Mathematics 115A, Section 6


Fall Quarter 2011

M (Tu) W (Th) F from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Lectures at MS 5147


Instructor: Haruzo HIDA

Office: MS 6308

Phone: 63382


Teaching Assistants: Bin Zhao
Text: Linear Algebra, fourth UCLA edition, by Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel and Lawrence E. Spence
Chapters 1, 2, part of 4, 5, 6

five more sections (each hour from 9:00 am to 1:50pm) of Math 115A are opened.
Students in waiting list of this section (Section 6) are encouraged to transfer to the other sections


Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00pm to 1:50pm  or by appointment
Midtem Exams:
First Exam: October 12 (W):
Solution keys to homework assignment in the first midterm exam coverage will be available
Solution Keys to First Midterm Exam will be available.

Second Exam: November 7th (M):

Score Distribution Table and D-Zone [pdf] (posted)

Solution keys to homework assignment in the second midterm exam coverage will be available

Solution Keys to Second Midterm Exam will be available.

Final Exam: Definitely on Thursday, December 8, 2011 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

[Final Exam Outline] (now posted).
Solution keys of selected homework questions after the second midterm exam including Homework No.9 will be available.
The day and the exact coverage of each midterm exams depend on the progress in the course and will be announced in the lecture a week before the exam.

The final exam day and time cannot be changed.
No make-up exams under whatever circumstance (including midterm exams).

Grading: Each midterm exam counts about 20% of your grade, the homework counts about 10% and the final exam counts about 50%. The grading is on a curve. About 15-20% of students will receive A- or above, and about 30-35% will receive the grade between B- and B+.
A student who misses the final exam may receive an incomplete grade "I" provided he or she

(i) has taken and passed the two midterm exams,
(ii) has completed the homework at a passing level,
(iii) contacts the instructor on or before the day of the final exam to arrange a conference, and
(iv) presents documents explaining his or her circumstances (such as medical emergency).

If any one of the above four conditions is not met, the student who misses the final exam will be automatically assigned the grade " F".

Homework is assigned below in this class web page, some of which will be explained in a TA session before its due date/time. The homework is due in class on the day indicated in each assignment. Each student is required to submit homework in class or to TA by 2.50PM on the day. On the top of the front page of your homework set, print your last name followed by your first name and middle initial, and your student identification number. Also sign your full name underneath.

NO LATE HW WILL BE ACCEPTED - NO EXCEPTIONS

Syllabus

Week of

September 19: 1.1, 1.2

September 26: 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

October 3: 2.1, 2.2

October 10: Review, First Midterm Exam, 2.2

October 17: 2.3, 2.4

October 24: 2.5, 4.4

October 31: 5.1, 5.2, Review

November 7: Second Midterm Exam, 6.1

November 14: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

November 21: 6.4, 

November 28: 6.4, Review

Homework

No.1 (due on Thursday September 29th):
Section 1.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6*, 7*
Section 1.2: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8*, 9*, 10, 11, 12*, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19*,22
Section 1.3: 1, 2, 4, 6*, 8, 11, 12*, 15, 20*, 23, 24

No.2 (due on Thursday October 6th):
Section 1.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11*, 13*, 14*, 15*, 16*
Section 1.5: 1, 2, 7, 9*, 10*, 11, 12*
Section 1.6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20*, 26, 30

No.3 (due on Tuesday October 18th):
Section 2.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8*, 9, 10, 11*, 12, 13*, 24*, 31*
Section 2.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 16*

No.4 (due on Thursday October 20th):
Section 2.3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 11, 12, 15*
Section 2.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 8, 9, 10*, 12*, 15, 17*, 20*

No.5 (due on Thursday October 27th):
Section 2.5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6ab*cd*, 8**, 9, 10**, 11**, 13**

No.6 (due on Thursday November 3rd)
Section 4.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6*
Section 5.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14**, 15**, 19**, 22**, 26

No.7 (due on Thursday November 10th):
Section 5.2: 1, 2ab*cd*efg, 3ab*cd*ef, 4, 5, 7, 8*, 9*, 17**, 18**

No.8 (due on Tuesday November 22nd):
Section 6.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6*, 7*, 8*, 10*, 12, 16, 24*
Section 6.2: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10*, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 19

No.9 (Not graded but in the final exam coverage):
Section 6.3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15
Section 6.4: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11