This course, intended primarily for engineering majors, covers topics in linear algebra (matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization of symmetric matrices) and vector analysis (normal derivative, gradient, divergence, curl, line and surface integrals, theorems of Green/Gauss/Stokes).
The instructor is Dr. Harold P. Boas. Office hours are in room 202 of Milner Hall, 10:00-11:00 daily; also by appointment. The office telephone number is 979-845-7269, and the email address is boas@tamu.edu.
There will be in-class examinations on Thursday, June 9 and on Thursday, June 23. The final examination will be held 13:00-15:00 on Tuesday, July 5. Each of these three examinations will count for 25% of the course grade. The remaining 25% of the course grade will be based on quizzes. Final letter grades will be based on the standard scale: you need an average of 90% for an A, 80% for a B, 70% for a C, 60% for a D.
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| Date | Activity | Recommended exercises (answers in back of book) |
| 31 May | 1.1-1.4, 1.6 | pp. 44-45: 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 27, 29, 35 |
| 1 June | 2.1A, 2.2 | pp. 51-52: 5, 9, 15 |
| p. 69: 9, 13, 19, 23 | ||
| p. 73: 3, 9, 13 | ||
| 2 June | 2.3, 2.4 | pp. 80-81: 5, 7, 17, 33, 39 |
| p. 87: 9, 19, 21, 23, 27, 33 | ||
| 3 June | 2.5 | pp. 98-99: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23 |
| 6 June | 3.1 | pp. 110-111: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29 |
| 7 June | 3.2, 3.3 | p. 118: 7-21 odd |
| pp. 125-126: 5, 7, 13-27 odd | ||
| 8 June | review | |
| 9 June | Exam 1 | |
| 10 June | 3.4 | pp. 130-131: 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21 |
| 13 June | 3.5 | pp. 137-138: 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 27, 35 |
| p. 142: 3, 5, 7, 11 | ||
| 14 June | 3.6 | p. 148: 3, 5, 7, 15, 17 |
| pp. 154-155: 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19 | ||
| 15 June | 3.7 | p. 158: 3-13 odd |
| p. 167: 3-13 odd | ||
| pp. 170-171: 1, 3, 5 | ||
| 16 June | 4.1A, 4.4A, 5.3 | pp. 182-183: 3, 13, 15, 19 |
| p. 211: 5, 9, 11 | ||
| pp. 236-237: 3, 7, 11, 13, 19 | ||
| 17 June | 5.4 | pp. 243-244: 1, 3, 9, 19, 25, 27 |
| 20 June | 6.2 | pp. 269-271: 1, 3, 7, 11, 17 |
| p. 274: 3, 5, 9 | ||
| 21 June | 6.5D, 7.4D | pp. 308-309: 3, 5, 9, 11, 15 |
| pp. 346-347: 11, 15, 21, 23, 27 | ||
| 22 June | review | |
| 23 June | Exam 2 | |
| 24 June | 9.1 | pp. 408-409: 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17 |
| 27 June | 9.2 | pp. 418-419: 3, 5, 9, 11, 19, 27 |
| 28 June | 9.3 | pp. 429-431: 5, 7, 9, 23, 27, 29 |
| 29 June | 9.4 | pp. 437-438: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25 |
| 30 June | 9.5 | pp. 447-449: 1, 5, 9, 19, 27, 29 |
| 1 July | review | |
| 5 July | Final Exam |