Nicos Kapouleas
Math 52 Course Webpage (for all sections)
Course Syllabus (in pdf format)

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