Math 311-200 Syllabus - Spring 2006

Math 311. Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization of symmetric matrices, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions, and Bessel functions. Prerequisites: MATH 221, 251 or 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment therein.

Required Text. Lorenzo Sadun, Applied Linear Algebra: The Decoupling Principle, 1st ed., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2001.

Topics Covered and Approximate Schedule

Week 1	Systems of linear equations, matrices, row reduction, rank of a matrix^*
Week 2	Solving linear systems, matrix inversion, determinants^*
Week 3	Chapter 1, 2.1, 2.2
Week 4	2.4, 2.5, 3.1
Week 5	3.2-3.5
Week 6	4.1, review, Test 1 (Friday, 2/24/06)
Week 7	4.2-4.5
Week 8	4.6, 4.8
Week 9	5.1, 5.3, 5.5
Week 10	6.1-6.4
Week 11	6.5-6.7, 6.9
Week 12	7.1, review, Test 2 (Wednesday, 4/12/06)
Week 13	7.2, 8.4
Week 14	Special functions^*
Week 15	Special functions^*, review

^*Notes will be provided for the material covered in weeks 1, 2, 14, and 15.