MA422A: Advanced Linear Algebra (Fall 2020)

Jan. 15, 2020
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Calendar Description

Determinants; Cayley-Hamilton theorem; bilinear forms; adjoint, self-adjoint, and normal linear operators; the spectral theorem for normal operators; orthogonal and Hermitian operators; the Jordan canonical form of matrices and linear operators.

Prerequisites

MA222.

Exclusions

MA322.

Instructor

Dr. M. Santoprete
Office: LH3045
E-mail: msantoprete@wlu.ca (Do not use MyLearningSpace to email me)

Lectures

Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. in P119 (Peters Building)

Textbook

Linear Algebra, 4th or 5th Edition, by Friedberg, Insel and Spence, Prentice-Hall.
(Note: The bookstore sells the loose leaf version of the 5th Edition)

 

MyLearningSpace

MyLearningSpace (MyLS): Instructional materials (video lectures and accompanying lecture
notes) and important course information will all be posted on MyLS. Students are expected
to visit MyLearningSpace regularly for instructional materials, updates and/or
announcements, and information on tests and exam

Evaluation

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

  • Assignments: 40%
  • Midterm Test (Wednesday, October 28th, 1:00-2:20 p.m.): 20%
  • Final Exam (2.5 hours; exact date, time and location to be announced): 40%

Students must achieve a score of at least 40% of the marks available on the final examination to be eligible to pass the course. 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 MA422 and is provided for the convenience of students.