MAS 3105

Instructor: Julian Edward
    Office: DM 431C, phone 348-3050.
    Office hours: Tuesday 330-430PM; Thursday 200-300PM, or by appointment.
Home Page: http://www.fiu.edu/~edwardj
Home Page: http://www.fiu.edu/~math/Faculty/Edward.htm


Text: Linear Algebra with Applications, by Steven J. Leon, Edition 8Ed.

Course Material: An introduction to the topics in linear algebra most often used in applications.

Topics include: matrices and their applications; simultaneous linear equations and elementary opera-

tions; linear dependence; vector spaces; rank and inverses; inner products and 'best' approximations;

numerical solutions of simultaneous linear equations; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; iterative methods

for calculating eigenvalues; and systems of linear equations.

 
Grading scheme  (revised):

There will be two term tests and a final. In addition, there will be 4 quizzes worth 5% each; tentatively scheduled 1/26, 2/9, 3/8, 4/12. There will also be 4 assignments assigned and collected, worth 5% each.  Two of the assignments will be Matlab based, so you will have to learn Matlab. First Matlab assignment will be due 1/26.

  Term test will be 16% each. Cumulative final exam 28%.

Tentative term test schedule:  2/23, 3/29

Final exam will be held in class 4/26, 945-1145AM

The grading scale goes as follows:

80-100%=A, 70-79%=B, 60-69%=C, 50-59%=D, 0-49%=F.

Attendance:
    Optional except on test days. If you miss a quiz/test, and in my opinion your absence is excusable, then your final exam will be adjusted to make up. If the absence is not excusable, you get 0 on the missed test. Be prepared to document your excuse with doctor's note, etc.
    You are responsible for any work covered in class, unless told otherwise.
 Extra help

This class has a LA, Eric. Here are Eric's LA hours: Tuesday Thursday 12:45-1:45, Tuesday 3:30-4:30, Thursday 5:00-6:00, Friday 4:00-5:00. This will all be in DM 409A.

University surcharge policy: students taking this class for the third time may now appeal the associated surcharge. See registrar's office for more information.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given on pp.120-121 of the Student Handbook. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the university.