NEW

Preparing Final, On Polar Form,

Final: 6/12, 9:00-11:00am, room 380-380Y

Assignment VIII, due Wed. 6/6, 5pm, to office 383Z

Updated Syllabus and Lecture notes

Schedule of weeks 9-10. I wil finish new materials on 6/1. The following Monday is review, and Wed. is problem solving.

Prior Assignments: I, II, III, IV,V, VI, VII,

The mathematics department initiated a new program for undergraduates in Math courses--Homework Night. Room 3801U is reserved on Tuesday evenings from 6-10PM for any student in any Math course to meet with their peers and work on their homework assignments.

Information

Past assignments Set 1

On Midterms

First Midterm: April, 26, Thursday, 7:00-8:30pm.
Second Midterm: May 25, Friday, 9:15-10:45, room 380-380W.
Final Exam: June 12, Tuesday,9:00-11:00am, room 380-380Y

The midterms will be close book, close notes and close completed assignments. However, each can bring one piece of paper with useful information on both sides of the paper. No calculator during the exams.

Course description

Math 113 is a linear algebra course which emphasizes abstract properties of vector spaces and linear maps. Depending on your interests, you may prefer Math 104, which emphasizes applications of linear algebra. This class has no formal pre-requisites.

Course Logistic

• Meeting Time: MWF,10:00-10:50AM;
• Location: Main Quad 380-380W;
• Text Book: Linear Algebra Done Right, by Sheldon Axler (2nd ed.)

Contact Information

• Office: 380-383Z,
• Office Phone: 723-4508
• E-mail: jli@math.stanford.edu
• Office Hours: Mon 10:50-11:30; Tu 11-12:00; 2-3:00; Wed 10:50-11:30, F 10:50-11:20, or by appointment.

Course assistant

• Laurence Nedelec
• Office: 380-383YY; email: nedelec@math.stanford.edu
• Office hours: Mon 1:00-3:00, Wed. 10:30-12:30, 1:00-3:00.

Course grade

There will be weekly homework, two midterms and one final exam. Grading: homework 20%, midterm one 25%, midterm two 25%, final 30%. The lowest grade of the weekly assignments will be dropped at the end of the quarter.

Exams

The first midterm will be on ... . The second midterm will be on .... The final will be on Monday June 12, 9:00-11:00 room TBA. To request an alternative midterm, please contact me at least a week ahead of the scheduled exam.

Assignments

The weekly problem sets are your best opportunity to master the course material. You’re encouraged to work with other members of the class, but each student is responsible for writing up his or her own solution. All assignments will be evaluated on both content and exposition, so it’s a good idea to approach problems in two steps: first, figure out the logical structure of your solution. Then decide on the clearest way to explain your argument and write it up carefully.
Weekly assignments are posted at the end of the weeks, and are due the following Wednesdays at 5PM, to my office. (Do not leave the assignments in my mailbox.) No late assignment will be accepted unless pre-approved.

Further help and Advice

• Confused about the material? Your first resource should be the office hours offered by the teaching assistants and me. Office hours are also a good time to give me feedback on the class.
• Please write neat and complete solutions to the problem sets. "Neat" means well structured, not only esthetically, but also logically. "Complete" means that the grader will need to see a sufficient amount of explanations and details to give you full credit, even if the question only asks for a numerical answer.