Previous final exams (in Acrobat Reader format): Fall 99 with Solutions | Fall 00 | Spring 95
The final for Prof. Ellers's class is in Du 240.
The final for Prof. Beachy's class is in Du 276.
The final for Prof. Bowman's class is in Du 280.
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. Quadratic forms.
Applications.
PRQ:
MATH 232
TEXT:
Bernard Kolman and David R.Hill,
Elementary Linear Algebra,
7th Edition,
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2000.
SYLLABUS: The course will cover most of Chapters 1-6 of the text.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students will develop some computational skills in working with linear transformations and the matrices used to represent them. However, more of the course will focus on non-computational issues such as reasoning and constructing proofs. This course is intended as a transition between the beginning calculus courses and upper level courses in mathematics.
GRADING: Grades will be assigned on the basis of 600 points, as follows:
Your professor will provide more specific information about grading policies in your section.
The final exam will be a comprehensive, departmental examination.
It is scheduled as a mass exam, on
Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 8-9:50 P.M.
All sections of this course will take the same final exam
at the same time.
The location of the final will be announced in class
near the end of the semester.
The final for Prof. Ellers's class is in Du 240.
The final for Prof. Beachy's class is in Du 276.
The final for Prof. Bowman's class is in Du 280.
WITHDRAWAL: The last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course is Friday, October 18.
CALCULATORS: This course is oriented away from computational matters. To check their homework, students might sometimes like to have access to calculators that can solve systems of linear equations and manipulate small matrices. However, calculators will not be allowed on exams.