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| Instructor | Matthias Franz | Samuel Isaacson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | MC 134 | MC 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone extension | 86540 | 86527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E-mail (both at uwo dot ca) | mfranz | sisaacso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office hours | Mon 2:30-3:30, Thu 2:00-3:00 | Tue 3:00-4:00, Wed 3:00-4:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Help centres |
Mon 2:30-3:30 MC 105B,
Tue 4:30-5:30 MC 108,
Wed 4:30-5:30 MC 107,
Fri 10:30-11:30 MC 106
Help centres start on Jan 6 and end on Apr 9. Students from any section can go to any help centre. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class times | MWF 12:30-1:30 | MWF 11:30-12:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class location | B&GS 0153 | NCB 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tutorials | 1 hour per week. The TA reviews material from the
course and answers questions, and the tutorials also include quizzes (see below).
You must attend the tutorial you are registered for (see your
schedule).
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| Course outline | Properties and applications of vectors; matrix algebra; solving systems of linear equations; determinants; vector spaces; independence; orthogonality; eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Link to UWO course calendar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Textbook | Contemporary Linear Algebra, by Anton and Busby. Wiley. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student Solutions Manual For Contemporary Linear Algebra, by Anton and Busby. Wiley. (Recommended.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You can buy them separately, or get both together for a good price. Both are available at the bookstore. It should be easy to find used copies as well. There is also a list of errata for the text. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | One or more of Ontario Secondary School MCV4U, the former Ontario Secondary School MGA4U, Mathematics 1229A/B, the former Mathematics 017a/b, Calculus 1100A/B, or Calculus 1000A/B (formerly 050a/b) taken as a pre- or co-requisite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | Applied Mathematics 1411A/B (formerly 025a/b), 2811B (formerly 213b). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Web page | This page is available at http://www.math.uwo.ca/~mfranz/courses/2009_1600b/, where you should also check for course announcements. WebCT will not be used much except for the handouts, and contains a link to this page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quizzes |
There will be 10 quizzes throughout the year,
during the tutorials, during the weeks shown below.
The questions on the quizzes will be based on the
recommended homework questions
and will cover the material up to and including
what was covered on Monday's lecture.
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| Midterm exam |
Sat Feb 27, 2:00-5:00 p.m.,
in
NS 1.
It will cover the first four chapters of the textbook
with the same omissions as for the quizzes.
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| Final exam | Thu Apr 15, 9:00 am-noon, in NS 1. It will cover all the material from the course. See below for how conflicts are handled. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation | Quizzes: 20%, midterm: 30%, final exam: 50%. If the final exam grade is better than the midterm grade, then the weighting is as follows: quizzes: 20%, midterm: 20%, final exam: 60%. For the quizzes, the lowest two scores will be dropped. (The previously announced 11th quiz counts as if it had been written and received full marks.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You are expected to read the text ahead of time to prepare for each lecture. The instructor will assume you have looked over the material before the lecture. You should also do the recommended exercises as the material is being covered, and then do them again before quizzes and exams.
This course covers a lot of material, and is cumulative (much more than other courses!), so it will be necessary to work hard throughout the term in order to do well.
If you know ahead of time that you are unable to attend a quiz, midterm or final exam, you must let your instructor know at least two weeks in advance so alternative arrangements can be made. For final exam conflicts, see below.
For absence due to flu-like symptoms, please follow the instructions given by the online reporting system.
If you are unable to attend a quiz, midterm or final exam due to illness or other serious circumstances, you must provide valid medical or other supporting documentation to the Dean's office as soon as possible and contact your instructor immediately. It is the student's responsibility to make alternative arrangements with their instructor. For further information please see this link and the Student Services web site.
A student requiring academic accommodation due to illness should bring a Student Medical Certificate with them when visiting an off-campus medical facility and use a Record Release Form for visits to Student Health Services. Hard copies of both of these forms are available from your home Faculty Academic Counselling Service.
If a quiz is missed and sufficient documentation is provided, the grade for that quiz will be reweighted to the other quizzes. If an exam is missed and sufficient documentation is provided, a make-up exam will be offered.
A student who is scheduled to write more than two examinations in any 23-hour period may request alternative arrangements through the office of the dean of their faculty.Please also let your instructor know about the conflict, and read the entire University policy.A student who is scheduled to write two examinations concurrently must notify the Registrar so that arrangements may be made for both examinations to be written in the Examination Conflict Room in a sequence established by the Registrar.
If you do not have the course prerequisites, and have not been granted a special permission to take the course by the department, it is in your best interest to drop the course well before the end of the add period. Your prompt attention to this matter will not only help protect your record, but will ensure that spaces become available for students who require this course for graduation.