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Instructor — Roi Docampo (roi@ou.edu)

Meeting — Section 001: MWF 12:30–1:20, PHSC 116.
Section 005: MWF 1:30–2:20, PHSC 359.

Office hours — WF 10:00–11:00 or by appointment, PHSC 1121.

Prerequisites — MATH 2433 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry III) or MATH 2924 (Differential and Integral Calculus II).

Textbook — Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications (9th ed), by B. Kolman and D. R. Hill, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN 0–13–229654–3.

Course description — This is a basic introductory course on matrix theory and linear algebra. The main topics include: systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, finite dimensional vector spaces, linear transformations, characteristic values, and characteristic vectors. We will cover chapters 1 to 7 of the textbook. A tentative day-by-day syllabus can be found below.

Grading — There will be weekly homework assignments, weekly quizzes, three in-class midterms, and a comprehensive final exam. The homework and quizzes will count for 25% of the grade, the midterms for 50% (the lowest 10%, the other two 20% each), and the final for 25%. The following scale is a guideline for the assignment of letter grades. The final grading scale will be no stricter.

A	B	C	D	E
100 – 90	89 – 80	79 – 70	69 – 60	59 – 0

Your grades will be posted regularly on Canvas (http://canvas.ou.edu/). You are responsible for checking the accuracy of your grades. If you find any mistakes, let me know right away so I can correct them.

Midterms and final — There will be three in-class midterms and a comprehensive final. All midterms will be given during regular lecture time on the dates shown below. The final exam will be held in the usual lecture room at the time shown below.

	Section 001	Section 005
Midterm 1	Wed, Sep 21	Wed, Sep 21
Midterm 2	Wed, Oct 19	Wed, Oct 19
Midterm 2	Mon, Nov 21	Mon, Nov 21
Final	Mon, Dec 12, 1:30–3:30pm	Tue, Dec 13, 8:00–10:00am

You are expected to be present for all exams. There will be no retakes under any circumstances. Makeup exams will be given only in case of a verifiable emergency. In such situations, it is your responsibility to communicate with me as soon as possible, preferably before the exam occurs.

Quizzes — Every Friday there will be a 10-minute quiz at the beginning of class (except when there is a Midterm). It will contain questions related to the material covered in class during the corresponding week.

Homework assignments — Weekly assignments and their due dates will be posted on the Canvas website for the course (in the page Homework Assignments). Homework must be turned in at the beginning of class. Late homework is not accepted. For more details, see the page Instructions for Homework.

Calculators — Calculators will not be needed, or allowed, during exams. Otherwise, you are welcome to use them as you see fit when studying for the class or working on problems.

Some important dates — For more information see the registrar's academic calendar.

Mon,	Aug 22	First day of classes
Mon,	Sep 5	Labor day holiday (no classes)
Wed,	Sep 21	Midterm 1
Fri,	Oct 7	OU-Texas football game holiday
Wed,	Oct 19	Midterm 2
Fri,	Oct 28	Last day to withdraw with an automatic W
Mon,	Nov 21	Midterm 3
	Nov 23–25	Thanksgiving break (no classes)
Fri,	Dec 9	Last day of classes
	Dec 5–11	Final exam preparation period
Mon,	Dec 12	Final exam for section 001
Tue,	Dec 13	Final exam for section 005

Policy on W/I grades — Please review the University's grading regulations governing the grades of Withdrawl (W) and Incomplete (I). Add/drop deadlines can be found at the university's academic calendar. The grade of I is a special-purpose grade given when a specific task needs to be completed to finish the course work. This is typically a term paper or other special assignment, so rarely makes sense in a mathematics course. An I cannot be given to avoid a low grade in cases where the course work is not strong.

