2017 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 2101.002
Course: Mathematics 2101.002.
Course Title: Linear Algebra.
Time: 11:00-11:50.
Place: Wahman Hall 213.
Instructor: Daniel B. Szyld.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall 506.
Instructor Email: daniel.szyld@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 204 7288 (no voice mail).
Course Web Page: http://math.temple.edu/szyld/MATH2101
Office Hours: Office hours held by the Teaching Assistant, Joshua FInkelstein, in Wachman Hall 513, Tuesdays 14:00-15:00 and Thursdays 16:00-17:00; and by Daniel Szyld, in Wachman 506 on Wednesdays 14:00-15:00.
Prerequisites: Two semesters of Calculus.
Textbook: Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, by Carl D. Meyer, SIAM Press, Philadelphia, 2000, ISBN 0-89871-454-0. Available at a big discount to Temple students from the publisher at SIAM, 3600 Market St., Philadelphia. (9:00-16:45 M-F).
Course Goals: Mastery of linear algebra concepts, to build background for the solution of differential equations, and other applications.
Topics Covered: Linear equations. Echelon forms. Matrix Algebra. Vector spaces. Norms, inner products, and orthogonality. Determinant. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Course Grading: Thirty percent of the grade is based on the homeworks and class participation, thirty five percent of the grade on the exams and quizzes, and thirty five percent on the (cumulative) final exam.
Exam Dates: Three exams during the semester: Monday February 6, Friday March 3, and Monday April 10. Final exam Friday May 5, 10:30-12:30.
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend every class. If the student cannot attend a class for some justifiable reason, he or she is asked to contact the instructor before class if at all possible. More than one absence may negatively influence the student performance (and grade).
Academic Honesty Statement: Students are reminded of the Academic Honesty Statement available at: http://policies.temple.edu/PDF/398.pdf.
Exam Security Policy: Students are reminded of the Exam Security Policy: Under no circumstances is the use of personal electronic devices such as phones, computers, smart watches allowed during exams. All such items must be stowed away and out of sight for the duration of the exam. Any student found with such a device during an exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a score of ZERO for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. In addition, under no circumstances, will students be allowed to bring in any kind of papers for use during the exam. Should a student need extra paper during a test, the proctor will provide it. Any student found using papers that they themselves brought into the exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a score of ZERO for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board.
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