Linear Algebra (WI24)

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Course Info:

  • Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, block 10 (10:10 - 11:15 a.m.)
  • x-period: Thursday, block 10X (12:15 - 1:05 p.m.)
  • Dates: 27 March 2017 - 30 May 2017
  • Room: 028 Haldeman Center
  • Instructor: Carl Mautner
  • Office: 322 Kemeny Hall
  • E-mail: carl.i.mautner@dartmouth.edu
  • Office hours: Tuesday 9:30-10:30 and Thursday before and after X-hour: 11:30-12:10 and 1-2:15, or by appointment
  • Course Web Page: http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~m24w24/
  • Prerequisites: Math 8, or equivalent. If you are unsure about your preparation, please talk to the instructor!
  • Required Text: Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, and Lawrence E. Spence, Linear Algebra, 5th ed., 2022. (You should be able to find a reasonably priced (~$30) paperback copy - you do NOT need the expensive hardback one.)  Here is a scan of the first chapter and the appendices, to tide you over if you are waiting for your text to arrive.
  • Grading: Grade will be based on reading and class participation, homework, checkpoint quizzes, and a final exam (see Grading).

 

Course Catalogue Description:

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of linear algebra in abstract vector spaces. The topics and goals of this course are similar to those of MATH 22, but with an additional emphasis on mathematical abstraction and theory. (MATH 24 can be substituted for MATH 22 as a prerequisite for any course or program.)

 

Overall Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Understand of the basic structures of linear algebra: define terms, explain their significance, and apply them in context;
  2. Solve mathematical problems: utilize abstraction and think creatively; and
  3. Write clear mathematical proofs: recognize and construct mathematically rigorous arguments.

Learning targets for Checkpoints

Acknowledgements: Thanks to John Voight for sharing materials and syllabus from a previous version of the class, some of which I am re-using here.

Additional Pages:

  1. Academic Honor Principle
  2. Expectations
  3. Grading
  4. Homework
  5. Student Accessibility Needs
  6. Religious Observances

Course Summary:

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