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.