MATRIX METHODS

(15-MATH-276-001)

Autumn, 2004

The Class Room and Class Times are Room 608 of Swift Hall on

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11:00-11:50 a.m. from Wednesday, September 22 through Friday, December 3, 2004 ---with the exception of the Thanksgiving Holiday on November 26^th (Friday).

Teacher: Roger Chalkley

Office: Room 822A, Old Chemistry Building

Telephone: (513) 556-4074

Office Hours: 11:00-11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday;

12:00-12:50 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Textbook: Matrix Methods, by Richard Bronson, 2^nd Ed.,

Academic Press, Boston, 1991.

Subject matter to be covered: Chapters 1—7

plus later sections depending on the time available

Testing and Grading Policy: Grades are to be based on two 50-minute

midterm examinations referred to as Test 1 and Test 2, a two-hour final

examination, and four projects in which MATHEMATICA is employed as

a computational aid.

Test 1 will be given on Friday, October 22, 2004.

Test 2 will be given on Friday, November 19, 2004.

The final examination is scheduled for Friday, December 10, 2004 at 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Test 1 and Test 2 will each contribute 20% to the eventual grade; the final examination

will account for 40% of the grade; and each of the four projects will count as 5% of the grade for the course.

Pocket calculators and other such aids are prohibited during the various examinations.

Withdrawals: A withdrawal with passing status (W) will be permitted up through Thursday, November 18^th. After that date, withdrawal slips cannot be processed.

(As a mathematics class below the 500-level, this course is categorized as QR (quantitative reasoning)

and, of the four competencies, it fits under ‘Critical Thinking’.)