MATH 520 Linear
Algebra Fall 2003
Instructor:
M. C. Pinar (mustafap@bilkent.edu.tr)
Room:
305
Office Hours:
Tuesdays 15:30-17:15.
Textbook and
Online Resources:
- Linear Algebra Done Right,
S. Axler, Springer-Verlag, Second Edition (available at the Bookstore).
- Lecture
notes by Attila Askar (for reference).
Topics to be covered (in the order below):
- Vector Spaces
- Finite Dimensional
Vector Spaces
- Linear Maps
- Polynomials
- Eigenvalues and
Eigenvectos
- Inner Product
Spaces
- Operators on Inner
Product Spaces
- Operators on Real
Vector Spaces
- Operators on Complex Vector Spaces
- Trace and
Determinant
- Complements.
Grading
No homework will be assigned. Instead, I will ask
the students to work out exercises from the textbook on their own. Two
in-class tests will be given at the dates indicated below.
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Test I : Oct. 24,2003
Test II: Dec. 12, 2003
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25 %
25 %
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| Final: January 16, 2004, 9:40 am
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50 % |
The first test questions
from the previous year are here.
The second test questions
from the previous year are here.
The third test questions
from the previous year are here.
The final test questions
from the previous year are here.
Announcement:
The third test, initially planned at the start of the course was cancelled
as a result of the delay in administering the second test. Therefore,
the exam weights have been readjusted as above.
GENERAL ADVICE ON STUDYING FOR THE COURSE
- It is very important that you come to each class
having read the material to be covered that day. (You will
need to read this material at some point anyway!) Reading it
in advance will help you to understand the lecture better.
It also gives you a chance to ask questions about the parts
you did not understand fully.
- Please come and ask questions during anytime, but especially during
the office hours. This is the time I am available exclusively to
answer your questions.
POLICY ON PLAGIARISM
Cheating has serious consequences. The university policy on
plagiarism will be fully applied if anyone is caught cheating on
the examinations.