Fall 2021 - MATH 232 D100
Applied Linear Algebra (3)
Class Number: 1234
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 15, 2021
Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
BurnabyDec 15, 2021
Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Brenda Davison
bdavison@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
MATH 150 or 151 or MACM 101, with a minimum grade of C-; or MATH 154 or 157, both with a grade of at least B.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations and bases. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. An emphasis on applications involving matrix and vector calculations. Students with credit for MATH 240 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will be delivered online. You are expected to have access to a reliable internet connection. You will need a computer from which you can download course materials and activities and watch live and/or recorded lectures and participate in live tutorials or workshops.
You will need a camera to take photographs of your work. A phone is acceptable.
Topics Outline: Linear equations, matrices, determinants. Introduction to vector spaces and linear transformations and bases. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; diagonalization. Inner products and orthogonality; least squares problems. An emphasis on applications involving matrix and vector calculations.
Topic Details:
Vectors
- Vectors in Euclidean n-Space
- Dot Product and Orthogonality
- Lines and Planes
- Row Reduction (Gaussian elimination) to Echelon form
- The Geometry of Linear Systems
- Applications in business, science and engineering
- Matrix operations
- Matrix inverse; and properties of matrices
- Elementary matrices and calculating matrix inverses
- Matrices with special forms.
- Matrices as transformations
- Geometry of Linear Transformations
- Kernel and range
- Composition and Invertibility
- Application to Computer Graphics (optional)
- Calculating determinants
- Properties of determinants
- Cramer's rule (optional)
- Arithmetic in Cartesian co-ordinates.
- The complex plane, complex conjugate, magnitude and argument (phase).
- Polar form, De Moivre's formula and Euler's formula.
- Roots of quadratic polynomials.
- Properties and geometry
- Complex eigenvalues and complex eigenvectors
- Dynamical Systems and Markov Chains
- Application to Economics: the Leontief model (optional)
- The Power Method; Application to Internet Search Engines
- Matrix Similarity and Diagonalization
- Subspaces and Linear Independence
- Basis and Dimension
- The Fundamental Spaces of a Matrix
- Rank
- Change of basis
- Projection
- Orthogonal bases and the Gram Schmidt process
- Orthogonal matrices (optional)
- Application to least squares approximation
Course Delivery
- Lecture: synchronous- lectures will be held at fixed times, on-line
- Midterm(s): synchronous; date: TBA
- Final exam: synchronous; date: TBA
Grading
- Hand in (via Crowdmark) assignment completeness 5%
- Quizzes 15%
- Midterm 1 22.5%
- Midterm 2 22.5%
- Final Exam 35%
NOTES:
THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION.
Students should be aware that they have certain rights to confidentiality concerning the return of course papers and the posting of marks.
Please pay careful attention to the options discussed in class at the beginning of the semester.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Required:
- Access to strong and reliable internet.
- Ability to scan documents (phone app acceptable)
- Access to webcam and microphone (embedded in computer sufficient)
REQUIRED READING:
Contemporary Linear Algebra
Howard Anton and Robert C. Busby
Wiley
ISBN: 9780471163626
OR
As an e-text available for purchase through Vitalsource (ISBN 9780471782834) here:
https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/products/contemporary-linear-algebra-howard-anton-robert-c-busby-v9780471782834
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021
Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place. Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.