Instructor:
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Jackie Shen, VinH 539, (612) 625-3570; Office
Hours: MW 3:30-4:20pm.
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Prerequisite:
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Math 2243
(Linear Algebra and Differential Equations) or 2373 or 2573 (as
suggested by the School of Mathematics)
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Textbooks:
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- Linear
Algebra with Applications, Otto Bretscher, 3rd Ed,
Prentice-Hall, Inc. (as used in the previous semesters, and also
suggested by our course leader).
- (as a reference, new book) by our own Professor Peter Olver
(and Cheri Shakiban) here at UMN, Applied Linear Algebra,
ISBN: 0-13-147382-4, Prentice Hall, Inc. (released on Jan 10, 2005).
- (as a reference, MIT's book) by Professor Gilbert
Strang (gs@math.mit.edu) at MIT, Introduction to Linear
Algebra (3rd Ed., 2003), Wellesley-Cambridge Press.
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Online
Resouce :
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MIT's Linear
Algebra Homepage:
http://web.mit.edu/18.06/www/ (with a variety of resources, including the videos of
Prof. Gil Strang's lectures at MIT).
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Course Load:
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There will be weekly homeworks
(graded by a paper grader); one midterm (Friday, March 11,
during the normal lecture time), and one final ( Friday, May 6; One-Hour ).
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Grading:
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Homework
30%; Midterm:
25%; Final Exam: 45%
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A Note:
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For such an upper-level
undergraduate course, attending lectures and taking good notes are very
important since the instructor could deviate from the textbook from
time to time. This is mainly to prepare you for future graduate
courses.
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Holidays
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Spring Break: March 14-March 18, 2005
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