MATH 309 – Sections 501-502

COURSE DESCRIPTION: See here

Instructor: Dr. Eric Rowell

Class Place and Time: Blocker 160, Section 501 meets TR 12:45pm-2pm, Section 502 meets TR 2:20pm-3:35pm.

Office Hours and Contact Information: Office: Milner 210. Consultation: TR 10:30AM-12PM, by appointment or drop in. email rowell@math.tamu.edu

Topics covered: Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagnalization, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions, separation of variables, Fourier series, Bessel functions.

Prerequisites: MATH 221, 251 or 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment therein.

Texts:

S.J. Leon, Linear Algebra with Applications, 8th edition.
M. Spiegel, Schaum's Outline of Fourier Analysis with Applications to Boundary Value Problems

Material Covered: Leon Chapters 1-6 (some sections omitted) and Spiegel Chapters 1,2 and 6 (as time permits).

Grading: There will be 3 in-class exams and NO FINAL exam. Weekly homework will be collected and graded. Each exam is worth 100 points and the homework will be worth a total of 75 points. Your course grade will be computed out of 375 points with letter grades assigned as follows: 90-100% A, 80-89 % B, 70-79% C, 60-69 % D, 0-59% F.

Homework: Weekly homework sets will be turned in to be graded. Typically homework will be assigned on Thursdays and due the following Thursday. Your lowest homework score will be dropped. Late homeworks count as a 0, and may or may not be graded.

Course Policies: Late homework and make-ups for missed exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam is missed. Consistent with University Student Rules, students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise, they forfeit the right to a make-up.

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Weekly Schedule (tentative and approximate) Homework will be posted here.

· Week 1 Leon 3.1 and 1.1 HW 3.1:#6,10,11; 1.1:#1c,5bc,6h,9 (due Jan. 26 at beginning of class)

· Week 2 Leon 1.2-1.3 HW 1.2:#2bce,3bdf,5d,6b,9,10; 1.3:#4ab,7,9 (due Feb. 2)

· Week 3 Leon 1.4, 1.5, 2.1. HW 1.4:#3,7,10abd,13; 1.5:#1,10efg; 2.1:#1,3 (due Feb. 9)

· Week 4 Leon 2.2, 3.1-3.2 HW 2.2:#3adf,4,9,10 (due. Feb. 16, this HW is worth 1/2 a full assignment, to be combined later).

· Week 5 Leon 3.3 and Exam I Thursday Feb. 16 : covering 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.2 and 3.1. HW 3.2:#2ac,3edg,6abc,12abde. 3.3:#2abe,4bc,8ac,16 (due Feb. 23)

· Week 6 Leon 3.4-3.5 HW 3.4:#3,4,7,10,13; 3.5:#5,6,9 (due March 1).

· Week 7 Leon 4.1-4.3 HW 4.1:#4,6,8,13; 4.2:#3,6; 4.3:#2ab,4,5 (due March 8).

· Week 8 Leon 6.1&6.3 HW 6.1:#1egil,8,9; 6.3:#1bdf,2bdf,5,8abe,13 (due March 22).

· Week 9 Leon 5.1, 5.4&5.5 HW 5.1:#4,17, 5.4:#3,8 (due March 29, this HW is worth 1/2 a full assignment, to be combined with week 4 HW).

· Week 10 Leon 5.6 and Exam II (March 29 covering through 6.3 but not chapter 5). HW 5.5:#1ad,5,6,8 ,5.6:#3,7,8 (due 4/5/12)

· Week 11 Spiegel Chapter 1&2 HW 1.31-1.34, 1.43 (only write the ODEs obtained from separating variables, do not solve). (due 4/12/12)

· Week 12 Spiegel Chapter 2 HW 2.34ab,2.35,2.37a,2.39 (due 4/19/12)

· Week 13 Spiegel Chapter 2 (cont) HW 2.50a,2.52,2.64,

· Week 14 Review and Exam III (Thursday April 26).

· Week 15 Dead week. Study for your other exams!

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