This is the common web site for Math 1553 Fall 2020. For section-specific information, see your section's Canvas page.

For most course information, see the Math 1553 Syllabus:

The textbook:

The slides:

For WeBWorK, Grades, etc. see Canvas:

For on-line access to the supplementary textbook see MyMathLab (course id: margalit63498):

Other resources

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.

Here is the interactive row reducer.

You can find old quizzes and exams here and here, for example

There are some games related to the course here.

You can play Lights Out here. If you want to know what this has to do with linear algebra, ask your instructor!

Quanta article about a fast linear algebra algorithm devised by GaTech faculty

New York Times article about the Napolean Dynamite problem

Here is a list of suggestions for doing well in a math class. And here is an addendum.

Course Calendar and Materials

Date	Topic	Lecture	WeBWorK	Quiz/Exam/Worksheets	Remarks
M Aug 17	Introduction / Overview	Aug 17
W Aug 19	1.1 Systems of linear equations	Aug 19
F Aug 21	Studio: 1.1		Warmup	Worksheet (solutions)
M Aug 24	1.2 Row reduction	Aug 24
W Aug 26	1.2 (continued), 1.3 Parametric form	Aug 26	1.1
F Aug 28	Studio: 1.2, 1.3			Quiz: 1.1 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Aug 31	2.1 and 2.2 Vectors, vector equations, and spans	Aug 31
W Sep 2	2.3 Matrix equations	Sep 2	1.2, 1.3
F Sep 4	Studio: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3			Quiz: 1.2, 1.3 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Sep 7	Labor Day Holiday, No Class
W Sep 9	2.4 Solution sets, 2.5 Linear independence	Sep 9	2.1+2.2, 2.3
F Sep 11	Studio: 2.4, 2.5			Quiz: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Sep 14	2.5 Linear independence (continued)	Sep 14
W Sep 16	2.6 Subspaces	Sep 16	2.4, 2.5
F Sep 18	Midterm 1: through 2.5			Midterm 1 (solutions) Practice exam (solutions)
M Sep 21	2.7 Bases and dimension, 2.9 The rank theorem	Sep 21
W Sep 23	3.1 Matrix transformations	Sep 23	2.6
F Sep 25	Studio: 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 3.1			Quiz: 2.6 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Sep 28	3.2 One-to-one and onto transformations	Sep 28			Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM
W Sep 30	3.3 Linear transformations	Sep 30	2.7+2.9, 3.1
F Oct 2	Studio: 3.2, 3.3			Quiz: 2.7, 2.9, 3.1 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Oct 5	3.4 Matrix multiplication, 3.5 Inverses	Oct 5
W Oct 7	3.5 (continued), 3.6 Invertible matrix theorem	Oct 7	3.2, 3.3
F Oct 9	Studio: 3.4, 3.5, 3.6			Quiz: 3.2, 3.3 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Oct 12	4.1 Determinants	Oct 12
W Oct 14	Review	Oct 14	3.4, 3.5+3.6
F Oct 16	Midterm 2: 2.6 through 3.6			Midterm 2 (solutions) Practice exam (solutions)
M Oct 19	4.2 Cofactor expansions, 4.3 Volumes	Oct 19
W Oct 21	5.1 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors	Oct 21	Det. I
F Oct 23	Studio: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1			Quiz: 4.1, 4.3 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)	Last day to withdraw (will receive "W")
M Oct 26	5.1 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors	Oct 26
W Oct 28	5.2 Characteristic polynomials	Oct 28	Det. II, 5.1
F Oct 30	Studio: 5.1, 5.2			Quiz: 4.2, 5.1 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Nov 2	5.4 Diagonalization	Nov 2
W Nov 4	5.5 Complex eigenvalues	Nov 4	5.2
F Nov 6	Studio: 5.4, 5.5			Quiz: 5.1, 5.2 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Nov 9	5.6 Stochastic matrices	Nov 9
W Nov 11	6.1 Dot products and orthogonality	Nov 11	5.4, 5.5
F Nov 13	Studio: 5.6, 6.1			Quiz: 5.4, 5.5 (solutions) Worksheet (solutions) Supplement (solutions)
M Nov 16	6.2 and 6.3 Orthogonal complements and projections	Nov 16
W Nov 18	6.2 and 6.3 (continued)	Nov 18	5.6, 6.1
F Nov 20	Midterm 3: 4.1 through 5.6			Midterm 3 (solutions) Practice exam (solutions)
M Nov 23	6.5 Least squares	Nov 23
			6.2, 6.3, 6.5 (not graded)	Practice final (solutions)
Fri Dec 4	Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 8:00am–11:59pm