MATH 220 - Matrices
Spring Semester 2013


Tentative Semester Schedule

Note that this schedule of lectures and activities is subject to change!   

Date   Material or Activity 
Jan 8  1.1 - Systems of Linear Equations
Jan 10  1.1 - Systems of Linear Equations
 1.2 - Row Reduction and Echelon Forms
Jan 15  1.2 - Row Reduction and Echelon Forms
Jan 17  1.3 - Vector Equations
Jan 22  1.3 - Vector Equations
 1.4 - The Matrix Equation Ax = b
Jan 24  1.5 - Solution Sets of Linear Systems
Jan 29  1.7 - Linear Independence
Jan 31  1.8 - Introduction to Linear Transformations
Feb 5  1.9 - The Matrix of a Linear Transformation
Feb 7  2.1 - Matrix Operations
Feb 12  2.2 - The Inverse of a Matrix
Feb 14  2.3 - Characterizations of Invertible Matrices
Feb 19  2.8 - Subspaces of Rn
Feb 21  2.8 - Subspaces of Rn
 2.9 - Dimensions and Rank
Feb 26     Review Day
    Midterm (6:30pm - 7:45pm)
Feb 28  2.9 - Dimensions and Rank
Mar 5  Spring Break
Mar 7  Spring Break
Mar 12  3.1 - Introduction to Determinants
Mar 14  3.2 - Properties of the Determinants plus Cramer's Rule from Section 3.3
Mar 19  5.1 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Mar 21  5.1 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Mar 26   5.2 - The Characteristic Equation
Mar 28  5.3 - Diagonalization
Apr 2  6.1 - Inner Product, Length, and Orthogonality
Apr 4  6.2 - Orthogonal Sets
Apr 9  6.3 - Orthogonal Projections
Apr 11  6.4 - The Gram-Schmidt Process (no QR Factorization)
Apr 16  7.1 - Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices, Spectral Theorem
Apr 18  7.1 - Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices, Spectral Theorem
Apr 23  Review for Final Exam
Apr 25  Review for Final Exam
Apr 29  Final Exams
Apr 30  Final Exams
May 1  Final Exams
May 2  Final Exams
May 3  Final Exams

DO NOT plan to leave campus before the finals week is completed.