MA122A, B and C: Introductory Linear Algebra (Fall 2020)

Calendar Description

Vector geometry in R² and R³; the vector space Rⁿ and its subspaces; spanning sets, linear independence, bases and dimension; dot product in Rⁿ and Cⁿ; systems of linear equations and Gaussian elimination; matrices and matrix operations; matrix inverse; matrix rank; linear transformations in Rⁿ; introduction to determinants, Cramer's rule; introduction to eigenvalues, eigenvectors and diagonalization of real matrices; applications of linear algebra

Instructor (Section A)

Instructor (Sections B and D)

Adam Metzler
Office hours: TBD
E: ametzler@wlu.ca

Instructor (Section C)

Lectures

Section Time Instructor Office Hours Email
A TR: 8:30am - 9:50am Ping Zhang WF: 12:30p.m. – 1:30p.m. pzhang@wlu.ca
B TR: 1:00pm - 2:20pm Adam Metzler TBD ametzler@wlu.ca
C TR: 10:00am - 11:20am Shengda Hu W: 10:30a.m. - 11:20a.m. shu@wlu.ca
D TR: 10:00am - 11:20am Adam Metzler TBD ametzler@wlu.ca

Lab Coordinator

Trevor Saunderson
E: tsaunderson@wlu.ca

Textbook

Course notes to be posted on MyLearningSpace (MyLS).

Calculators

Students may only use the approved calculator, Casio FX-300MS Plus required on lab assignments, quizzes, tests, exams, and the final examination. It is available for purchase at the campus bookstore. No other calculator is allowed.

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA122 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

• Weekly online WeBWorK assignments: 10%
• Labs 25%
• Midterm Test (Friday, October 30th, 6:00p.m. – 7:20p.m.): 25%
• Final Examination (2.5 hours; date and time to be announced): 40%

To be eligible to pass this course, a student must score at least 40% on the final examination. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA122 and is provided for the convenience of students.