Math 141 Section S15N01

Math 141: Matrix Algebra for Engineers
Time & Location:	Mon & Wed 2:30-4:00 in Building 370 Room 111 Fri 12:30-1:30 in Building 360 Room 324
Instructor:	Glen Pugh Bldg 359 Rm 201 (map) glen.pugh@viu.ca (by far the best way to contact me!) (250)753-3245 ext. 2752 regular office hours \| study break office hours \| exam period office hours
Information & Resources:	course outline & policies calendar & important dates WolframAlpha Lecture slides on systems of linear equations (Jan 7) Summary of Gaussian Elimination \| Lecture slides on Gaussian Elimination (Jan 12) Lecture slides on Matrix Algebra (Jan 14) Summary of Matrix Arithmetic (Jan 19) Handout on Definition of a Vector Space (Mar 9) Handout on Method of Least Squares (Apr 1)
Solutions:	test 1 (solutions) test 2 (solutions) test 3 (solutions) test 4 (version 1, version 2) solutions (version 1, version 2)

Assignments

week of	exercises	reminders
Apr 13 to Apr 19		Final exam notes and extra practice exam period office hours
Apr 6 to Apr 12	Exercises: Exercises at end of Handout on Method of Least Squares Eigenvalue Problems	Test 4 Mon Apr 13 on 4.3-4.10. See last week's homework for suggested practice material.
Mar 30 to Apr 5 Updated Apr 7 with revised date for Test 4	Read: Texbook Section 4.8, 4.9 & 4.10 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 4.8: 3(a)(c), 5, 11, 13, 17 4.9: 7, 9, 11, 15-21, 35 4.10: 3(a)(b), 5, 7, 21	Updated Apr 7 with revised date for Test 4 Test 4 Mon Apr 13 on 4.3-4.10 Suggested review material: Chapter 4 Supplementary Exercises p. 292: 8, 9, 11, 12, 13(a) Questions 4-10 of test 3 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course test 4( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course
Mar 23 to Mar 29	Read: Texbook Section 4.6 & 4.7 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 4.6: 1-7 4.7: 3, 7, 9, 11, 13
Mar 16 to Mar 22	Read: Texbook Section 4.4 & 4.5 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 4.4: 1-15 4.5: 1-11, 15
Mar 9 to Mar 15 Updated Mar 11 with Test 3 topics	Read: Texbook Section 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 4.1: 3, 5, 9, 27 4.2: 1-13, 15(a)(f) 4.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 19-25	Updated Mar 11 with Test 3 topics Test 3 Mon Mar 16 on 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2 Suggested review material: Chapter 3 Supplementary Exercises p. 170: 1-27 Chapter 4 Supplementary Exercises p. 292: 2, 3, 4 Questions 5-10 from test 2 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course Questions 1, 2, & 3 from test 3 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course Question 7 from test 2 ( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course Questions 1-7 & 9 from test 3 ( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course
Mar 2 to Mar 8	Read: Texbook Section 3.4 & 3.5 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 3.4: 1-19, 23, 25 3.5: 1-29, 33, 36, 37
Feb 16 to Feb 22	Read: Texbook Section 3.3 & 3.4 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 3.3: 1-39, 43 3.4: 1-19, 23, 25
Feb 9 to Feb 15	Read: Texbook Section 3.1 & 3.2 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 3.1: 1(a)(c), 3-15, 21-27, 31, 33 3.2: 1-19, 23-27, 33
Feb 2 to Feb 8	Read: Texbook Section 2.2 & 2.3 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 2.2: 1-29, 35 2.3: 1-31, 35, 37	Updated Feb 5 with Test 2 topics Test 2 Wed Feb 11 on 1.4-1.7 and 2.1-2.3 Suggested review material: Chapter 1 Supplementary Exercises p. 91: 14, 18, 24 Chapter 2 Supplementary Exercises p. 117: 1-33 Questions 4, 5(a) from test 1 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course Questions 1, 2, 3, 4 from test 2 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course Questions 4(d)(e), 5, 6, 7 from test 1 ( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from test 2 ( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course
Jan 26 to Feb 1	Continue with assigned reading and homework in 1.6 from last week Read: Texbook Section 1.7 & 2.1 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 1.7: 1-21, 25 2.1: 1-31, 39
Jan 19 to Jan 25	Read: Texbook Section 1.5, 1.6 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 1.5: 3, 5, 9-23, 25-29 1.6: 3, 7, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23	Test 1 Wed Jan 21 on 1.1-1.3. See last week's assignment for suggested review material.
Jan 12 to Jan 18 Updated Jan 15 with Test 1 topics	Read: Texbook Section 1.3, 1.4 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 1.3: 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17 27 1.4: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 27, 29, 33, 39, 41, 53, 55	Updated Jan 15 with Test 1 topics Test 1 Wed Jan 21 on 1.1-1.3 Suggested review material: Chapter 1 Supplementary Exercises p. 91: 1-13, 15, 16, 18 Questions 1, 2, 3, 5(b) from test 1 ( solutions) from Spring 2013 edition of this course Questions 1, 2, 3, 4(a)(b)(c) from test 1 ( solutions) from Spring 2014 edition of this course
Jan 5 to Jan 11	thoroughly read the course outline & policies Read: Texbook Section 1.1, 1.2 Exercises (odd numbered problems only): 1.1: 1-17 1.2: 1-29, 35, 37, 39