APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA I

(15-MATH-555-001)

Autumn, 2000

Class Room and Class Times: Room 507 Swift Hall

on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:00-9:50 a.m.

From Wednesday, September 20, 2000 through Friday, December 1, 2000

and Tuesday, December 8, 8:00-10:00 (Final Examination)

with the exception of Friday, November 10 (Veterans, Day) and Friday, November 24 (Thanksgiving)

Teacher: Roger Chalkley

Office: Room 822A, Old Chemistry Building

Phone: (513) 556-4074

Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Textbook: Matrix Theory with Applications by Jack L. Goldberg, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., 1991.

Syllabus: The subject matter of Chapters 1 through 4.

Testing and Grading Policy: There will be two 50-minute examinations, two projects, and a 2-hour final examination. Each 50-minute exam will be graded on a basis of 100 points; each project will be graded on a basis of 100 points; and the 2-hour final exam will be graded on a basis of 100 points. Your grade on each 50-minute exam will be weighted as 1/5 of your course grade; your grade on each project will be weighted as 1/10; and your grade on the final examination will be weighted as 2/5 of your course grade.

Test 1 (in Room 507) Friday, October 20, 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Test 2 (in Room 507) Friday, November 17, 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Final Exam (in Room 507) Tuesday, December 5, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00a.m.

Please bring and use Examination Booklets (i.e. “Blue Books”) for each of the examinations.

Withdrawal Policy: A withdrawal with passing status ( W ) will be permitted up through Thursday, November 16. After that date, withdrawal slips can not be processed..