Math 304 - Spring 2013
Linear Algebra

The course: This is Linear Algebra (Math 304). There are seven sections of the course. All sections will cover the same material.

Final Schedule

The combined final will occur on Tuesday May 14 from 7-9PM in LH-001

To accommodate the religious holiday beginning at sundown on May 14 an alternative time of Tuesday May 14 from 4:30- 6:30 in SW-325 is being offered
To accommodate exam conflicts a second alternate final is being offered on Friday May 17 from 11-1 in S1-140 .
Sample Midterm (To get a sense of question types on the Midterm).
Solution to Sample Midterm .
Sample Midterm 2 (To get a sense of question types on the Midterm).
Solution to Sample Midterm 2.

Supplementary problems from Schaum's:

1. Row reduction and echelon form ( sections 1.2 and 1.3 from the text ):
pg 64 example 2.14.
From solved problems beginning on page 69: 2.32, 2.33, 2.43, 2.86, 2.87.

2. Solving linear systems.

2.82 page 102
All that is written on this page applies to students in all sections. In the table below you can find links to the web pages of the individual instructors.

Sections and instructors:

Click on the section number to get to the individual instructor's Math 304 page (if one exists).

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Section
(and link)		 Instructor email Meeting Office Office hours
01 Yifan Xu yxu@math.binghamton.edu MWF
T		 10:50-11:50
10:05-11:30		 SW 329
LN G208		 LN G99C TBD
TBD
02 Kevin Klonoff kklonoff@math.binghamton.edu M W F 8:00 - 9:30 SW 327 LN 2214 M F
R		 10-11:30
11-12
03 Benjamin Brewster ben@math.binghamton.edu MWF
R		 10:50-11:50
11:40 - 1:05		 AA G21
SL 210		 LN 2234 M
W		 9:30-10:30
2:30-4
04 Binbin Huang binbin@math.binghamton.edu MWF
R		 9:40-10:40
10:05-11:30		 SW 325
SW 329		 LN G99 TBD TBD
05 Vaidyanathan Sivaraman vaidy@math.binghamton.edu MWF
T		 11-12
4:25-5:50		 LH 12
LN 1120		 LN 2230 MWF 11-12
06 Ryan McCulloch mcculloch@math.binghamton.edu MWF
R		 2:20-3:20
4:25-5:50		 SW 325
LN 1406		 LN 2408A M T F 1-2PM
07 Michael Fink fink@math.binghamton.edu M
R		 2:20-3:20
4:25-5:50		 SW 327
s2-260		 LN G99 M
W		 11-12
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Prerequisites: Calculus I (Math 221 or equivalent).

Texts:

  1. Mandated text: Linear Algebra, 11th edition, by M. Brin and G. Marchesi.
    This book is prepared by the Department of Mathematical Sciences and is only available through local book stores, including the University book store.
  2. Optional text: Beginning linear algebra, by Seymour Lipschitz, Schaum's Outlines Series, McGraw-Hill. There will be supplementary exercises given from this text.

Course outline: We will cover Chapters 1-5 and at least part of Chapter 6 of the first book listed above. More detail will be added as the semester progresses.

Tests and Grading: There will be two exams given in class by your individual instructor which will be worth 15% of the course grade each. There will be a combined Midterm for all 304 sections which is scheduled for Wednesday March 20th from 7-9PM. This will be worth 25% of your grade.
The final will be comprehensive and is scheduled for May 14 from 7-9PM and is worth 35% of your grade. The remaining 10% of your grade is determined by your individual instructor.

Attendance: It is expected that you will attend class regularly. If your instructor does not have a specific policy on attendance then he/she may still apply the University's basic attendance policy.

Academic honesty: See the Student Academic Honesty Code. If you cheat on a test then you will be required to sign a Report of academic dishonesty form, which will be forwarded to the chair of the Harpur College Academic Honesty Committee, and you will receive a zero for the test. A second case of cheating or a single case of especially serious cheating will be referred to the Harpur College Academic Honesty Committee as a Category II offense. Questions not answered by the above should be asked of your instructor.