Required resources

Text

Linear Algebra and Its Applications by David C. Lay. 6th Edition, eText. Available from MyLab. You will register for MyLab using the connect to Mylab to access your textbook link in the top block of our course AsULearn page. Follow the instructions in the linked document to join the course. This instructions provide a free access code.

Technology

• Access to a desktop, laptop, or larger tablet. You will not be able to complete all course activities through a smartphone.

• Access to AsULearn. See the course tour to see how we will use AsULearn in our class.

• Access to the computer algebra system Maple. Maple is available in labs on campus and for free download using the download code provided in the Maple student access link in the top block of our course AsULearn page. You can also access Maple remotely using UDesk, Appalachian's virtual desktop system.

Prerequisites

Our course has MAT 1120: Calculus II and Analytic Geometry as a prerequisite. The following concepts from Calculus II will be integral to our class: algebraic solutions of linear equations (you saw this with partial fractions), visualizations and equations of curves and surfaces and linear intersections in 2D and 3D (you saw this with rectangle and box slicing, both visually and algebraically), limits applied to diverse objects (you saw this with improper integrals and partial sums of series), sin and cos trigonometry (you saw this with trig substitution), linear approximations (you saw this with Taylor polynomial of degree 1, Euler’s method, and slope field), and mathematical reasoning and justifications (you saw this throughout the course with algebraic, numerical, and geometric reasoning). If you did not complete MAT 1120 recently or do not feel comfortable with the material, please let me know and we can set up a plan to make sure you have the review you need to find success in our class.