Teaching

For Fall 2026, I am teaching MATH 2142: Elementary Linear Algebra

Office hours are at my office! (Vincent 452)

Fall 2026 office hours are 

Mondays 12:10-1:10pm

Fridays  9:00-10:00am

Please email me for specific requests (favero@umn.edu).

MATH2142

MATH 2142 - Elementary Linear Algebra (4 Cr.)

Course description

This course has three primary objectives. (1) To present the basic theory of linear algebra, including: solving systems of linear equations; determinants; the theory of Euclidean vector spaces and general vector spaces; eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices; inner products; diagonalization of quadratic forms; and linear transformations between vector spaces. (2) To introduce certain aspects of numerical linear algebra and computation. (3) To introduce applications of linear algebra to other domains such as data science. Objectives (2) and (3) will be taught with hands-on computer projects in a high-level programming language.

Prerequisites: MATH 1272 or equivalent