This is an introductory course in linear algebra intended primarily for engineering, computer science, and mathematics education majors. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants, vector spaces and linear transformations, orthogonality, and eigenvalues.
The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. The email address is boas@tamu.edu and the telephone number is (979) 845-7269. The instructor's office hours are held in 202 Milner Hall from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; and also by appointment.
There will be a short quiz almost every day. The average of the best ten quiz scores will have the same weight as one exam score.
There will be examinations on Friday June 8 and on Friday June 29. The registrar has reserved July 2 for final examinations for the first summer term, but our class will not have a final examination on that day.
The three grades (the two exams and the quiz average) will be averaged to determine the course grade according to the standard scale: you need an average of 90% for an A, 80% for a B, 70% for a C, and 60% for a D.
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