Linear Algebra 2 (선형대수학2)

Class Info

Class Number: MATH 232-002
Dates: Sep 02 2019 - Dec 19 2019
Room: NS 219
Meeting time:
Wed 9:00 - 10:20 (1A)
Fri 10:30 - 11:50 (2B)
Prof: Mark Siggers
Office Hours
Text: Gilbert Strang's "Linear Algebra and its Applications" (International Student 4th edition)
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Syllabus

This is the continuation of Math 231. We will cover Chapters 5-8 of the text.
Week Sections Topics
1 5.1 - 5.2 Eigenvalues and Diagonalization
2 5.3 Difference Equations
3 5.4 - 5.5 Differential Equations and Complex Matrices
4 5.6 Similarity Transformations
5 6.1-6.2 Maxima and Positive Definiteness
6 6.3 Singular Value Decomposition
7 - Test 1
8 6.4 - 6.5 Minimum Principles and Finite Element Method
9 7.1 - 7.2 Matrix Norms and Conditioning
10 7.3 - 7.4 Eigenvalue computation and iterative methods
11 8.1 - 8.2 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method
12 8.3 - 8.4 The dual problem
13 8.5 Game theory
14 - Test 2

Homework and Quizzes

There will be homework problems for each class. You need not hand them in, but we will have a quiz about every two weeks, chosen from the homework problems. Many of these problems will come up on the tests.

Attendence

Quizzes will serve as a record of attendence.

Tests

There will be two tests. We will decide the date of the exams at least 2 weeks before the exam.

Evaluation

Quizzes and Attendence: 10% Tests: 2 x 45%.

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