MA523 Section 2, Fall 2009
Linear Transformations and Matrix Theory

Time and Place:

T H 3:00-4:15pm
214 Daniels Hall (Building 38 on the campus map)

Instructor: 

Prof. Ilse Ipsen
4234 SAS Hall, 515-3399
email:   ipsen at dot ncsu dot edu
office hours:   T H 10-11am, and by appointment

Webpages for MA523: 

• http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ipsen/ma523/
• http://courses.ncsu.edu/ma523/

Prerequisites:  MA405

Textbook: 

Carl D. Meyer:   Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, SIAM, 2000 (online version)
To buy the book at the SIAM Member Price of $67.90, apply for a free SIAM Student Membership
(NCState is an academic member of SIAM)

Homeworks: 

• available here
• Late submissions will not be accepted
• Collaboration in teams of 2 is encouraged
• No hand-written homeworks, please. Homeworks must be typeset
  I strongly suggest you use L^ATEX
  Sample L^ATEX homework:   hw.tex, hw.pdf

Exams: 

• Midterm 1: 24 September, Midterm 2: 5 November
• Final: 1-4pm on 17 December
• No collaboration on exams

Course Grade: 

• Homeworks:  30%
  
• Best of 2 midterm exams:  35%
  
• Final exam:  35%
  
• A+: 96-100%, A: 90-95%, B+: 86-89%, B:80-85%, C: 65-79%
  

L^ATEX Resources:

• Essential L^ATEX
• Essential Mathematical L^ATEX
• L^ATEX 2e introduction
• L^ATEX Software and Documentation
• Easy to install L^ATEX for Windows

Life in General:

• Survival Manual for Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences by Dianne O'Leary
• How to be a Good Graduate Student by Marie desJardins
• Graduate Student Survival Kit