Math 251 Linear Algebra Spring 2013

The final exam will be on Monday, May 6 at 12:30 PM in the usual classroom, 124 Ayres. Study Guide for the Final

The homework grade will be based on a total of 310 points. There were actually over 400 points possible. The maximum score is 100% though. It will count as much as a test.

The 3 tests plus homework are 80% of the grade; the final is 20%.


Section 1 20437
The class meets from 1:25 PM to 2:15PM MWF in Ayres 124.

Text: Elementary Linear Algebra, by Howard Anton (tenth edition) We will cover at least chapters one to five as well as selected topics in chapters 6 and 7 as time permits.

Course Policies

Here are two handouts for chapter 2 on determinants.
Permutations (pdf format)   Permutations (MS-word .doc format)
Determinants (pdf format)   Determinants (MS-word .doc format)


Homework Assignments

  Due   Assignment
1. 1/14   1.1: #1a-d, 8, 10, 11b-c, 14c. T/F: a-h
2. 1/18   1.2: #4c, d 8, 20, 40, T/F a,c,e,g   1.3: #2, 5d,e 12b, T/F all
3. 1/25   1.4: #8, 14, 16, 18a-d, 29, 30 T/F d,e,f,k   1.5: #6b, 20, 32, T/F b,c,d,e
4. 2/1   1.6: #2, 9, 14, 16, 18, T/F all   1.7: #2, 4, 10
5. 2/13   2.1: #16, 28, 30, 32, 37, T/F a,b,g,h,i   2.2: #12, 14, 17, 34 T/F a,b,c,e,f
6. 2/18   2.2: #20, 21, 22, 35, 36   2.3: #20, 22, T/F all
7. 2/22   3.1: #10, 18a, 20, 26 T/F a,c,e,f,j,k   3.2: #17, 20a, 28, T/F a,d,f.h.i,j
8. 2/27   3.3: #4c, 5, 8, 20b, 28, 34, 38, T/F d,e,f,g   34: #12, 16, 17, 24, T/F a,b,d,f
9. 3/4   3.5: #4, 10, 29, T/F f   4.1 #1, 4, 7, 8, 11 (in 4 - 11, if V is not a vector space, just find one axiom that fails.)   4.2 #2 a,b,c,d, T/F c,e
10. 3/15   4.2 #7, 11d, 14 T/F i,k   4.3 #2b, d, 15, 18   4.4 #2a, c, 4a
11. 4/1   4.4 #8, 14;   4.5 #4, 8, 11, 16 T/F all
12. 4/5   4.6 #2a, 6   4.7 #3b, 4 6d, 8d, 7, 12b T/F b,c,d,f,g   4.8 #2b, 4, 9
13. 4/10   4.8 #16, 18, 19 T/F all   5.1 #2, 4a,b,c, 5a,b,c,
14. 4/15   5.1 #7a,b, 8a,b 23, 26a T/F all   5.2 #1, 3, 6, 13, T/F all
15. 4/24   6.5 #2, 3, 11   6.4 #7b, 18
16. 4/26   6.1 328, 30a   6.2 #10, 17, 31
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