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Phone: (407) 823-6284;   Fax: (407) 823-6253;   MAP  207 MAS 3106 .002 Linear Algebra Spring 2004 , 3 credit hours INSTRUCTOR Dr. Ram Mohapatra OFFICE MAP 211 OFFICE HOURS 11.30-1.20pm (MWR) or by appointment PHONE 407-823-5080 EMAIL ramm@mail.ucf.edu CLASS LOCATION    ENG 224 CLASS TIMES 1330 to 1420 TEXTBOOK Linear Algebra (4th Edition) by S. Friedberg, et. al. ATTENDANCE POLICY Regular attendance is an important component of this course. Students are expected to come prepared and attend each class. HOMEWORK Homeworks will be assigned for you to try. They will be checked and returned. They will not be graded. If you turn them in, then you will get the benefit of knowing whether you are able to solve problems and write answers correctly. TESTS There will be weekly quizzes every Thursday. They will be graded. There will be no makeup for missed quizzes; however one missed quiz will be forgiven. There will be three mideterm examinations; one after Chapter 1 (around January 28), the second after Chapter 3 (around March 1), and the third after Chapter 5 (around April 5). There will be a comprehensive final examination, which is scheduled for Monday, April 26, 1300-1550 in the ususal classroom. Students who miss an examination due to illness, school activity, etc., must present me with an approved excuse, in writing, in a timely manner. As a matter of courtesy, please inform me in advance if you expect to miss an examination. The grade of the Final Examination will be used as the grade for the missed examination. All examinations are closed book, closed notes. GRADING POLICY Quizzes: 30 Midterm Exams: 3 X 60 points Final Examination: 100 points Total: 310 points Students who do not take final examination will automatically fail the course. GRADING SCALE Average Grade 280 - 310 A 245 - 279 B 215 - 244 C 185 - 214 D 0 - 184 F IMPORTANT DATES Withdrawal deadline: February 17, 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Day :January 19 Spring Break: March 8 - 13, 2004 TENTATIVE LIST OF TOPICS Chapters 1-6 of Linear Algebra book with some omissions. Topics include the basic theory of abstract vector spaces, including subspaces, bases, and linear transformaions, matrices, including the correspondence with linear transfornations, elementary operations, rank, and systems of linear equations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, and inner product spaces. OTHER INFORMATION This is a course where the students are expected to prove results. Hence students should have basic proof-writing skills, and should be familiar with matrices and linear equations. Prerequisites: MHF 2300, Logic and Proof, and MAS 3105, Linear and Matrix Algebra. CLASS WEB PAGE http://math.ucf.edu/~mohapatra