Vectors and Matrices
Math 221 : Section 02 (Fall 2009)

Lecturer: Scott Schneider
Email: sschneider01 at wesleyan dot edu
Office: Science Tower 615

Office hours:
• Mon 3–4pm
• Tues 1–2:30pm
• Wed 3–4pm
• by appointment
EXAM WEEK OFFICE HOURS

Lectures: MW, 1:10–2:30pm in Exley Science Center 121
Text: Elementary Linear Algebra, by Howard Anton.
Tentative syllabus

Course Assistants and Office Hours:
Anna Haensch: Monday 10am–12pm in room 628 Science Center Tower
Karen Ellis: Thursday 2–4pm in room 628 Science Center Tower

Tutoring:
Math Workshop: room 133A Science Center, Mon–Thur 2:30–5pm, and Sun–Thur 7–10pm
SCIC Tutoring: room 105 Science Center, Mon–Fri 7–10pm, and Mon–Thur 6–10pm

Links:
Math 221 main page
Tentative syllabus
Gaussian Elimination
Study Guide for First Midterm
Workshop
Happy Birthday Problems
Final Exam Practice Problems

Exams: The final exam will be Friday, December 18th, from 9am to noon, in Science Center 121 (the usual classroom).

Grading:
25% — quizzes and workshops
40% — 2 midterms, equally weighted
35% — final exam

Exams may only be made up in case of emergency; please email me as soon as you know that you will be unable to make an exam. Calculators may NOT be used on exams.

Homework:
Section  Exercises
1.1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
1.2 1–5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 28
1.3 1–5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 25
1.4 4, 8, 11, 13, 16
1.5 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14
1.6 1, 9, 20, 21, 27
1.7 1–6
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1 3, 8–11, 13
3.2 3, 4, 5, 11
3.3 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 13
3.4 1–4, 10, 12, 13
3.5 1, 4, 10, 11, 20, 26, 28, 35
4.1 3, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23
4.2 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20
4.3 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8–11, 13, 20, 23
4.4
5.1 1–12, 20
5.2 1–5, 11–13
5.3 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 15
5.4 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19
5.5 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15
5.6 2, 4, 5, 7, 11
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
7.1
7.2
7.3
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6