Spring 2006 Course Syllabus
Course: 0147.001.
Course Title: Linear Algebra.
Time: TR 1:10 - 2:30 PM.
Place: BB307.
Instructor: Mengesha, Tadele A.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, 509.
Instructor Email: mengesha@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-1655.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~mengesha/math147.html
Office Hours: Monday: 4:00 - 5:30 PM Thursday: 2:30 - 4:00 PM By appointment.
Prerequisites: One year of calculus.
Textbook: Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, by Carl D. Meyer, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 2000 (ISBN 0-89871-454-0).
Course Goals: To introduce concepts and applications of linear algebra.
Topics Covered: Methods of solving Linear equations. Matrix Algebra. Vector spaces. Norms. inner products, and orthogonality. Determinant. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Course Grading: There will be four quizzes, two tests and a final exam. Your final grade is based on the distribution: quizzes 30%, Tests 30%, Final Exam 40%. You have to take all the exams on the day of the exam(see below). I DO NOT give makeup exams, and so it is your responsibility to make sure that you sit for all exams. If you miss an exam, you will receive a ZERO (0) for that exam.
Exam Dates: Jan31 Quiz1, Feb16 Quiz2, Mar2 Test1, Mar21 Quiz3, April6 Test2, April25 Quiz4, May4 Final exam.
Attendance Policy: You must attend class regularly.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.