M222-200 - First Day Handout
Linear Algebra (Honors) - Spring 2007
General information
Time and place: T Th 8:00 - 9:15 am, CE
134
Instructor:
Lenny Fukshansky
Office:
Milner 209
Phone:
(979) 845 - 7797
Email:
lenny@math.tamu.edu
Office hours:
(tentatively) T Th 9:30 - 11:00 am or by appointment
Class webpage:
http://www.math.tamu.edu/~lenny/spring_2007.html
The
class webpage is a good source for all class related information.
Please check it regularly.
Textbook:
(Required) Linear Algebra
with Applications, 7th
edition, by Steven J. Leon (see
Textbooks for more information).
Prerequisite: Math 220 and second semester calculus or their
equivalents.
Course description
Catalog description: Linear
equations and matrices; real vector spaces, linear
transformations, change of bases, determinants, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner products.
This is a one semester course designed to cover the material in
the text listed above. We will follow the text closely, covering most
of the first six chapters of the book.
Grading policy
Class attendance and homework completion are required
parts of
the
course. Homework assignments will be regularly posted on the course
webpage and collected every Thursday. There
will be two in class
midterm exams and the final exam. Here is the tentative exam schedule.
Midterm 1: Thursday, 2/22/05 in class
Midterm 2:
Thursday, 4/5/05 in class
Final:
Monday,
May 7, 1:00 - 3:00 pm in CE 134
The grade break-down will be as follows:
The grading scale used for this class will be:
- 90-100% = A
- 80-89% = B
- 70-79% = C
- 60-69% = D
- 0-59% = F
I reserve the right to introduce a curve depending on the overall
performance of the class.
Special policies
Please notice that the university
regulations prevent me from providing you with any information
regarding your performance in this class except for in person. Please
DO NOT send me emails with any kind of grade inquiries.
The following are basic rules that all
students should follow in order not to disturb the class.
- Please make sure to turn off all you cellular phones, pagers, and
any other devices that make noise before entering class.
- Please do not come late or leave early; if on some occasion it is
necessary and cannot be avoided, please do it in a way that does not
disturb the class.
Important dates and university policies
-
January 24, Wednesday, by 5:00 pm:
Last
day for dropping courses with no record.
-
April 2, Monday, by
5:00 pm:
Last day for all students to drop courses with no
penalty (Q-drop).
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal
anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights
protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this
legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed
a
learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of
their
disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services
for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or
call 845-1637.
Here is the university academic honor code: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor
The
instructor reserves the right to make changes to the class policies.
All printed handouts and
web-materials are protected by US
Copyright Laws. No multiple copies can be made without written
permission by
the instructor.