Math 260 - Linear Algebra I

Credits: 3

Course Description: Elementary theory of vector spaces. Topics include linear independence, bases, dimension, linear maps and matrices, determinants, orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Pre-Requisites: MATH 140.

Frequency: Offered every semester (Fall-Spring-Summer).

Current Textbook: Introduction to Linear Algebra by Geza Schay, published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1997, ISBN: 0-86720-498-2.
Student Solution Manual
Check with your instructor to make sure this is the textbook used for your section.

Fall 2008 Schedule:

Section	Meeting Time	Instructor
1	TuTh 4:00pm-5:15pm	Steven Jackson

Topics

Appendix: Vectors
Chapter 1: Linear equations.
Chapter 2: Linear transformations.
Chapter 3: Subspaces of n-dimensional real space and their dimensions.
Chapter 4: Introduction to linear spaces.
Chapter 5: Orthogonality and least squares.
Chapter 6: Determinants.
Chapter 7: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Chapter 9: Linear differential equations.

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