Math 0540 (Honors Linear Algebra) Fall 2018

Instructor

Rohini Ramadas

Office: Kassar House 219

Email: rohini_ramadas@brown.edu

Important announcements

8/15/2018 If you are enrolled in this class, please read the course handout.

9/5/2018 Starting next week, there will be a weekly evening TA session; schedule/classroom TBD.

10/1/2018 Midterm 1 is graded and solutions are available. The class median is 21/22 and average is 19.9/22.

12/9/2018 The final exam will be held on December 18, 2:00-5:00PM, in Kassar Fox Auditorium.

Schedule

Class timings: MWF 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM in Biomed Center B13

Office Hours: Mondays 2:00-2:45PM; Wednesdays 11:15AM-12:00PM

In-class midterms: September 26 and October 31

Final Exam: December 18th, 2018 at 2PM

Texts and syllabus

We will cover most of chapters 1-5 of Sheldon Axler's `Linear Algebra Done Right', 3rd Edition

Final exam syllabus

Homework

Homework comprises 20% of the course grade. It is posted on the course website and is due in class, at the beginning of class, on Fridays in general. No late HW will be accepted for any reason. Instead, I will drop your lowest two HW scores when computing your course grade.

Resources

The Math Resource Center at Brown

Detailed class schedule

Includes

  • Rough handwritten lecture notes, in PDF form
  • Homework assignments
  • Homework solutions
MATH 0540 Fall 2018 Schedule