MATH 264 Honors Linear Algebra II (Spring 2002)

2002- 03 Spring

MATH 264: Honors Linear Algebra II

Second Exam will be on 19 May 2003 Monday at 10:00.
The results of the first exam is sent to you by e-mail. You can see your exams during the office hours.
Lectures: Tuesday 17:40 - 19:30 (M-214) and Saturday 11:00 - 12:50 (M-214)
Books. As in last semester: I shall use `Linear Algebra' by Hoffman and Kunze, you are strongly encouraged to have a copy of this book. However you can use any Linear Algebra textbook as a reference.

Monday 14:40 - 15:30
Thursday (all day by appointment)

Exam 1: 13 April 2003, Sunday 10:00 (Contents: 6.1 - 7.4)
Exam 2: 19 May 2003, Monday 10:00 (Contents: 8.1 - 9.6)
Final: TBA (Contents: 6.1 - 10.4)

Exam 1 - 30 points
Exam 2 - 30 points
Final - 40 points

Weeks	Topics	Sections
1	Charactersitic polynomials, eigenvalues	6.2, 6.3
2	Simultaneous diagonalization, decompositions	6.4 - 6.6
3	The primary decomposition theorem	6.7, 6.8
4	Annihilators	7.1, 7.2
5	The Rational and Jordan forms	7.2-7.4
6	Semi-simple operators, review	7.5 + R
7	Inner product spaces	8.1, 8.2
8	Linear functionals, unitary operators	8.3, 8.4
9	Normal operators, review	8.5 + R
10	Forms on inner product spaces, positive forms	9.1 - 9.3
11	Spectral theory	9.4, 9.5
12	More on normal operators, review	9.6 + R
13	Bilinear forms	10.1, 10.2
14	Groups preserving bilinear forms	10.3, 10.4

R means review of the last chapter if time permits.

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Last updated on 5 May 2003.