Math 20F - Linear Algebra
Instructor:
Sam Buss
U.C. San Diego, Spring 2003
Quick Links: Written Homework, Matlab Homework, Quizzes, Lectures, Exams, Office Hours Handouts
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NEW: Basic Skills handout updated.
NEW: Midterm #2 answers available online below.
NEW: Office hours change for final exam week.
NEW: Quiz 6.5 available with answers
Lectures: Center Hall, room 115. MWF
1:00-1:50.
Thursday sections from 2:00 to 7:00 held in Center 203.
Tuesday computer labs locations in the Galbraith Hall CLICS NW Mezzanine lab.
Instructor:
Sam Buss, Professor of Mathematics
and Computer Science,
APM 6210, sbuss@math.ucsd.edu,
534-6455.
Teaching assistants: (Teach Thursday
sections, and Tuesday MATLAB sessions).
1. Liz Fenwick. APM 5760,
jfenwick@math.ucsd.edu. Section
meeting times: 4:00 and 5:00.
2. Poon Chuan "Adrian" Lim, APM 6402B,
plim@math.ucsd.edu. Section
meeting times: 6:00 and 7:00.
3. Ryan Tully-Doyle, APM 6439B,
rtullydo@math.ucsd.edu.
Section meeting times: 2:00 and 3:00.
Textbook: Steven J. Leon, Linear Algebra with Applications, Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002. It is highly recommended that you attempt a preliminary reading of the text book material before it is covered in lecture, and then read it thoroughly again after the material is covered in lecture! Author's errata page.
Syllabus: This course covers most of the textbook up through approximately section 6.4. The course work includes homework assignments, quizzes, computer lab assignments, two one-hour midterm exams, and one three-hour final exam.
Office hours:
Prof. Sam Buss: APM 6210.
Final exam week office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
9:00-10:00.
Also running
review session, Tuesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm, in Center Hall 115.
Office hours:
Monday 9:00-9:50, Wednesday 10:00-10:50, Thursday 10:00-10:50.
Feel free to
just drop by at other times. Or email or phone to make other appointments.
I often
have time to talk right after class, too.
Liz Fenwick, APM 5760.
Final exam week office hours: Monday 12:15-2:00, Thursday
10:00-11:15.
Office hours
Thursday 1:30-3:50 (in APM 5760)
Extra office
hours in CLICS: Tuesday 6:00-7:00.
Adrian Lim, APM 6402B.
Final exam week office hours: Wednesday 3:00-5:00,
Thursday 8:00-10:00.
Office hours
Tuesday, 10:00-12:00.
Ryan Tully-Doyle, APM 6349B.
Final exam week office hours:
Tuesday 12-2, Wednesday 11-12.
Office hours
Thursday 11:00-12:00, Friday 11:00-12:00.
Handouts
1. Determinants (Lectures 7 and 8):
PDF format and
postscript format.
2. Computation skills. Through final exam topics.
PDF format and postscript
format.
3. Linear transformations and matrices.
PDF format and postscript
format.
Other resources:
OASIS
has free tutoring, Monday, Wednesday 11:00-12:50, Center Hall 333.
The
textbook's web site has some interesting sample problems, and interactive
true/false exams.
The web
pages from my Winter 2003 Math20F course include past quizzes, midterms and final
exams.
Section meetings:
Thursday section meetings begin
April 3, I think (watch for an announcement Wednesday on this!). They review upcoming homework problems, collect the
completed computer assignments, and (most weeks) give a quiz. Please
attend the Thursday section in which you are officially enrolled. If you
want to change sections, please try to do so through the add/drop process.
In exceptional cases, you may attend another section.
Tuesday section meetings begin
April 8, and the first computer assignment is due that next week.
Tuesday sections cover the Matlab assignments.
You are not required to attend the Tuesday section in which you
are enrolled.
Lecture topics. A list of the topics covered in the lectures (usually updated a day or two after the lecture).
Homework assignments.
Written homework assignments from the text book.
We do not yet know if these can be
graded; however, you must do them and hand them in.
Homeworks are to be handed in weekly
in the Friday lecture. You can discuss them in the Thursday section
meetings.
Matlab assignments.
Weekly computer assignments, Tuesday sessions, due
Thursday in section.
Computer lab sections held Tuesdays,
in the CLICS lab, upstairs in Galbraith Hall mezzanine (northwest corner).
Common list of assignments for all
Math 20F lectures.
Liz Fenwick and Sam Buss have Matlab
on their office computers and can help with Matlab assignments during regular
office hours.
Quizzes.
Quizzes held most weeks on Thursday, on preannounced topics, and take approximately 15
minutes.
First quiz is Thursday, April 10
(second week).
Quizzes will be held in the last 15
minutes of the Thursday section meetings, unless your TA alters this.
You may drop your lowest two quiz
grades.
The quiz topics will be announced in
class one or two lectures in advance.
Midterm exams.
50 minute long exams -- during a regular lecture hour.
Midterm #1: Monday,
April 28. Test with answers available in PDF and
postscript formats.
Topics:
Through approximately section 3.2 (details to be announced).
Midterm
review session: Sunday, April 27, 7:00-8:30pm, Center Hall 115.
Quiz on April
24th will be a ``self-assessment'' quiz.
Bring pencils
only for the midterm. No "cheat sheet" or notes or text or calculators
allowed. Blue books are not needed.
Midterm #2: Friday,
May 23. Test with answers available in PDF and
postscript formats
Topics:
Through chapter 5.3 (least squares).
Midterm
review session: Thursday, May 22, 8:00-9:30pm, Center Hall 115.
Skills
study sheet. Available in PDF and
postscript formats.
Bring pencils
only for the midterm. No "cheat sheet" or notes or text or calculators
allowed. Blue books are not needed.
Final exam. Comprehensive exam covering
all course material. Three hours. In usual lecture room.
Time/Date:
Thursday, June 12. 11:30-2:30.
Review
session: Tuesday, June 10, 7:00-9:00PM, Center Hall 115 (usual lecture room)
You may bring
a single 8.5x11 sheet of notes. No other text, notes, calculator, etc. may be
used.
Please bring
student ID with photo.
Grading. The final exam and the two midterm exams
will count the most: 40% for the final, and 20% for each of the two midterms.
The quizzes and lab assignments, and homework assignments will each count for about 5
to 8% of the course grade. (Percentages are only approximate and are
subject to minor changes.)
Although the percentages for homework assignments, quizzes
and labs are low, they are a required part of the course. If you
completely omit doing the Matlab assignments, for instance, then your grade may
be reduced beyond the indicated percentage.
Identification. We have a large class, and it can be difficult to keep track all the grades. Please label all assignments and exams with (a) your name, (b) your student ID number, and (c) the time of the section that you attend (so we can return it to you). If you prefer to use a name different from that in the official UCSD records, please put both versions of your name! Poorly labeled assignments may receive reduced credit or even no credit.
Academic integrity. Academic
integrity is very important, and if cheating is detected (particularly on exams)
it will treated seriously, possibly including referral to a dean.
For homework problems and computer lab work, it is permitted
to work with other students or in groups or to get help from a TA or instructor,
but you should write your solutions on your own. If someone shows
you an answer to a homework problem, you should wait at least 10 minutes and
then try to write up the answer on your own. This is to be sure you are
really learning the homework material! If someone helps you with a
computer lab, you should be sure that you do all your own typing, and
that you understand how to do it.