Lectures: Tu, Th  11:00 - 12:15 (Section M),   room NAC 4/115

Lecturer: Vladimir Shpilrain  Office:MR 416 C   Phone: (212) 650-5158
e-mail: vshpilrain@ccny.cuny.edu   web page:  http://shpilrain.ccny.cuny.edu/

Office hours:  T, Th 1:00-2:00 or by appointment

Homework: Homework problems will be assigned once a week. For homework, we will be using WebWork.

Textbook:  W. Keith Nicholson,  Linear algebra with Applications (Open edition),  Lyryx, 2021 (Revision A).
https://lyryx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nicholson-OpenLAWA-2018A.pdf

Material to be covered (tentative): Chapter 1, Sections 1.1 - 1.3;   Chapter 2, Sections 2.1-2.5;
Chapter 3, Sections 3.1- 3.3, 3.5;   Chapter 5, Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6; Chapter 6, Sections 6.1-6.4;
Chapter 7, Sections 7.1, 7.2;   Chapter 8, Sections 8.1, 8.6;   Chapter 9, Section 9.1.

Approximate grading weights (tentative):

Final exam: 50 %
midterm exam(s): 30 %
quizzes, homework: 20 %

 
There will be no early or make-up tests.