MATH 240 Resources on the WEB

COURSE: MATH 240, Linear Algebra and Applications (4). Matrix algebra and solutions of systems of linear equations, matrix inversion, determinants. Vector spaces, linear dependence, basis and dimension, subspaces. Inner products, Gram-Schmidt process. Linear transformations, matrices of a linear transformation. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Some numerical methods for linear systems-Gaussian elimination with partial pivoting, the iterative Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods. Applications.

TEXT: Linear Algebra, 2nd Ed. (NIU Version, 1999), by Fraleigh and Beauregard

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students should develop some computational skills in working with linear functions and the matrices used to represent them. However, more of the course will focus on non-computational issues, such as learning to use appropriate terminology and reasoning and constructing proofs. This course is intended as a transition between the beginning calculus courses and upper level courses in mathematics.

RESOURCES on the WEB:

About calculators:

at NIU

Lists of Linear Algebra sites:

Math Forum, at Swarthmore College

Math Archives, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tutorials:

The Connected Curriculum Project

at Duke University, funded by the National Science Foundation; requires a local installation of MAPLE, MATHEMATICA, or MATLAB

Projects:

ATLAST Project Forum

at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, directed by Steven Leon, and sponsored by the National Science Foundation

Student Projects in Linear Algebra | Sample Activities in Linear Algebra

at the College of the Redwoods, developed by David Arnold under an NSF grant; requires installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader or Scientific Notebook

INTERACTIVE SITES:

Math Department homepage