Academic honesty — All cases of suspected academic misconduct will be reported to the Office of Academic Integrity Programs as possible violations of University's Academic Integrity Code. If the violation is confirmed by the Academic Integrity Program's Office, the penalties can be quite severe, so the best advice is Don't do it! For more details on the University's policies concerning academic misconduct consult the link:

http://integrity.ou.edu/students.html

This link also has information about admonitions (essentially warnings about potential misconduct for fairly minor infractions) and your rights to appeal charges of academic misconduct. Students are also bound by the provisions of the OU Student Code, which can be found at:

https://www.ou.edu/content/dam/studentlife/documents/AllCampusStudentCode.pdf

Religious Holidays — It is the policy of the University to excuse the absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required class work that may fall on religious holidays. If you plan to observe a religious holiday notify the instructor as soon as possible in order to make appropriate arrangements.

Disability services — The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course are requested to speak with the instructor as early in the semester as possible. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office of Disability Services is located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166: phone 405–325–3852 or TDD (only) 405–325–4173.

Tentative Schedule — This is a tentative schedule for the class. I reserve the right to change it as I see fit.

Week	Date		Sections covered
1	Mon,	Aug 22	§1.1	Systems of linear equations
	Wed,	Aug 24	§1.2	Matrices
	Fri,	Aug 26	§1.2	Matrices
2	Mon,	Aug 29	§1.3	Matrix multiplication
	Wed,	Aug 31	§1.4	Algebraic properties of matrix multiplication
	Fri,	Sep 2	§1.5	Special types of matrices
3	Mon,	Sep 5		Labor day
	Wed,	Sep 7	§1.6	Matrix transformations
	Fri,	Sep 9	§2.1	Echelon form of a matrix
4	Mon,	Sep 12	§2.2	Solving linear systems
	Wed,	Sep 14	§2.3	Elementary matrices
	Fri,	Sep 16	§2.4	Equivalent matrices
5	Mon,	Sep 19		Review
	Wed,	Sep 21		Midterm 1
	Fri,	Sep 23	§4.1	Vectors in the plane and 3-space
6	Mon,	Sep 26	§4.2	Vector spaces
	Wed,	Sep 28	§4.3	Subspaces
	Fri,	Sep 30	§4.4	Span
7	Mon,	Oct 3	§4.5	Linear independence
	Wed,	Oct 5	§4.6	Basis and dimension
	Fri,	Oct 7		OU-Texas game
8	Mon,	Oct 10	§4.7	Homogeneous systems
	Wed,	Oct 12	§4.8	Coordinates with respect to a given basis
	Fri,	Oct 14	§4.9	Rank of a matrix
9	Mon,	Oct 17		Review
	Wed,	Oct 19		Midterm 2
	Fri,	Oct 21	§1.6	Matrix transformations
10	Mon,	Oct 24	§6.1	Linear transformations
	Wed,	Oct 26	§6.3	Matrix representation
	Fri,	Oct 28	§6.5	Similarity
11	Mon,	Oct 31	§6.5	Similarity
	Wed,	Nov 2	§6.2	Kernel and range
	Fri,	Nov 4	§3.1	Determinants
12	Mon,	Nov 7	§3.2	Properties of determinants
	Wed,	Nov 9	§3.2	Properties of determinants
	Fri,	Nov 11	§3.3	Cofactor expansion
13	Mon,	Nov 14	§3.4	Inverse of a matrix via determinants
	Wed,	Nov 16		Review
	Fri,	Nov 18		Review
14	Mon,	Nov 21		Midterm 3
	Wed,	Nov 23		Thanksgiving
	Fri,	Nov 25		Thanksgiving
15	Mon,	Nov 28	§7.1	Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
	Wed,	Nov 30	§7.2	Diagonalization and similar matrices
	Fri,	Dec 2	§7.2	Diagonalization and similar matrices
16	Mon,	Dec 5		Review
	Wed,	Dec 7		Review
	Fri,	Dec 9		Review
17	Mon,	Dec 12		Final exam for section 001
	Tue,	Dec 13		Final exam for section 003