Math 1553
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Fall, 2017 — Sections J
Section information
This website is for Laura Eslava's sections J of Math 1553. It
only contains information specific to those sections. For most course information, carefully read over the
For links to Piazza and WeBWorK, see T-Square.
- Instructor
- Laura Eslava
- Lecture time
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MW 13:55–13:45
- Lecture location
-
Howey L4
- My office
- Skiles 012, Clough 248 (to hold office hours)
- My email
- Office hours
- Wednesdays 5-6pm and Fridays 10am-12pm
- Recitation time
- F 13:55-14:45
- Recitation location
- J1: Skiles 249
- J2: Skiles 246
- J3: Skiles 256
- TAs and office hours
- J1: Calvin Runnels; Skiles 230, Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm
- J2: Elta Clarke; Skiles 230, Fridays 9:00-10:00 am
- J3: Eduardo Pellegrini; Skiles 230, Fridays 12:10-1:10 pm
MyMathLab
Note that this course will use WeBWorK and not MyMathLab for online homework assignments.
However, you can use MyMathLab for accessing an electronic version of the text and you may choose to get extra practice problems on MyMathLab. Students with a Pearson code can access the text via
MyMathLab.
The course id is eslava38095.
While the Pearson code is not required for this course, you are likely to
need the code for other math courses you take at GaTech. In particular,
Lay is bundled with other textbooks for calculus courses, so most likely
buying the code now will save you money in the long run.
Course Materials
All course materials will appear below. This includes lecture slides, solutions to midterms, study guides, and so on.
Syllabus
The syllabus contains official course policies. For most information, refer to this page or the master course website.
Reference material
- Here is a reference sheet containing most theorems and definitions that you will learn (and be responsible for knowing) over the course of the semester. I will tweak it as we cover the material.
- Here are Margalit's notes from Fall 2015.
- Here is a list of main slides, Chapter 1
- Here is a list of main slides, Chapter 2
- Here is a list of main slides, Chapters 3 and 5
- Here is a list of main slides, Chapter 6
- Interactive row reducer
- Practice Midterm 1 with solutions .
- Practice Midterm 2 (1) with solutions
- Practice Midterm 2 (2) with solutions
- Practice Midterm 2 (3) with solutions
- Practice Midterm 3 (1) with solutions
- Practice Midterm 3 (2) with solutions
- Practice Questions for Final with solutions
- Practice Questions for Final with solutions
- Demos: at Joe Rabinoff's website.
Week 1: August 21–25
- Introduction slides: filled in
- Section 1.1 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
Week 2: August 28 –30
- Section 1.1 (continued) slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Section 1.2 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 1 with solutions
Week 3: September 4 –8
- Section 1.3 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 2 with solutions
Week 4: September 11 –15
- Sections 1.4 and 1.5 lecture slides: for taking notes
- Monday lecture cancelled
- Wednesday class (Section 1.4) slides filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 3 with solutions
Week 5: September 18 –22
- Monday class (Section 1.5) slides: to take notes or filled in
- Wednesday class (Sections 1.7-1.8) slides: to take notes (won't finish the two sections, though)
- Section 1.7 filled in
- Midterm with solutions
Week 6: September 25 –29
- Monday class (Section 1.8) slides: to take notes or filled in
- Wednesday class (Section 1.9) slides: to take notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
Week 7: October 2 – 6
- Section 2.1 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Sections 2.2-2.3 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 4 with solutions
Week 8: October 9 – 13
- Section 2.8 slides: for taking notes (we will cover about 15-16 pages) or filled in .
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 5 with solutions
Week 9: October 16 – 20
- Section 2.9 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Review slides: filled in
- Friday: Midterm 2 with solutions
Week 10: October 23 –27
- Monday class (Section 3.1) slides: to take notes or filled in
- Wednesday class (Section 3.2) slides: to take notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
Week 11: October 30 – November 3
- Section 5.1 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Section 5.2 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 6 with solutions
Week 12: November 6 – November 10
- Section 5.3 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Section 5.5 (part 1: background on complex numbers) slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
- Quiz 7 with solutions
Week 13: November 13 – November 17
- Section 5.5 (Part 2: Decomposition for rotations) slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Sections 6.1 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Friday: Midterm 3 with solutions
Week 14: November 20 – November 24
- Sections 6.2-6.3 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Happy Thanksgiving!!
Week 15: November 27 – December 1st
- Section 6.4 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Section 6.5 slides: for taking notes or filled in
- Recitation worksheet with solutions
Week 16: December 4
- Review and announcements.
Week 17: December 12
- Final Exam: 6:00pm-8:50pm at L4 Howey Physics Building