MAT 1340 - Fall 2007

Introductory Vector Algebra and Discrete Mathematics

 

Last update: 4 December, 2007

 

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Final exam information

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Suggested exercises

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Schedule

Date

Material covered

Suggested Exercises

Remarks

6 September

Section 1.1

Section 1.2 (up to page 12)

Section 1.1: 5, 6, 10, 11

Section 1.2: 2, 4, 11

 

11 September

Section 1.2

Section 1.3

Section 1.4

Section 1.2: 2, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15

Section 1.3: 2, 5, 7, 8, 9

Section 1.4: 2, 6, 12, 13, 19

 

13 September

Section 1.5

Section 1.6 (up to page 43)

Section 1.5: 2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, 22, 23, 24

Section 1.6: 1

 

18 September

Section 1.6

Section 1.7 (up to top of page 53)

Section 1.6: 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

Section 1.7: 1, 2

 

20 September

Section 1.7

Section 1.8

Section 2.1 (up to determining magnitude of [x,y,z])

Section 1.7: 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19

Section 1.8: 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19a

 

25 September

Section 2.1

Section 2.2

Section 2.1: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 20

Section 2.2: 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18

Assignment 1 due

27 September

Section 2.3

Section 2.4 (up to page 101)

Section 2.3: 3, 4, 8b, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22

Section 2.4: 2

 

2 October

Section 2.4

Section 2.5

Section 2.4: 6, 8, 10, 13, 14

Section 2.5: 2, 4, 5, 7, 12a, 13

 

4 October

Section 3.1

Section 3.1: 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23

 

9 October

Section 3.2

Section 3.3 (up to definition of vector equation for plane)

Section 3.2: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 22

 

11 October

 

 

Midterm 1

Solutions

16 October

Section 3.3

Section 3.4 (intersection of lines and planes)

Section 3.3: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22

Section 3.4: 4, 5, 6, 8, 12

 

18 October

Section 3.4

Section 3.7 (definitions of matrices, elementary row operations)

Section 3.4: 11, 15, 18, 20

Notes on the distance between a point and a line.

23 October

Section 3.7

Section 3.7: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

Assignment 2 due

25 October

Section 3.5

Section 3.5: 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16

 

30 October

Section 3.6

Section 3.6: 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 19

Some notes to go along with Section 3.6

1 November

Section 6.1

Section 6.1: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14a, 18

 

6 November

Section 6.2

Section 6.3

Section 6.2: 2, 5, 6, 7a, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20

Section 6.3: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14

Assignment 3 due

8 November

Section 6.4

Section 6.4: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19

 

13 November

Section 6.5

Section 6.5: 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 27

Here are some brief notes on basic probability (to help with Assignment 4).

15 November

 

 

Midterm 2

Solutions

20 November

Section 7.1

Section 7.3 (up to Example 1)

Section 7.1: 1, 2, 6, 8, 11

Section 7.3: 1, 8

 

22 November

Section 7.3 (rest)

Section 7.2

Section 7.3: 4, 9

Section 7.2: 1, 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19

 

27 November

Section 7.4

Section 7.4: 3, 5, 6, 12, 14, 19

Assignment 4 due

29 November

Section 7.4

Section 7.5

7.5: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10

 

4 December

Section 7.5

Review