Math 308A Matrix Algebra, Autumn 2008

• Location and Time: FSH 108, MWF 8:30 - 9:20
• Instructor: James King (king@u.washington.edu)
• Office and Hours: Padelford C440, Mondays 10-11 AND Tuesdays 1-2

Course Introduction and Information

Table of Dates (Tests, Homework Due Dates, Sections of text to be discussed)

Assignments

• Assignments 1 (9/24 - 10/1)
• Assignments 2 (10/2 - 10/8)
• Answer: Section 1.4 Number 2
• Answer: Section 1.5 Number 57
• Extra: Application Scavenger Hunt (due 10/13)
• Assignments 3 (10/9 - 10/15)
• Assignments 4 (10/16 - 10/22)
• NOTE: NO CLASS FRI 10/17 AND MIDTERM FRI 10/24
• Assignments 5 (10/24 - 10/29)
• Assignments 6 (10/30 - 11/05)
• Assignments 7 (11/06 - 11/12)
• Answers to two of these problems.(pdf)
• Assignments 8 (11/19 - 11/26)
• Assignments 9 (11/26 - 12/3)

Tests

• Midterm 1, Friday 10/24
• Example: pdf of Midterm 1 from Autumn 2006
• Answer hints for practice midterm.
• Quizzes 1, 2, 3 from Oct 29 to Nov 3. Link to list of topics
• Midterm 2, Monday 11/17
• Old Midterm for practice (pdf)
• Answers to Old Midterm (pdf)
• Final Exam, Tuesday 12/9, 8:30-10:20
• Old Final for Practice -- Some problems to ponder. The 2008 exam will have overlap but may have more of some and less of the other topic.
• ANSWERS to Old Final for Practice

Notes

• Overhead pdf, Friday 9/26

Resources

• Video of Gilbert Strang Linear Algebra course at MIT