MATH2040B - Linear Algebra II - 2017/18

Course Name: 
Linear Algebra II
Teacher: 
Prof. Mu Tao WANG
Course Year: 
2017/18
Term: 
1

Announcement

  • The lecture on Sep 7 (Thursday) will be cancelled to synchronize with MATH2040A and there is no tutorial in the first week. In summary, we will only have lectures on Sep 5 (Tuesday) 10:30AM-12:15PM and no tutorial during the first week.
  • The first midterm will take place on Oct 9 (Mon) 7:30-9:00PM at LSB LT1. It will cover all the materials in Lecture 1 - 5 (except those marked with an *). Please go to the test venue at least 5 minutes before the start time and take alternate seating. Remember to bring your student ID and no calculator is allowed for the test.
  • After the problem sets are marked, they will be returned to you by the TAs during tutorials. If you were not able to attend a tutorial for some reasons, you can pick up your graded assignment yourself on the designated box for MATH2040 outside the Math Department General Office (where you submit your homeworks).
  • Problem set 3 has been posted and is due on Oct 13 (Fri) at 5PM.
  • The second midterm will take place on Nov. 13 (Mon) 7:30-9:00PM at LSB LT1. It will cover all the materials in Lecture 1 - 11 (except those marked with an *). Please go to the test venue at least 5 minutes before the start time and take alternate seating. Remember to bring your student ID and no calculator is allowed for the test.

General Information

Lecturer

  • WANG Mu-Tao
    • Office: LSB 233
    • Tel: 39437956
    • Email:

Teaching Assistant

  • GU Dalin
    • Office: AB1 407B
    • Tel: 39433720
    • Email:
    • Office Hours: T 9:00AM - 11:00AM, W 9:00AM - 11:00AM, Th 9:00AM - 11:00AM
  • LEUNG LIU Yusan
    • Office: LSB 222B
    • Tel: 39437963
    • Email:
    • Office Hours: M 1:30PM - 2:15PM, T 1:30PM - 5:15PM, W 3:30PM - 6:15PM
  • YAU Yu Tung
    • Office: AB1 505
    • Tel: 39434298
    • Email:
    • Office Hours: W 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Time and Venue

  • Lecture: Tu 10:30-12:15, Science Centre L5; Th 4:30-5:15, Mong Man Wai 710
  • Tutorial: Th 5:30-6:15, Mong Man Wai 710

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 and, if time permitted, quadratic forms and Jordan canonical forms.


Textbooks

  • "Linear Algebra Done Right" (3rd ed.) by Sheldon Axler, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer

References

  • "Linear Algebra (4th ed)" by S. Friedberg, A. Insel and L. Spence, Prentice Hall

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Lecture Notes


Class Notes


Tutorial Notes


Assignments


Solutions


Assessment Scheme

Homework Assignments 10%
Midterms (Oct 9 and Nov 13, 7:30PM-9:00PM, venue to be announced) 40%
Final Exam 50%

Useful Links


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

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

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Last updated: November 25, 2017 13:54:19