RICHLAND COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS School of Mathematics, Science, and Health Professions Course Syllabus For Math 2418:

Linear Algebra 4 credit hours INSTRUCTORS INFORMATION

(Instructor reserves the right to amend this information as necessary.)

Semester and Year: Spring 2012 Section: 8001 Class time and days: TR 2:00 p.m. 3:55 p.m. Room: M208

Instructor: Ahmed Rashed

Contact Info: Office: L216 Hours: MW 3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. TR 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Fri 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Other hours: by appointment. Phone: 972-761-6783 Email: ARashed@dcccd.edu

Last date to withdraw: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Final Exam Day and time: Tuesday, May 8 (2:00 p.m. 3:50 p.m.)
Wiley Plus Code:

http://edugen.wileyplus.com/edugen/class/cls257160/

Evaluation Procedures: WileyPlus online homework assignments (15%) Quizzes (5%) Three Tests (See Tests Dates below) (60%) Cumulative Final Exam (20%). Letter grade will be given according to the following scheme: 90% or above (A); 80 - 89% (B); 70 - 79% (C); 60 - 69% (D); below 60% (F)

Attendance Policy: In order to be successful, students must attend and participate in enrolled courses. Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. Absence does not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Check ecampus http://ecampus.dcccd.edu/ regularly for announcements, reviews, notes, etc.

Required Materials: The book and WileyPlus are required for this course. Elementary Linear Algebra Applications Version, 10th edition, by Howard Anton, Wiley. WileyPlus, Wiley The book and code are available in a variety of packages. You will want to find the one that works the best for you keeping in mind that both the online WileyPlus code and the text are required.

Revised for Spring 2012

11/1/11

978-047-056002-0 978-047-055992-5 978-047-048555-2 978-047-057707-3 978-047-043205-1

Three-hole punched text with Wiley Plus code Three-hole punched textbook WileyPlus code (includes e-book) Textbook with WileyPlus code Textbook

A graphing calculator. In general a calculator with a CAS(computer algebra system) is not permitted.

Class Calendar: Tests Dates & Sections Covered Test #1: Tuesday, 02/14/2012 (Sections: 1.1 1.8, 2.1 2.3) Test #2: Tuesday, 03/27/2012 (Sections: 3.1 3.3, 3.5, 4.1 4.8) Test #3: Tuesday, 04/24/2012 (Sections: 4.9 4.11, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 6.3, 7.1, 7.2) Final Exam: Tuesday, 5/8/2012 (2:00 p.m. 3:50 p.m.) (Final covers All of the above + 8.1 8.3)

Instructor Policies and Suggestions for Student Success: Final Exam is comprehensive and MANDATORY. No Exceptions! The Final Exam grade will replace a missing Test grade or the lowest grade of Tests 1, 2, or 3, if the Final Exam grade is higher. NO make-up exams or quizzes will be given. Letter grades are assigned according to the following: A [90%, 100%], B [80%, 90%), C [70%, 80%), D [60%, 70%), F [0%, 60%) Start working hard from the first day and take responsibility for learning the course. No extra credit of any sort will be given. Complete your homework promptly, work together with friends in class, and seek help when you need it! College Policies and Procedures:
For Institution Policies, please refer to www.richlandcollege.edu/syllabusinfo/syllabiInformation.pdf ACADEMIC PROGRESS: Students are encouraged to discuss academic goals and degree completion with their instructors. Specific advising is available throughout the semester. Check www.richlandcollege.edu/admissions/process.php CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a study of matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, inner products, and eigenvalues and their corresponding eigenvectors.

PREREQUISITES Math 2513 or equivalent course. COURSE OBJECTIVES The specific objectives are to: 1. Understand some of the properties and applications of matrices. 2. Understand some of the properties and applications of determinants. 3. Understand some of the properties and applications of vector spaces. 4. Understand some of the properties and applications of linear transformations. 5. Understand some of the properties and applications of eigenvectors and eigenvalues. 6. Understand the principles of elementary symbolic logic and how they are used in mathematical statements. 7. Understand the different types and uses of mathematical proofs. CORE CURRICULUM STATEMENT The first college level math course that a student takes satisfies the core curriculum math requirement. This is a Core Curriculum course. The Core Intellectual Competency met in this course is: Critical Thinking ---Think and analyze at a critical level. The Core Area Exemplary Educational objectives covered in this course are: 1. To apply arithmetic, algebraic, geometric, higher-order thinking and statistical methods to modeling and solving real-world situations. 2. To represent and evaluate basic mathematical information verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically. 3. To expand mathematical reasoning skills and formal logic to develop convincing mathematical arguments. 4. To use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of the results. 5. To interpret mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, and draw inferences from them 6. To recognize the limitations of mathematical and statistical models. 7. To develop the view that mathematics is an evolving discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understanding its connections to other disciplines. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The student learning outcomes addressed in this course are 1. Communicate effectively Read and write at the college level and appropriately for a large audience in professional work Speak appropriately for the given audience 2. Solve Problems Use critical thinking and ethical reasoning Employ creative approaches Apply scientific reasoning to appropriate situations Determine needed information and use it purposefully to solve problems in new and different contexts

SPECIFIC CONTENT COVERAGE FOR THIS COURSE Section 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 5.1 5.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 Title Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations Gaussian Elimination Matrices and Matrix Operations Inverses; Rules of Matrix Arithmetic Elementary Matrices and a Method for Finding A-1 More on Linear Systems and Invertible Matrices Diagonal, Triangular, and Symmetric matrices Application: Applications of Linear Systems Determinants by Cofactor Expansion Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction Properties of Determinants; Cramers Rule Vectors in 2-Space, 3-Apace, and n-Space Norm, Dot Product, and Distance in Rn Orthogonality Cross Product Real Vector Spaces Subspaces Linear Independence Coordinates and Basis Dimension Change of Basis Row Space, Column Space, and Null Space Rank, Nullity, and the Fundamental Matrix Spaces Matrix Transformations from Rn to Rm Properties of Matrix Transformations Application: Geometry of matrix Operators on R2 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Diagonalization Inner Products Angle and Orthogonality in Inner Product Spaces Gram-Schmidt Process; QR-Decomposition Orthogonal Matrices Orthogonal Diagonalization General Linear Transformations Isomorphism Compositions and Inverse Transformations