Semester: Fall 2019
Course:  Applied Linear Algebra
Course code: ACMS 20620

Course information and Syllabus

Textbook:
Linear Algebra with Applications, ninth edition by Steven J. Leon. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-96221-8, ISBN-10: 0-321-96221-4. Copyright 2015 Pearson Education Inc.

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Classes time and place:

Section 2
Mon Wed & Fri  10:30am-11:20am, Pasquerilla Center 109 (Lecture)
Instructor:  Yongtao Zhang
E-mail:  yzhang10@nd.edu
Office location: Hurley Hall 176
Office phone: (574) 631-6079 
Office hours:  Tuesdays, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, or by appointment.

Teaching Assistants:  Diana Morales(dmorale3@nd.edu).

Exam Dates:

• Midterm 1: Friday, Oct 11, in class exam.
  
• Midterm 2: Monday, Nov 25, in class exam.
• Final Exam: Wed, Dec 18, 1:45pm-3:45pm.

Matlab:

• Download Matlab software MATLAB for Students at the University website https://oit.nd.edu

Homework assignments:

Set 1: (Due Sep 4)

• Aug 28 - sec1.1: 1, 2, 5, 6(a),(b),(c). 
  
• Aug 30 - sec1.1: 6(d)-(h), 10; sec1.2: 1, 2, 5. 
  
• Sep 2 - sec1.2: 3, 4, 8, 9. 
  

Set 2: (Due Sep 11)

• Sep 4 - sec1.3: 1, 2, 6, 7.
  
• Sep 6 - sec1.3: 3, 4, 5, 8; sec 1.4: 7, 13.
  
• Sep 9 - sec1.5: 1, 3, 4, 5, 10(a),(b).
  

Set 3: (Due Sep 18)

• Sep 11 -  sec1.5:  9,  10(c),  (d),  (e),  (f), (h). 
  
• Sep 13 - Matlab Exercise, page 81: 1. (just report "which of the matrices are equal?"). 
  
• Sep 16 - Matlab Exercise, page 81: 2; sec2.1: 2.
  

Set 4: (Due Sep 25)

• Sep 18 - sec2.1: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.
  
• Sep 20 - sec2.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7.
  
• Sep 23 - sec2.3: 2(a), (b), (c). Matlab Exercise, page 109: 1. sec3.1: 1, 2. 

Set 5: (Due Oct 2)

• Sep 25 - Matlab Exercise, page 110: 2, 3, 5, 6(a).
  
• Sep 27 - sec3.2: 1, 2, 3(d)(e).
  
• Sep 30 - sec3.2: 4(a)(b)(c), 11(a)(b)(c)(e). 

Set 6: (Due Oct 9)

• Oct 2 - sec3.3: 1(a)(b)(c)(e),  2(a)(b)(c)(d). 
  
• Oct 4 - sec3.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 
  
• Oct 7 - sec3.5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 

Set 7: (Due Oct 30)

• Oct 14  - sec3.6: 1(b)(c), 2.
  
• Oct 16  - sec3.6: 4, 5. Page 165: 1. (Matlab Exercise) 
  
• Oct 18 - sec4.1: 1, 4, 5, 6.
  
• Oct 28  - sec4.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Set 8: (Due Nov 6)

• Oct 30 - page 178: 17, 18.
  
• Nov 1 - sec5.1: 1, 4, 17.
• Nov 4 - sec5.1: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10.

Set 9: (Due Nov 13)

• Nov 6 - sec5.3: 1, 3, 5, 6.
• Nov 8 - sec5.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7.
• Nov 11 - sec5.4: 8; sec5.5: 1.

Set 10: (Due Nov 20)

• Nov 13 - sec5.5: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12.
• Nov 15 - sec5.6: 1, 3, 8.
  
• Nov 18 - sec6.1: 1(a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(i).

Set 11: (Due Dec 4)

• Nov 20 - sec6.1: 1(c)(f)(g)(j)(k)(l), 14. 
  
• Dec 2 - sec6.3: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  

Set 12: (Not Collected)

• Dec 4 - Matlab Exercises, page 277: 1, 2; page 379: 10; page 380: 13.