MA 443 - Applied Linear Algebra

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Final version of the class notes, in postscript and pdf, and (critical :-) review1, review2, review3, review4, review5 of it, solicited by Springer.
Grades are in; see below. Thank you for lasting!

scores

• all the scores and final grade
• graphic of ordered total scaled homework scores: ps, pdf.
• graphic of ordered midterm scores: ps, pdf.
• graphic of ordered final exam scores: ps, pdf.
• graphic of ordered overal scores: ps, pdf.

This page contains information for the Fall 2002 MA443 course.

It will be pretty similar to the Fall 2000 version.

Here is an overview, in postscript and in pdf.

• Time and Place: MWF (except 11,21,23,25 oct) 8:45 - 9:40, B223 VV
• Lecturer: Carl de Boor.
  Office hours: WF11-12, (R13:20-15:20 primarily for UG advising), 7379 CS&Stat
• Outside class and office hours, I intend to communicate with the class entirely via this class page and email.
  email: deboor@cs.wisc.edu; class-list: ma-443@lists.students.wisc.edu
  
• MIDTERM on Monday, 28 Oct 02, 19:15--21:15h at B139VV. I don't intend to provide a make-up exam. FINAL EXAM: 7:45--9:45h, Friday, 20 December 2002, at B223VV ; I don't intend to provide a make-up exam.
• grading: 30% homework, 30% midterm, 40% final (final comprehensive but heavier on the second part)
• The text: no book to buy! TeX'ed class notes (overview; chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; background, index) (in postscript and pdf) will be available as the course progresses; see the final version, in postscript and pdf.
  Textbooks I seriously considered are:
  • Carl D. Meyer, Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, SIAM, 2000;
  • G. Strang, Linear algebra and its applications, 3rd ed, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1988; Math library Reserve collection
  • S. Axler, Linear Algebra done right, 2nd ed, Springer-Verlag, 1997; Math library, QA184 A96 1997 (eventually in their reserve collection)
  • Steven J. Leon, Applied Linear Algebra with applications, 4th ed., Macmillan, 1994;
  • J. Daniels and B. Noble, Applied Linear Algebra, 3nd Edition Prentice-Hall, 1988;
  • An interesting resource is the following online Applied Linear Algebra.
• Computing assignments (and in-class demos) will be in MATLAB, available in the Mathematics InfoLab, VV 101, but also on machines in Engineering, Computer Science, ...
• While there is a MATLAB hand-out (Kermit Sigmon's MATLAB Primer, 3rd Edition) available at DoIT (look for CS 525 handout #2), I intend to rely on MATLAB's extensive on-line help facilities.
• Course Overview, in postscript and in pdf format.
• Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (due 09dec); also answers (and policies concerning them)
  

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