| Prerequisite | Math 141 (Calculus II) or equivalent. |
| Textbooks |
Linear Algebra and its Applications,
by David Lay, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley, 2000.
Linear Algebra and its Applications: Study Guide, by David Lay, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley, 2000. |
| Lectures | MWF 2:00 -- 2:50, Reckord Armory building 0126. |
| Instructor | Bo Li (Office hours: M 4:00 -- 5:00, W 3:00 -- 3:30; Office: Math 4304; Phone: 301-405-5088; E-mail: bli@math.umd.edu). |
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Discussion Classes & TAs |
Section 0111: TuTh, 12:00 -- 12:50, Math 0303; TA: Alden Moylan.
Section 0112: TuTh, 12:00 -- 12:50, Math 0307; TA: Shirin Malekpour. Section 0121: TuTh, 1:00 -- 1:50, Math 0303; TA: Alden Moylan. Section 0122: TuTh, 1:00 -- 1:50, Math 0307; TA: Shirin Malekpour. Section 0131: TuTh, 2:00 -- 2:50, Math 0303; TA: Songkiat Weng Sumetkijakan. Section 0132: TuTh, 2:00 -- 2:50, Math 0307; TA: Joseph B. McMahon. Section 0141: TuTh, 3:00 -- 3:50, Math 0303; TA: Songkiat Weng Sumetkijakan. Section 0142: TuTh, 3:00 -- 3:50, Math 0307; TA: Joseph B. McMahon. |
| Homework | Assigned every week and collected randomly. |
| Quizzes | A close-book and close-note short quiz will be given in discussion class every week except for the week of a midterm exam and the last week of instruction. Quiz problems will be usually selected from the assigned homework problems. The two quizzes with the lowest score will be dropped. Note: neither rescheduled nor make-up quizzes will be allowed unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) is provided and approved by the teaching assistant. |
| Exams |
There will be three midterm and one final, close-book and close-note exams.
No calculators will be allowed in any of these exams.
The final exam will be cumulative.
Midterm exam 1: Thursday, March 1, in the discussion class. Midterm exam 2: Thursday, April 5, in the discussion class. Midterm exam 3: Thursday, May 3, in the discussion class. Final exam: 1:30 -- 3:30, Friday, May 18 (room to be announced in class). Note: neither rescheduled nor make-up exams will be allowed unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) is provided. A request for a rescheduled or make-up midterm exam must be approved by the teaching assistant and a request for a rescheduled or make-up final exam must be approved by the instructor. |
| Grading | The final course grade will be determined based on the exams, homework, and quizzes with the following weights: final exam -- 30%, midterm exam 1 -- 20%, midterm exam 2 -- 20%, midterm exam 3 -- 20%, homework and quizzes -- 10%. In general, the final course grade will be based on the following cutoff lines: A -- 90%, B -- 75%, C -- 60%, and D -- 40%. However, necessary but slight adjustment will be made in case an exam is extremely difficult or easy. |