Picture of 4d object   MA-405
Linear Algebra and Matrices
Spring 2012
SAS Hall 2225, M & W & F (Jan & Feb only) 12h20-13h20

The map L(s,t) = (s-t, s+t-1/2) as plotted by Maple (see below).

Syllabus People Maple Exams Homeworks File Formats Resources

Current Announcements

  • NEW I have submitted the final course grades (anonymous sorted list) to the registrar. The anonymous sorted grades for the final exam, Final/sorted_grades.txt.
  • NEW The anonymous sorted grades for the combined homeworks scaled to 25, Homework/sorted_grades.txt.
  • The Webassign homework is posted. To start go to http://webassign.ncsu.edu
  • Starting Wed, Jan 11, our class starts at 12:20pm and stops at 1:20pm, meeting for 60 minutes. There are 36 lectures for a total of 50 + 35∗60 = 2,150 = 43∗50 minutes. Friday lectures are held during January and February, a total of 7 lectures, but there are no Friday lectures during March and April. The first lecture-free Friday is March 2nd, the Friday before Spring Break. Please let me know if you cannot arrive 5 minutes before and/or leave 5 minutes after the regularly scheduled class time.
  • The course web sites for MA 405 Spring 2009 Spring 1996 and for the MA 305 Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1998, Fall 1997 contain old homeworks, mid-semester exams, and anonymous grade lists. Note that the MA 305 course is a bit less advanced than MA 405.
  • My office hours are listed on my schedule.
Old Announcements see below.

Peoples' home pages: Erich Kaltofen

Maple programs for the course

Homeworks Homeworks are posted as html.
Homework should be submitted via Wolfware

  • Homework 1, due Fri, Feb 10, at 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151, or submitted on Webassign.
  • Homework 2, due Mon, Mar 12, at 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151, or submitted on Webassign.
  • Homework 3, due Wed, Apr 4, at 16:59pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151, or submitted on Webassign.
  • Homework 4, due Wed, Apr 25, 4:49pm, in my mailbox in SAS 3151.

This semester's first, second midterm and final examinations (for dates see syllabus)

MA405 (Spring 09) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 04) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 03) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 02) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 01) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 2K) first, second midterm and final examinations

MA305 (Spring 98) first, second midterm and final exams. Note: the final exam was too hard for the course.

MA305 (Fall 97) first, second midterm and final exams.

MA305 (Spring 97) first, second midterm and final exams

MA 405, which is more advanced than MA 305 (Spring 96) first, second midterm and final exam

Computer Help Resources
  • Maple help (in conjunction with the calculus course)

Old Announcements

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