Course Descriptions

General Information (Catalog listing)

Prerequisite: Precalculus (Math 115 or 111-112) or placement into calculus

Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrices and determinants, vectors in two- and three-dimensional Euclidean space, vector spaces, introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Possible additional topics: systems of linear inequalities and systems of differential equations.

Updated description

Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Vectors in n-space, Span and linear independence of a set of vectors, Linear Transformations, Matrix algebra, Determinants, Vector spaces, Basis and dimension, Coordinate vectors and change of coordinates, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Diagonalization of a matrix, Geometry of vectors, Orthogonality, Symmetric matrices.
(current, 2025)

Textbook

Textbook:  For current textbook please refer to our Master Textbook List page

The details of the syllabus and the timing of the midterm exams will vary from section to section. Each section of Math 250 has its own midterm exams and final exam. The final exam times are determined from the class meeting times. The room of the final exam may or may not be the usual lecture room! See the Final Exam schedule or the Math Department main website for updated details about final exams, when this information is available.

Course materials for all sections of Math 250

Course materials for Math 250C1, C2, and C3 ---the MATLAB sections

• Click here to access the webpage for the 250C (MATLAB) sections, where the MATLAB assignments can be found.

Suggested examination review materials for all sections of Math 250

Students are expected to follow the Rutgers Standards of Academic Integrity on the assignments, quizzes and exams in the course.

Another Resource for MATLAB

(Note: for the MATLAB Assignments for the MATLAB Sections C1, C2, and C3, please refer to the Math 250C webpage instead)

• Matlab Tutorial (from MIT)

Schedule of Sections:

 01:640:250 Schedule of Sections