MA-305 Elementary Linear Algebra Fall 1997 The map L(s,t) = (s-t, s+t-1/2) as plotted by Maple (see below).

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Current Announcements NEW Sorted course grades; sorted grades of the final examination.

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• If you are taking the course off-campus, here are the suggested minimum hardware/software requirements. My links are to files in several formats, which you (or your browser) should be able to manipulate.
• If you know Maple well, look at the following job announcement.
• Yes, in the future the browsers will understand mathematical formulas. Look at the proposed markup language.
• Last semester's MA305 homepage (note the links contributed by students in the Old Announcement section).
• A link to the material covered in the first lecture, including audio, is installed on the course outline in the syllabus.
• A link to the material covered in the second lecture, including the complete audio track, is installed on the course outline in the syllabus.
• The page for Lecture 3 is now complete.
• The page for Lecture 4 is now complete.
• In Maple, evalb tests if the matrices are at the same storage location; equal tests them as equal. I have changed the worksheet of Lecture 4 to test for the latter.
• Homework 1 is posted.
• Wen-shin missed her office hours today, and forgot to answer forum questions. Therefore, the due date of the homework is extended by 24 hours. Note that Wen-shin has office hours tomorrow, 2pm-3:30.
• The page for Lecture 5 is now complete.
• The page for Lecture 6 is now complete.
• The page for Lecture 7 is now complete.
• The matrices for problem 3 of Homework 2 are now given. This same problem will also be in Homework 3, so you may either turn in this problem in Homework 2 or later in Homework 3.
• The page for Lecture 8 is now complete.
• Last minute help: Wen-shin will host an extra office hour on Thursday, 9/18/97, 3-4pm. Note that Wen-shin has office hours on Wednesday, 2-3:30pm.
• The solutions to Homework 1 and Homework 2 are now posted.
• The page for Lecture 9 is now complete.
• First examination is on Thursday, September 18, during class. You are allowed to bring an 8.5 by 11 inch sheet with notes (on both sides). Exam review is today, Tuesday, September 16, during class.
• Homework 3 is posted.
• The solution (gzipped postscript, techexplorable TeX) to last semester's first examination is posted.
• The classroll is posted. Please verify that you are registered if you are taking this course.
• There now is a simpler way of accessing my Maple procedures, if you are on an NCSU workstation. Look at testlib.mws You can also install the Maple package at home. Here's how to.
• Wen-shin's office hours for this week, September 30 and October 1, have all been canceled.
• Office hours for Monday, September 29, are cancelled. Office hours are moved to September 30, 1pm.
• The page for Lecture 11 is now complete.
• The page for Lecture 10 is now complete.
• The first examination is graded.
• An advertisment describing some non-academic uses of Maple (link courtesy of Chris Feller).
• Homework 4 is posted.
• The page for Lecture 13 is now complete (including links to the full real audio files that you may download before listening).
• The page for Lecture 14 is now complete.
• The page for Lecture 12 is now complete. See file formats for the usage of the Maple text versions of our Maple class sessions.
• The pages for Lecture 15 and Lecture 16 are now complete.
• Homework 5 is posted.
• The due date of Homework 5 is extended until 1:00pm on Friday, October 24. (You may either turn in your homework to Wen-shin Lee's mailbox in HA 243 or to Withers 428C.) Wen-shin will also host office hours from 2:00-3:30pm on Thursday, October 23.
• The page for Lecture 17 is now complete.
• Wen-shin will host extra office hour on Monday, 10/27/97, 3:20-4:20pm.
• Wen-shin will host office hours on Monday, 10/27/97, 2:20-4:20pm.
• The page for Lecture 18 is complete.
• solutions to Homework 3 and Homework 4 are now posted.
• Second examination is on Tuesday, October 28, during class. You are allowed to bring two 8.5 by 11 inch sheets with notes (on both sides).
• The solutions to Homework 5 is now posted.
• Last minute help. Wen-shin will host office hours on Tuesday, 10/28/97, 1:00-3:20pm.
• The solution (gzipped postscript) to last semester's second exam is posted.
• Due to a family emergency, I will not be here this week. Wen-shin and Markus Hitz will proctor the exam and take care of class on Thursday.
• I am back and will be teaching class tomorrow (11/6), as well as having office hours. The grading of the examination will be done by next week.
• The pages for Lecture 19, Lecture 20, and Lecture 21 are now complete.
• The page for Lecture 22 is complete.
• Homework 6 is posted.
• The page for Lecture 23 is complete.
• The second examination is graded (out of 18.5 points).
• Call for student research papers.
• A mid-semester survey was given in class. If you have not participated, please submit it anonymously (put it in my mailbox or send it to me by US mail).
• On Tuesday, November 25, Wen-shin will host office hour from 2:30pm to 3:40pm instead of her regular office hour.
• The pages for Lecture 24 and Lecture 25 are now complete.
• The page for Lecture 26 is now complete.
• The student course evaluation will be done today, Thursday 20, during class. Please bring a No. 2 pencil. If you missed the evaluation, you can still obtain the two forms from Ms. Brenda Smith in HA243 and hand in your evaluation.
• The sorted grades (out of 175 points) of Homework 1 to 4 is posted. Email to Wen-shin to find out your homework grades.
• Bonus Homework 7 is posted. (If you plan to turn in your homework on Friday, you may either turn in your homework to Wen-shin Lee's mailbox in HA 243 or to Withers 428C.)
• The student government's online course evaluation was held in class on Tuesday, Dec 2. If you missed it, you may still be able to send in your evaluations.
• Wen-shin's office hour on Wednesday, December 3, from 2:00 to 3:30pm is canceled. But she will host office hours on Thursday, December 4, from 1:30 to 3:30pm, and on Friday, December 5, from 11:00am to noon.
• The due date of Bonus Homework 7 has been extended to 1:00pm, Monday, December 8. You may submit your homework through email, or turn in either to Wen-shin Lee's mailbox in HA 243, or to WI 428C. Because the diagonalization was not covered in the last lecture, you don't need to do problem 6 in Bonus Homework 7.
• Erich will have office hours Monday, December 8, from 3-5pm.
• The solutions to Bonus Homework 7 is now posted.
• The solutions to Homework 6 is now posted.
• The page for Lecture 28 is now complete.
• Wen-shin will host office hour on Monday, December 8, from 1-2pm, and on Tuesday, December 9, 10am-12pm.
• The solution (gzipped postscript) to last semester's final examination is posted. The topics for the final examination are posted.
• The final examination is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 9, 1pm-4pm. You are allowed to bring THREE 8.5 by 11 inch sheets with notes (on both sides).

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