Course Information

Meeting times and room: MW 5:30-6:45 in MSB 106

Instructor: Lothar Reichel

Office: MSB 366
Office hours: MW 12:15-1:00, 4:45-5:30, and by appointment
E-mail: reichel@math.kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9114

This course is concerned with the understanding of fundamental concepts in linear algebra and of their use in applied and computational mathematics.

Textbook: ''Linear Algebra and Its Applications,'' by David C. Lay, third ed., Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Course outline: The topics discussed in the course and the amount of time spent on each topic is described in the course outline. Note that this outline is based on 50-minute classes.

Syllabus and homework assignments: A weekly detailed syllabus with homework assignments is available online. The syllabus will be updated every week.

Tests and quizzes: There will be a midterm exam and a final examination. You must take all tests at the required time unless specific alternative arrangements are made. There also will be short quizzes throughout the semester.

Homework: Homework problems will be assigned. They are posted on the syllabus. Some of the homework problems will appear on the quizzes.

Grading policy: The two tests contribute 70% (35% each) toward your final grade, and the quizzes 30%.

Registration information can be found here. This site also discusses plagiarism, i.e., presenting someone else's work as your own. This includes finding the answer of a homework problem in a book or in someone else's assignment, and copying it. Plagiarism, of course, is unacceptable.