Instructor: Michael D. Roy (e-mail)
Syllabus: (pdf)

Textbook: Bretscher, Linear Algebra with Applications, 4th ed.

Prerequisites: Calculus III or equivalent

Homework: Homework assignments are listed here. Check the back of the book for answers to the odd-numbered problems. Answers/solutions/hints to the even-numbered problems and a few of the trickier odd problems will appear below periodically:

• Chapter 1 (Sec. 1.1-1.3)
• Chapter 2 (Sec. 2.1-2.4) More chapter 2 (Sec. 2.2, #13, 17) Even more (Sec. 2.3, #27)
• Chapter 3 (Sec. 3.1-3.4)
• Chapter 4 (Sec. 4.1-4.3)
• Chapter 5 (Sec. 5.1-5.5)
• Chapter 6 (Sec. 6.1-6.2)
• Chapter 7 (Sec. 7.1-7.5)

Challenge Problems: This is a mixture of extra problems from the book and some problems of my own creation, produced in response to a request for more difficult/interesting problems. These will not be collected and you don't have to even look at them unless you want to. My expectation is that you will not be able to successfully do all of these problems. Enjoy.

• Chapters 4 and 5
• Chapters 6 and 7

Exams: We will have exams on June 19, July 10, and July 24.

• Review for Exam 1 (Solutions)
• Review for Exam 2 (Solutions)
• Review for Exam 3 (Solutions)

Grading: Your grade will be computed as follows:
     Homework: 10%
     Exams: 30% each

• Limits of collaboration
• Honor Code
• Classroom behavior
• Students with disabilities
• Observance of religious holidays

Limits of Collaboration: You are free to collaborate on homework assignments. No collaboration of any type is permitted on exams.

Honor Code: The Student Honor Code system, implemented in all schools and colleges, can be found at

http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html

and

http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/

Sanctions for honor violations may include: a failing grade for a particular assignment; a failing grade for a particular course; and/or suspension for various lengths of time or permanent expulsion from the university.

The university administration has asked faculty to provide very clear, explicit and detailed instructions about what constitutes plagiarism. In this course we will adhere to the definition drafted by the CU Law School: Plagiarism is the use of any written material which is submitted in a manner which purports or suggests that it is the work and effort of the person submitting it and that it was prepared by him or her as part or all of the task of completing the assignment, but which material is in substance the work of another or is material previously prepared by the student and which was previously submitted for, and which received, academic credit of any kind and the subsequent use of such material was not, in advance, specifically authorized by the faculty member for whom the work was being done.

Classroom Behavior: The classroom behavior policy and the associated procedures adopted by the university can be found at

http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html

Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter from Disability Services (303-492-8671, Willard 322) and discuss specific needs with their instructors, preferably during the first two weeks of class. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Their web page can be found at

http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices

Observance of Religious Holidays: If, because of religious obligations, a student has a conflict with scheduled exams, assignments, or other required attendance, the student should notify his/her instructor preferably during the first two weeks of class. (but at least two weeks in advance of the conflict) to request special accommodation. Depending on the assignment/exam, we will either provide the opportunity for a makeup exam or an equivalent assignment, allow you to drop the exam score, or arrange for an increased flexibility in assignment due date. See

http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html