Reading and Problems for Math 2600/5600

Math 2600/5600 * Linear Algebra * Fall 2015

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Problem sheets

If extra problems beyond those in the book are given they will be posted here. Problem sheets are available as PDF files, which require that you have Adobe Acrobat reader.

Problem assignments

Written problems

Assignment Assigned Due
Assignment 1 F 11 Sep F 18 Sep Assignment 1 solutions
Assignment 2 F 2 Oct F 9 Oct Assignment 2 solutions
Assignment 3 (with LA tutorial) F 16 Oct F 23 Oct Assignment 3 solutions
Assignment 4 F 30 Oct F 6 Nov Assignment 4 solutions
Assignment 5 F 13 Nov F 20 Nov Assignment 5 solutions

Reading and practice problems

Readings refer to sections in the textbook. For practice problems either answers (final result only) or solutions (complete details) may optionally be provided. For assigned homework problems you should always provide solutions with complete details.

Assigned Reading for next timeProblems
F 28 Aug 1.1, 1.2 1.2.1, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18.
X1: Is the empty set a (real) vector space?
M 31 Aug 1.3, App. C 1.3.1, 5, 8acef, 11, 17, 20
W 2 Sep VS/Fields handout, 1.4
F 4 Sep 1.5 X4, X5 (on handout)
M 7 Sep 1.6 X2, X3 (on handout), 1.4.1, 3ace, 4ace, 5ac, 10, 11, 13
W 9 Sep 1.5.1, 2ace, 8, 9, 18, 20
F 11 Sep 2.1 1.6.1, 2ae, 3ac, 4, 5, 11, 14, 17, 26
W 16 Sep 2.2 2.1.1abdfgh, 9ab, 20; 2.2.1aef, 15a
F 18 Sep 2.1.13, 19; 2.2.13
F 25 Sep 2.4 2.1.1ce, 4, 5, 14, 17, 18
M 28 Sep 2.3 2.4.1b, 2abc, 14, 15, 17
W 30 Sep 2.3.1fhj, 2, 13
F 2 Oct 2.3.1i; 2.4.1fgi, 6, 16
M 5 Oct X7, X8, X9
W 7 Oct 2.5, 1.4 (sys. lin. eq.), 3.1 X10, X11; 2.2.1bcd, 3, 4; 2.3.1abcdeg, 3; 2.4.1a,c-i, 2 [use matrices], 20
F 9 Oct 2.5.1, 2abc, 3abc, 5, 10, 11
M 12 Oct 3.2 3.1.1, 3, 4, 5
M 19 Oct 3.3 3.2.1a-f,hi, 2aceg (use LA), 8, 14, 17
W 21 Oct 3.2.5aceg, 6ac, 21
F 23 Oct 3.4 3.3.1, 2aceg, 3aceg, 6, 10
F 30 Oct 4.1, 4.2 3.4.1, 2ag (G-J elim), 2eci (Gauss elim), 4ac, 5, 7, 9, 13.
F 6 Nov 4.3 4.1.1, 2a, 3a, 4a, 11; 4.2.20, 21, 22, 25, 26
M 9 Nov 5.1
W 11 Nov 5.2 4.2.1, 11; 4.3.1a-f, 10, 12, 15, 26g.
M 16 Nov 5.4 5.1.1, 2ac, 3ac, 6, 8 (c: state only), 12, 14, 15
F 20 Nov 5.1.9, 16; 5.2.1a-g, 2ceg, 3ade, 8, 11
M 30 Nov 6.1 5.4.1a-f, 2ace, 6ac, 11, 17
F 4 Dec 6.2 6.1.1abdegh, 3, 9, 10, 17
M 7 Dec 6.2.1abdfg, 2bc, X12
W 9 Dec 6.2.1c, 13ab, X13, X14


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