Course Syllabus: MATH 20F, Fall 2009

Instruction

Instructor: Prof. Jiawang Nie
Office: AP&M 5864.
Phone: (858) 534-6015.
Email: njw "AT" math.ucsd.edu.
Office hours: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Mondays, and 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Wednesdays.

Lectures

Time: 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Location: WLH 2001

Attending the lecture is a fundamental part of the course; you are responsible for material presented in the lecture whether or not it is discussed in the textbook. You should expect questions on the exams that will test your understanding of concepts discussed in the lecture. Please make sure your cell phone is turned off and put away during lecture.

TA Contact Info

Nelson Townsend : 12:00pm-12:50pm (Monday and Thursday, 6414 APM) Email: ntownsend@math.ucsd.edu
Miles Jones : 3pm-4pm(Tuesday), 2pm-3pm (Wednesday, 6442 APM) Email: mej005@math.ucsd.edu
Vyacheslav Kungurtsev : OH: 5pm-6pm (Monday, B432 APM), 4pm-5pm (Friday, 5748 APM) Email: vkungurt@math.ucsd.edu

Math 20F Workshop (OASIS)

Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays (staring in the week of October 6, 2009)
Location: The top floor of Center Hall
Contact: Robert Rivera (rdrivera@ucsd.edu)

Course Description

Matrix algebra, Gaussian elimination, determinants. Linear and affine subspaces, bases of Euclidean spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, quadratic forms, orthogonal matrices, diagonalization of symmetric matrices. Applications. Computing symbolic and graphical solutions using Matlab.

Here is a tentative course schedule.

Prerequisite

Math 20C with a grade of C– or better.

Textbook

David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 3rd edition, Pearson, 2006. It was reserived in Science and Engineering Library.

Discussion Sessions and Teaching Assistants

Attending discussion sections is a requirement for this course.

Session B01: 2:00p - 2:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Nelson Townsend
Session B02: 3:00p - 3:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Nelson Townsend
Session B03: 4:00p - 4:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Nelson Townsend
Session B04: 5:00p - 5:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Miles Jones
Session B05: 6:00p - 6:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Miles Jones
Session B06: 7:00p - 7:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Miles Jones
Session B07: 8:00p - 8:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Vyacheslav Kungurtsev
Session B08: 9:00p - 9:50p.   Room: York 3000A.   TA:  Vyacheslav Kungurtsev

Homework Assignments

Homework will be assigned weekly and collected by TA on Wednesdays in the following weeks. The worst of your homework assignment grades will be droped. No late homework will be accepted for any reasons. Please write your names, id nubmers, and section numbers on your homework, and staple together your homework pages.

Matlab Assignments

Matlab is a serious part of this couse. Every student is supposed to learn how to use Matlab.

MATLAB is installed on all computers in the basement room B432 of AP&M, where MATLAB tutors will be available if you need help starting Thursday, October 1st. For tutor hours, please click the third button on the left column of Matlab website. Please note that regular MATLAB sections will NOT be held. If you prefer, you may purchase your own copy of MATLAB, but please be advised that the MATLAB assignments have only been tested on ACS computers.

There will be five Matlab assignments and a final exam.

The assignments has been posted in Assignments section of Matlab website. For their due dates, plese click the third button on the left column of Matlab website. The worst of your Matlab assignment grades will be dropped. No late Matlab assignments will be accepted for any reasons.

The final exam information has been posted in MATLAB Final Exam section of Matlab website.

Complete information regarding Matlab labs may be found at http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~math20f/. For more questions, please contact Michael Scullard (Email: mscullar@math.ucsd.edu)

Calculators

You may use any handheld calculator (but not a computer, PDA or any device with network capability) during exams; however, you will be expected to show all relevant computational steps: No credit will be given for unsupported answers gotten directly from a calculator.

Exams

There will be two (2) midterm exams given during the regular lecture hour. You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to each midterm exam. Please make sure your cell phone is turned off and put away during exams.
  • Midterm I - October 23, Friday, 2009. Here is the midterm exam I.
  • Midterm II - November 20, Friday, 2009. Here is the midterm exam II.
  • Final - 12/07/2009, 11:30am - 2:29 pm. the practice final.

    • Make-up exam policy

    There will be no make-up exams for this couse. If you miss an exam for any reason, then your course grade will be computed with the final exam counting 60% of your weighted average.

    Grading

    The final course grade will be based on homework assignments, midterm and final exams, Matlab assignments and exams. Your final grade will be the best of the following two weighted averages.
  • 10% Homework, 20% Midterm Exam I, 20% Midterm Exam II, 40% Final Exam, 10% Matlab ( = assignments 5% + exams 5% )
  • 10% Homework, 20% best Midterm Exam, 60% Final Exam, 10% Matlab ( = assignments 5% + exams 5% )
    • In addition, you must pass the final examination in order to pass the course.

    The grades will be curved within the entire class.

    Academic Integrity

    Every student is expected to conduct themselves with academic integrity. Any kind of cheatings is not allowed in this course. Violations of academic integrity will be treated seriously.

    See UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship.