Graduate Linear Algebra, Fall 2009
TR, 9:30 – 10:45 AM, Walker 304
Instructor: Dr. Rick Klima
Office: Walker 323
Office Phone: 262-2378
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 – 9:30 AM and 10:45 – 11:45 AM
Email Address: klimare@appstate.edu
Web Page: http://www.appstate.edu/~klimare
Text: Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, by Carl Meyer
Objectives:
This course is intended to be an
advanced study of the concepts, techniques, and applications of linear algebra,
including linear systems, matrices, canonical forms, vector spaces, linear
transformations, inner-product spaces, determinants, and eigenvalues.
Prerequisite:
The prerequisite for this course is an undergraduate course in either linear algebra or modern algebra.
Course Information:
Homework: Some homework exercises will be assigned at the
end of each of our class meetings. Solutions to these exercises will not
be graded, but they will be collected and reviewed whenever a test is given
over the same section. If you are
ever absent from class, you will find the homework assigned that day posted on
my web page shortly after class.
Tests: Tests will be given during our regular class meetings on September 22, October 22, and November 19. The first test will cover all course material that was presented from Chapters 1-3, the second test will cover all course material that was presented from Chapter 4, and the third test will cover all course material that was presented from Chapters 5-6.
Final Exam: A final exam will be given on Wednesday, December 9 from 12:00 – 2:30 PM in our usual classroom. This exam will cover all material that was presented in this course, including some material from Chapter 7 that will be presented after the third test.
Grading: The
three tests and the final exam will each count as 25% of your final grade.
Inclement Weather/Emergency Policy: If any of our class meetings are canceled due to inclement weather or a campus emergency, you will be responsible for any assignments and/or announcements given on the calendar for this course that is posted on my web page.