MATH2040A - Linear Algebra II - 2015/16

Announcement

• The first lecture begins on Monday Jan 11. Note that there will be no tutorial classes in the first week.
• You can find solutions to all the exercises in the textbook under "Useful Link". Please be careful as it may contain some typos/errors.
• Quiz 1 will take place on Jan 28 (Thursday) in class. It will cover all the materials in the first two weeks, including Problems Set 1 and 2.
• Midterm 1 will take place on Feb 15 (Monday), 4:30-5:30PM at LSK LT4 (note that this is different from the usual classroom for lectures!) It will cover materials in the first four weeks, i.e. textbook Ch. 1-5 (except 1.7, 2.6, 2.7, 4.5, 5.3) and Problem Sets 1-4.
• The statistics for midterm 1 is as follows: mean = 17.87, median = 17, SD = 6.11. If you haven't got back your midterm, please come to see me after class this Thursday (Feb 25).
• Quiz 2 will take place on Mar 10 (Thursday) in class. It will cover Section 6.1 and 6.2 of the textbook.
• Midterm 2 will take place on March 31 (Thursday), 11:30AM-12:30PM at BMS G18 (Basic Medical Science Building) It will cover materials in Section 6.1-6.6 of the textbook (except "Least square approximation and minimal solutions in 6.3, and "Conic sections" in 6.5) and Problem Sets 5-9.
• Quiz 3 will take place on April 14 (Thursday) in class. It will cover Section 6.8 of the textbook and Problem Set 10.
• The statistics for midterm 2 is as follows: mean = 21.5, median = 22, SD = 5.74. If you haven't got back your midterm, please come to see me after class this Thursday (Apr 14).
• A scanned copy of Chapter 7.1 and 7.2 on Jordan canonical form has been uploaded (password protected).
• The final exam will take place on April 28 (Thursday), 9:30-11:30am at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall (Auditorium). Please note that no notes/books/calculators are allowed in the exam.
• If you haven't got back your quizzes/midterms, please come to my office (LSB 236) to pick them up.

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General Information

Lecturer

• Martin Li
  • Office: LSB 236
  • Tel: 3943 1851
  • Email:

Teaching Assistant

• GU, Dalin
  • Office: AB1 407B
  • Tel: 3943 3720
  • Email:
  • Office Hours: Mon 8:30-11:30AM; Tue 8:30-11:30AM; Wed 8:30-11:30AM
• LEE, Cheuk Yin
  • Office: LSB 232
  • Tel: 3943 7956
  • Email:
  • Office Hours: Mon 2:30-4:30PM; Fri 2:30-5:30PM
• ZHANG, Yi
  • Office: AB1 505
  • Tel: 3943 4298
  • Email:
  • Office Hours: Mon 8:30-11:30AM; Tue 8:30-11:30AM; Thur 10:30AM-1:30PM

Time and Venue

• Lecture: Mon 4:30-6:15PM, LSB LT4; Thur 11:30AM-12:15PM, LSB LT5
• Tutorial: Mon 6:30-7:15PM; Thur 10:30-11:15AM, LSB LT4

Course Description

This is a continuation of MATH1030. Topics include: linear mapping and its matrix representation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner product spaces, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, spectral theorems, quadratic forms and Jordan canonical forms.

Textbooks

• S. Friedberg, A. Insel and L. Spence, Linear Algebra, 4th edition, Prentice Hall

References

• Sheldon Axler, Linear algebra done right, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer

Pre-class Notes

• Course Outline

Lecture Notes

• Lecture Notes - Week 1
• Lecture Notes - Week 2
• Lecture Notes - Week 3
• Lecture Notes - Week 4
• Lecture Notes - Week 5
• Lecture Notes - Week 6
• Lecture Notes - Week 7
• Lecture Notes - Week 8
• Lecture Notes - Week 9
• Lecture Notes - Week 10
• Lecture Notes - Week 11 (midterm 2, no class)
• Lecture Notes - Week 12
• Lecture Notes - Week 13
• Lecture Notes - Week 14
• Textbook Chapter 7.1 and 7.2
• Study Guide for Final Exam

Tutorial Notes

• Tutorial Notes 1
• Tutorial Notes 2
• Tutorial Notes 3
• Tutorial Notes 4
• Tutorial Notes 5
• Tutorial Notes 6
• Tutorial Notes 7
• Tutorial Notes 8
• Tutorial Notes 9
• Tutorial Notes 10
• Tutorial Notes 11
• Tutorial Notes 12
• Tutorial Notes 13

Assignments

• Practice Problem Set 1
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 1 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 2
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 2 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 3
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 3 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 4
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 4 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 5
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 5 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 6
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 6 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 7
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 7 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 8
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 8 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 9
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 9 (password protected)
• Review Exercises for Midterm 2
• Practice Problem Set 10
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 10 (password protected)
• Practice Problem Set 11
• Scanned exercises in Problem Set 11 (password protected)

Solutions

• Quiz 1 Solution
• Midterm 1 Solution
• Quiz 2 Solution
• Midterm 2 Solution
• Quiz 3 Solution

Assessment Scheme

Quizzes (5% each)		15%
Midterms (15% each)		30%
Final Exam		55%

Useful Links

• Solutions to Exercise in the textbook (by Chin-Hung Lin)

Honesty in Academic Work

The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. Although cases of cheating or plagiarism are rare at the University, everyone should make himself / herself familiar with the content of the following website:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/

and thereby help avoid any practice that would not be acceptable.

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Last updated: April 25, 2016 11:03:55