Linear Algebra I Syllabus
Linear Algebra I Syllabus
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Linear Algebra I
Instructor’s Information
Name: Miliyon T.
Email: [email protected]
Office No: 201 (Block 202)
Office Hours: TBD
Course Description: This course covers vectors, lines and planes, vector spaces, matrices, sys-
tem of linear equations, determinants, eigenvalues & eigenvectors, and linear transformations.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credit Hours: 3 hrs
Text(s):
1. Lang: Linear Algebra.
References: Anton, Elementary linear algebra: application version, 8th ed, John Wiley & Sons.
Assessment:
Assignments 20%
Quizzes 10%
Tests 20%
Final Exam 50%
Course Objectives:
At the end of successful accomplishment of the course, students will be able to:
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Course Outline:
Chapter Content
þ Scalar product, and norm of a vector, orthogonal projection, and direction cosines
þ The vector product
þ Applications on area and volume
þ Lines and planes
þ Definition of a matrix
þ Algebra of matrices
þ Types of matrices: square, identity, scalar, diagonal, triangular, symmetric, and skew sym-
Chapter 3
Matrices
metric matrices
þ Elementary row and column operations
þ Row reduced echelon form of a matrix
þ Rank of a matrix using elementary row/column operations
þ System of linear equations
þ Definition of a determinant
þ Properties of determinants
Determinants
Chapter 4