This is the web site for Math 1553 Section M Fall 2021. For more course-wide information see the Canvas page.

For most course information, see the Math 1553 Syllabus:

The textbook:

Slides from my section last year:

Slides from the book:

For WeBWorK, Grades, etc. see Canvas:

For on-line access to the supplementary textbook see MyMathLab:

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

Recommendation algorithm with SVD

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

The Key to Success in College Is So Simple, It’s Almost Never Mentioned

Course Calendar and Materials

Date	Topic	Materials	WeBWorK	Quiz/Exam	Remarks
M Aug 23	Overview and 1.1	Overview slides Aug 23 slides
W Aug 25	1.1 Systems of linear equations	1.1 slides Aug 25 slides	Warmup
F Aug 27	Studio: through 1.1			No quiz
M Aug 30	1.2 Row reduction	1.2 slides Aug 30 slides	1.1
W Sep 1	1.3 Parametric form	1.3 slides Sep 1 slides
F Sep 3	Studio: 1.2 and 1.3			Quiz: 1.1
M Sep 6	Labor Day, No Class
W Sep 8	2.1 and 2.2: Vectors, vector equations, and spans	2.1 slides 2.2 slides Sep 8 slides	1.2 and 1.3
F Sep 10	Studio: 2.1-2.2			Quiz: 1.2 and 1.3
M Sep 13	2.3 Matrix equations	2.3 slides Sep 13	2.1+2.2
W Sep 15	2.4 Solution sets and 2.5, Linear independence	2.4 slides Sep 15 slides
F Sep 17	Studio: 2.3-2.5			Quiz: 2.1-2.2
M Sep 20	2.5 Linear independence (continued)	2.5 slides Sep 20 slides	2.3 and 2.4
W Sep 22	2.6 Subspaces	2.6 slides Sep 22 slides		Midterm 1: through 2.4
F Sep 24	NO STUDIO			NO QUIZ
M Sep 27	2.7 and 2.9: Basis, dimension, Rank and basis theorems	2.7 slides 2.9 slides Sep 27 slides	2.5 and 2.6
W Sep 29	3.1 Matrix transformations	3.1 slides Sep 29 slides
F Oct 1	Studio: 2.5 through 3.1			NO QUIZ
M Oct 4	3.2 One-to-one and onto transformations	3.2 slides Oct 4 slides	2.7+2.9, 3.1		Midsemester progress reports submitted by 12 PM
W Oct 6	3.3 Linear transformations	3.3 slides Oct 6 slides
F Oct 8	Studio: 3.2-3.3			Quiz: 2.5-3.1
M Oct 11	Mid-semester Break, No Class
W Oct 13	3.4 and 3.5: Matrix multiplication and inverses	3.4 slides 3.5 slides Oct 13 slides	3.2 and 3.3
F Oct 15	Studio: 3.4-3.5			Quiz: 3.2-3.3
M Oct 18	3.6 The Invertible Matrix Theorem	3.6 slides Oct 18 slides	3.4
W Oct 20	Review	Oct 20 slides		Midterm 2: 2.5 through 3.4
F Oct 22	NO STUDIO			NO QUIZ
M Oct 25	4.1 Determinants	4.1 slides Oct 25 slides	3.5+3.6
W Oct 27	4.2: Cofactor expansions, determinants, and volumes	4.2 slides Oct 27
F Oct 29	Studio: 3.6 and Chapter 4			NO QUIZ	Withdrawal and Grade Mode Deadline, Oct. 30
M Nov 1	5.1 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors	5.1 slides Nov 1	Det. I and II
W Nov 3	5.2 The characteristic polynomial	5.2 slides Nov 3 slides
F Nov 5	Studio: 5.1 and 5.2			Quiz: 3.5-3.6 and Chapter 4
M Nov 8	5.4 Diagonalization	5.4 slides Nov 8 slides	5.1 and 5.2
W Nov 10	5.5 Complex eigenvalues	5.5 slides Nov 10 slides
F Nov 12	Studio: 5.4-5.5			Quiz: 5.1 and 5.2
M Nov 15	5.6 Stochastic matrices	5.6 slides Nov 15 slides	5.4 and 5.5
W Nov 17	6.1 Dot products and orthogonality	6.1 slides Nov 17 slides		Midterm 3: 3.5 through 5.5
F Nov 19	NO STUDIO			NO QUIZ
M Nov 22	6.2 Orthogonal complements	6.2 slides Nov 22	5.6 and 6.1
W Nov 24	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
F Nov 26	Thanksgiving Holiday, No Studio
M Nov 29	6.3 Orthogonal projections	6.3 slides Nov 29 slides	6.2
W Dec 1	6.5 Least squares	6.5 slides Dec 1 slides
F Dec 3	Studio: 5.6 and Chapter 6			NO QUIZ
M Dec 6	Final exam review	Dec 6 slides Math 1553 slides
Tue Dec 14	Final Exam for ALL SECTIONS of Math 1553: 6:00pm–8:50pm