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