Instructor: Hamid Hezari

Office: Krieger 105

Office Hours : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 5-6pm, Sunday 3-4pm.

Classes: MTWTh 12-2:30pm, Ames 234

Textbook: Linear Algebra with Applications, Third Edition, Otto Bretscher.

Syllabus: This course will roughly include: matrices, determinants, systems of equations, vector spaces, basis, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenbasis, diagonalization of matrices, inner products, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt procedure, symmetric matrices and quadratic forms.

Homework: There will be suggested homework but they will not be turned in! Remember that the daily quiz will be based on this suggested homework. You are encouraged to collaborate on the homework.

Quizzes: There will be daily quizzes nearly everyday. This will be 20% of the total grade.

Midterms: There will be two midterms. Each midterm is 20% of the total.

Final: There will be a final, which will be 40% of the total.

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