Homework List:

The following is a running list of the assigned homework problems.  Put MAJOR effort into solving all of them, as your test and quiz questions will be of a similar nature.

All problems refer to the exercises in our textbook "Introduction to Linear Algebra" by Strang, 5th edition.

Important: A (*) indicates that I may call upon a student to solve this problem in front of the class; your performance/participation can influence your final homework grade.



TENTATIVE EXAM DATES: 2/13, 4/10

PROJECT GROUPS AND DATES:
4/17 Wed "The Light's Out Puzzle": Ogborn, Hassan, Bowles, Dwinnell, McKinney
4/17 Wed "Rota's Basis Conjecture": Ferrer, Chapman, Schmitt, Walker, Wu

4/19 Fri "The Gram-Schmidt Procedure": Eget, Warne, Rosewelsh, Ashcraft, Zastudil
4/19 Fri "Kirchoff's Matrix-Tree Theorem": Prax, Castillo, Leek, Smith, Brown

4/22 Mon "The Spectral Theorem": Kronlein, Sirbaugh, Brunk, Myers, Clewett
4/22 Mon "Canonical Forms of Matrices": Branham, Gemmell, Mugerwa, Sorrells, Whetzel

4/24 Wed "Closed-form expression for Fibonacci numbers": Marvin, Rodriguez, McCubbin, VandeMeulebroecke, Lemons

Presentations should last exactly 15 minutes. You may use the projector, chalkboard or whatever you wish. Your grade will be determined by two criteria:
1. Accurate and clear presentation of high-level mathematics
2. How engaged you keep the class.
Your topics have been chosen for you but there is some wiggle room on what you present. Feel free to run your presentation outline by me.
It should go without saying, but all group members should contribute sufficiently and significantly.


Section 1.2: 6, 16, 29
Section 2.1: 5, 6, 9, 12*, 15, 16, 18
Section 2.2: 6, 12, 13
Section 2.3: 1, 3, 12*, 14
Section 2.4: 1, 7*, 8, 11, 32, 35
Section 2.5: 1, 2, 6*, 7, 10*, 15*, 21
Section 2.7: 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 37
Section 3.1: 4, 5, 9, 10, 11

Section 3.1: 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27*, 28*
Section 3.2: 1, 4, 12, 22, 24, 29, 33
Section 3.3: 4, 21, 31
Section 3.4: 2, 5*, 13, 18, 21, 24

Section 3.5: 4, 6, 24, 25
Section 4.1: 6, 7
Section 4.2: 1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18
Section 4.3: 1-7
Section 5.1: 13, 14
Section 5.2: 15, 16, 19

Section 6.1: 2, 3, 19, 20, 21
Section 6.2: 1, 25



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