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Syllabus: http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math311/syllabus/currentsyl.html

TEXTBOOK: Richard E. Williamson and Hale F. Trotter, Multivariable Mathematics, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2004. Click on the link to get a list of errors and misprints in the text. Topics covered: Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization of symmetric matrices, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions, Bessel functions, and applications. Prerequisite: MATH 221, 251 or 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment therein.

Grading. 1. Two midterms, each worth 20%. Dates: To be announced.

2. Weekly Homeworks/Quizzes (total of 30%), to be turned in every Wednesday. The homework assignments will be
posted here

3. Final (30%). May 6, Tuesday 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Grades will be determined as usual:

A: [90, 100], B: [80, 90), C: [70, 80), D: [60, 70), F: [0, 60).

University regulations state the following: Make-ups for missed exams will only be allowed for a university-approved excuse, which must be provided in writing. Students are required to notify the instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.

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