Math 222 First Day Handout

Professor: Thomas Schlumprecht
Office: Milner 118 Tel: 845-8840
Hours: Th 2:00 - 3:00 and F 1:30 -- 2:50, and by appointment
e-mail: schlump@math.tamu.edu
Home page:http://www.math.tamu.edu/~thomas.schlumprecht

Class time: MWF 3:00-3:50 BLOC 163

Textbook:Linear Algebra with Applications, 5th ed., by Leon

Description: Linear equations and matrices; real vector spaces, linear transformations, change of bases, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner products.
Prerequisites: MATH 152 or MATH 172

This course is for math and science majors. A mixture of theory and applications will be presented.

Grading: Course grades will be based on the following.
1) Three tests (totally 50%). Dates: to be announced.
2) Weekly homeworks (totally 15%). Some of the homeworks will be turned in on Fridays.
3) Weekly quizzes (totally 15%). There will be quizzes on Fridays based on other homework. 3) Final (20%). December 14, Tuesday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.