MATH 3242 Spring 2025
Linear Algebra Dwiggins
Tuesday Thursday
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1		 Jan 21 Jan 23
Section 1.1 Sections 1.1-2
Linear Systems
of Equations		 Methods of Solution and
Applications of Linear Systems
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2		 Jan 28 Jan 30
Section 2.1 Sections 2.2-3
Definition of a
Linear Space		 Introduction to Matrices
and Matrix Algebra
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3		 Feb 4 Feb 6 (Homework Assignment # 1 Due)
Sections 2.3-4 Section 3.1
Multiplicative Inverses
of Square Matrices		 The Determinant of
a Square Matrix
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4		 Feb 11 Feb 13
Review Test # 1
  Sections 1.1-2, 2.1-4, and 3.1
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5		 Feb 18 Feb 20
Sections 3.2-3 Sections 3.3-4
Properties of
Determinants		 Applications of
Determinants
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6		 Feb 25 Feb 27
Sections 4.1-2 Sections 4.3-4
Properties of
Vector Spaces		 Vector Subspaces
and Linear Independence
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7		 Mar 4 Mar 6 (Homework Assignment # 2 Due)
Sections 4.5-6 Sections 4.7-8
Bases, Dimension, and
the Rank of a Matrix		 Coordinate Systems
and Other Applications
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8		 Mar 11 Mar 13
Spring Break Spring Break
(No Classes Scheduled) (No Classes Scheduled)
Tuesday Thursday
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9		 Mar 18 Mar 20
Sections 5.1-2 Review
The Geometry of
Vector Spaces		  
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10		 Mar 25 Mar 27
Test # 2 Sections 5.3-4
Chapters 3, 4, and 5.1-2 Orthonormal Bases
for Vector Spaces
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11		 Apr 1 Apr 3
Sections 5.4-5 Sections 6.1-2
Applications of
Inner Product Spaces		 Introduction to
Linear Transformations
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12		 Apr 8 Apr 10 (Homework Assignment # 3 Due)
Sections 6.3-4 Sections 6.4-5
Linear Transformation
Matrices		 Properties and Applications
of Linear Transformations
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13		 Apr 15 Apr 17
Sections 7.1-2 Sections 7.3-4
Eigensystems for Matrices
(Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors)		 Eigensystems: Special Cases
and Applications
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14		 Apr 22 Apr 24
Review Test # 3
  Sections 5.3-7.4
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15		 Apr 29 (Homework Assignment # 4 Due) May 1
Review Study Day
   
Final Exam = Thursday, May 8, 8:00-10:00 a.m.