AMS 210 - APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA

SPRING 2012


Instructor: Tulin Kaman
Office: Math Tower Room 1-125
Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 09:50am-11:10am; Earth and Space 131
Office Hours: Tuesday,Thursday 11:15am-12:10pm; Math Tower 1-125
Email: tkaman@ams.sunysb.edu
Course Info: An introduction to the theory and use of vectors and matrices. Matrix theory including systems of linear equations. Theory of Euclidean and abstract vector spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Linear tranformations.
Textbook: Introduction to Linear Algebra: Models, Methods, and Theory ; Alan Tucker
Course Outline:
Ch Topics
1 Introductory Models
2 Matrices
3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations
4 Applications
5 Theory of Systems of Linear Equations
Exams: Midterm-1 Thursday, 2/23/12 Sample Exam 1
Midterm-2 Tuesday, 3/20/12 Sample Exam 2
Final Thursday, 5/10/12, 11:15-1.45 pm, ESS 131(exam classroom) Sample Final Exam
Graders: Yiyang Yang
E-mail: yiyang@ams.sunysb.edu
Office Hours: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Wednesday
Office Hours Room: Harriman Hall 010
Homeworks: 1
Midterm1 : Proctor, Grader
Midterm2 : Grader
Final Exam: Proctor, Grader

Yun Joon Soh
E-mail: yunjoon2431@gmail.com
Office Hours: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Tuesday
Office Hours Room: Harriman Hall 010
Homeworks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Midterm1 : Proctor
Midterm2 : Proctor
Final Exam: Proctor
Policies
  • Weekly syllabus and homework could possibly change, check website often for changes.
  • Homework is due at the beginning of class on their due dates.
  • Late homework is an automatic zero.
  • All exams are closed book.
  • Exams will start at the beginning of class; come early so you are prepared.
  • All exams will be held in regular classroom, unless stated otherwise.
Grading: The final grade is based upon the following:
  • 30% Homework - The lowest homework score will be dropped
  • 20% Midterm-1, Thursday, 2/23/2012
  • 20% Midterm-2, Tuesday, 3/20/2012
  • 30% Final
Grading Distributions:
Lower Division Upper Division
A's 25% 30%
B's 30% 35%
C's 25% 25%
D's 10% 5%
F's 10% 5%
Academic Integrity Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/uaa/academicjudiciary/
Disability Act: If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office(DSS), Room 133, Humanities, 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are necessary and approciate. All information and documentation of disability are confidential.
Weekly Syllabus 1: 1.1, 1.2
1.3 (just Markov chains), 1.4
2: 2.1
2.2
3: 2.3 (first half)
2.4
4: 2.5
2.6 (first half)
5:Midterm-1 Review
Midterm-1, 2/23/12
6: 3.1,
3.2
7: 3.3
3.4 (skip first part)
8: 3.5
Midterm 2 Review
9:Midterm 2, 3/20/12
4.2
10: 4.4
4.5 (just Leslie Model)
11: No Class
12: Review 4
5.1 Section 5.1
13: Section 5.2
5.3 (first half)
5.3(second half)
14:Section 5.4
5.5 (second half)
15: Review for final
Homework Week 1 - Homework # 1 - Due: 02/07/12
1.1: 11, 14, 17, 22
1.2: 4, 5, 6a, 10
1.3: 3ab, 5ab, 8, 9
1.4: 1

Week 2 & 3 - Homework # 2 - Due: 02/14/12
2.1: 5ab, 7, 12ac
2.2: 10, 14, 20, 22, 24abc, 25b, 27, 30ab
2.3: 1b, 2a, 3a
2.4: 1, 3, 5ab, 6ab, 8

Week 4 & 5 - Homework # 3 - Due: 02/28/12
2.5: 3, 4, 6ab, 8, 9ab, 26ab, 27a, 28
2.6: 3a, 6c, 7, 9
[Review for Midterm 1]

Week 6 & 7 - Homework # 4 - Due: 03/13/12
3.1: 2, 3, 23, 24abcd
3.2: 2, 3a, 5(for 3a), 6(for 3a), 7(for 3a)
3.3: 2cd, 5a, 7a, 15, 33, 34

Week 8, 9 & 10 - Homework # 5 - Due: 04/12/12
3.4: 8b, 11ab, 15a
3.5: 18, 19ad, 22ab
[Review for Midterm 2]
4.2: 2, 5, 6
4.4: 1, 6, 16, 19, 22
4.5: 1ac

Week 12, 13 & 14 - Homework # 6 - Due: 05/1/12
5.1: 5ab, 6ab, 8, 11ab, 21
5.2: 6ce, 9bd, 12abcdefg, 21, 30a
5.3: 3ab, 17d, 19a
5.4: 6
[Review for Final Exam]