Stony Brook University
MAT 310 -- Linear Algebra -- Spring 2008

* Index
* Course Description
* Teaching Staff, Office Hours
* Syllabus and Homework

Schedule, Syllabus and Homework for Fall 2007

Sections and Exercises from Axler, Linear Algebra Done Right

Week of Sects. Homework Notes
Jan 28 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 up to Th.2.6
Homework 1 (PDF file)  
Feb 4 rest of Chapter 2 Homework 2 (PDF file)
Feb 11 Chapter 3 up to Prop 3.14 Homework 3 (PDF file)
Feb 18 End of Chapter 3

review
Homework 4 (PDF file)  
Feb 25
Midterm 1 Wed 2/27
Review (PDF file)
Test with Solutions (PDF file)
Mar 3 Chapter 4: polynomials p.59 exercises 3, 6, 13, 16, 19, 23, 26
p.73 exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
 
Mar 10 Chapter 5 p.94 exercises 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 21  
Mar 24 Determinants
review
Homework 7 (PDF file)  
Mar 31 Chapter 6: Inner Products
up through Cor. 6.28
p.122 exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 Midterm 2 Mon 3/31
Test with Solutions (PDF file)
Apr 7 End of Chapter 6 p.122 exercises 10, 11, 13, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32
 
Apr 14 Self-adjoint, normal
and positive operators
p.158 exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18 Read about positive operators p.144.
Apr 21 Isometries Homework 8 -corrected (PDF file) No class Mon 4/21 
Apr 28 Jordan normal form 1,2,3,5,9,11,12,13  
May 5

Jordan Form
final review

No homework.  
May 12 (Monday only)
final review
  Classes end
May 12
Final Exam: Monday, May 19, 11:00AM-1:30 PM   Final review (PDF file)