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Math 2420 (former Math 254 )

Applied Linear Algebra

Catalog Description

Prerequisite: MATH 1510 passed with grade C‐ or better.

An introductory study of the analysis and applications of systems of linear equations, vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations, including computer-based linear algebra (3 cr, 3 cl hrs, 1.5 lab hrs).

Textbook

Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Books a la Carte Edition plus MyLab Math with Pearson eText access code card, 6th Edition by Lay, Lay, and McDonald, 2021, Pearson, ISBN 9780136858140

Content

Most of the sections from chapters 1 through 6.

Solution Keys

2023

Spring
- Test 1, 02/14
- Test 2, 03/09
- Test 3, 04/06
- Test 4, 05/02
Fall
- Test 1, 09/14
- Test 2, 10/17
- Test 3, 11/09
- Test 4, 11/30

2022

Spring
- Test 1, 02/10
- Test 2, 03/10
- Test 3, 04/14
- Test 4, 05/03
Fall
- Test 1, 09/13
- Test 2, 10/11
- Test 3, 11/10
- Test 4, 12/01

2021

Spring
- Test 1, 02/18
- Test 2, 03/11
- Test 3, 04/08
- Test 4, 04/29

2020

- Spring
  - Test 1, 2/11/2020, Median 92%
  - Test 2, 3/12/2020, Median 88%
  - Test 3, 4/28/2020 (This is the last test because of covid.)

2019

- Spring
  - Test 1, 2/14/2019, Average 88%
  - Test 2, 3/14/2019, Average 88%
  - Test 3, 4/11/2019, Average 82%
  - Test 4, 4/30/2019

2018

- Spring
  - Test 1, 2/15/2018, Ave. 87%
  - Test 2, 3/8/2018, Ave. 87%
  - Test 3, 4/12/2018, Ave. 72%
  - Test 4, 5/1/2018, Ave. 80%
- Fall
  - Test 1, 9/20/2018, Ave. 88%
  - Test 2, 10/25/2018, Ave. 83%
  - Test 3, 11/15/2018, Ave. 86%
  - Test 4, 12/06/2018, Ave. 87%

2017

Spring
- Test 1, 2/9/2017, Ave. 87%
- Test 2 3/9/2017, Ave. 82%
- Test 3, 4/18/2017, Ave. 79%
- Test 4, 5/4/2017, Ave. 85%
Fall
- Test 1, 9/19/2017, Ave. 87%
- Test 2, 10/17/2017, Ave. 86%
- Test 3, 11/14/2017, Ave. 86%
- Test 4, 12/7/2017, Ave. 87%

2016

- Test 1, 9/22/2016, Ave. 86%
- Test 2, 10/20/2016, Ave. 86%
- Test 3, 11/15/2016, Ave. 79%
- Test 4, 12/8/2016, Ave. 85 %

2015

- Test 1, Ave. 85%, covers chapter 1.
- Test 2, Average 84%, Covers chapters 2 and 3.
- Test 3, Average 80%, Covers chapters 4 and 5.
- Test 4, Average 80%, Covers 5.5, 6.1-6.4.

2014

- Test 1, 9/18, Ave. 89%
- Test 2, 10/30, Ave. 88%
- Test 3, 11/18, Ave. 84%
- Test 4, 12/4, Ave. 89%

2011

- Test 1, 6/27, Ave. 77%
- Test 2, 7/15, Ave. 75%
- Test 3, 7/25, Ave. 68%
- Final, 8/2, Ave.78%

2010

- Test 1, 9/23, Ave. 81%
- Test 2, 10/12, Ave. 81%
- Test 3, 11/16, Ave. 73%
- Test 4, 12/9, Ave. 79%