MATH223 - Linear Algebra

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Linear Algebra
MATH 223 SP

An alternative to MATH221, this course will cover vector spaces, inner-product spaces, dimension theory, linear transformations and matrices, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Hermitian and unitary transformations, and elementary spectral theory. It will present applications to analytic geometry, quadratic forms, and differential equations as time permits. The approach here is more abstract than that in MATH221, though many topics appear in both.

MAJOR READINGS

Friedberg, Insel and Spence, LINEAR ALGEBRA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly homework assignments, midterm and final exams.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

MATH223, Linear Algebra, is a deeper, more conceptual and somewhat more extensive study of linear algebra, offered as an alternative to MATH221, Vectors and Matrices. Students may not get credit for more than one of MATH221 and MATH223. MATH121 and MATH122 is strongly recommended as background, but not required.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM MATH Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Pollack,David

Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: SCIE618

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 2 Jr. major: 3

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: 10 FR: 10

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003