Math 524, Linear Algebra
(7:25-8:40 MW in C-8)
Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Online resources:

• I use Blackboard to post your grades periodically throughout the semester

Homework:

Assigned	Due date	Read	Exercises
1/30	2/6	pp. 1-13	1.1-3 Turn in on 2/6: Prove that the set of complex numbers is a vector space over the real numbers with addition and scalar multiplication defined as ordinary addition and multiplication of complex numbers.
2/6	2/13	pp. 14-18	1.4-7, 8 (The collection may not be finite, or even countable!) Turn in on 2/13: 1.9
2/13	2/20	pp. 21-27	1.10-13, 15 No exercise to turn in this time. But use the problems above to get in shape for the upcoming exam.
2/25	2/27	pp. 27-31	2.1 Turn in on 2/27: 2.2
2/27	3/6	pp. 31-41	2.3, 5 (look at exercise 7), 6 (look at exercise 7), 8, 9 Turn in on 3/6: 2.7
3/6	3/13	pp. 41-45	2.10-12, 16, 17 Turn in on 3/13: 2.15
3/13	3/20	pp. 46-56	3.1, 2, 5-7 Turn in on 3/20: 3.3
3/20		pp. 57-72	Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam.
3/27	4/10	pp. 67-72	3.8-10, 17-19 Turn in on 4/10: 3.11

Exam solutions:

• First hourly exam pdf
• Second hourly exam pdf

Educational links:

• A serious paper on teaching/learning at the university level by Prof. Steven Zucker
• A more light-hearted, but very true guide on how to be on good terms with your professor (who assigns your grade) by Prof. Doug Andrews at Wittenberg University
• Some "inside" (really, common sense) advice on getting good grades on Chegg, a textbook retail company.

Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms.  You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.

• www.mathworld.com
• planetmath.org

Some scholarship opportunities for prospective teachers:

• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation
• SDSU Noyce Scholarship