Instructor: Oleksandr (Sasha) Tsymbaliuk
E-mail: otsymbal@purdue.edu

Section 101: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 11:30am-12:20pm EST, SMTH 208
Section 102: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 12:30pm-13:20pm EST, SMTH 208

Office hours: Wednesdays and Fridays 13:30-15:00pm EST, or by appointment
Office: MATH 620

General Information

Textbook: "Linear Algebra and its Applications" by D.C.Lay, S.R.Lay, J.J.McDonald, sixth edition
e-Textbook: available in MyLabMath (to access: login to Brightspace, launch "Access Pearson" in Contents, click "MyLab Link", click "Open MyLab & Matsering", and you shall see "eText" on the left)
Ground Rules
Math department MA 26500 homepage
Academic Calendar

Homework

Each week you will be assigned both Online and Handwritten Homeworks covering the material of that week, which are due at 11:59pm EST of the following Sunday (e.g. the first homework should be submitted no later than 11:59pm of January 14).

Online Homework

  • There are 35 online homework assignments and the three lowest online homework scores will be dropped at the end.
  • Homework assignments are due at 11:59PM on the following Sunday.
  • To access online homeworks assignments, login to Brightspace, launch "Access Pearson", and click "MyLab Link".
  • Brightspace Login
  • MyLabMath Quick Student Guide

Handwritten Homework

  • There are 36 written homework assignments and the three lowest written homework scores will be dropped at the end.
  • Written homework assignments are due at 11:59PM on the following Sunday.
  • To access and submit written homeworks, login to Brightspace, launch "Contents", and click on the "Assignments" tab.
  • Handwritten Homework Problem List
  • Homework #26 (Appendix B)

Exams

There are two midterm exams and one final exam. All exams will be common. Calculators are NOT allowed.
  • First Exam (60 min): 8:00-9:00pm on Wednesday, October 2, at ELLT 116
    First Exam covers Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

  • Second Exam (60 min): 6:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, November 5, at ELLT 116
    Second Exam covers Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and Appendix B

  • Cumulative Final Exam (120 min): 7:00-9:00pm on Wednesday, December 11, at ELLT 116
Past Final Exam Archive


Schedule for the lectures

The course schedule below is tentative and is subject to change (please check the updates every Monday):
  • Week 1 (08/19, 08/21, 08/23): Sections 1.1, 1.2
  • Week 2 (08/26, 08/28, 08/30): Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
  • Week 3 (09/04, 09/06 ): Sections 1.7, 1.8
  • Week 4 (09/09, 09/11, 09/13): Sections 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
  • Week 5 (09/16, 09/18, 09/20): Sections 2.8, 2.9, 3.1
  • Week 6 (09/23, 09/25, 09/27): Sections 3.2, 3.3 and a review session for Midterm 1
  • Week 7 (09/30, 10/02, 10/04): Sections 4.1, 4.2
  • Week 8 (10/09, 10/11): Sections 4.3, 4.5
  • Week 9 (10/14, 10/16, 10/18): Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
  • Week 10 (10/21, 10/23, 10/25): Sections 5.3, 5.4 and Appendix B
  • Week 11 (10/28, 10/30, 11/01): Sections 5.5, 5.7
  • Week 12 (11/04, 11/06, 11/08): Review session for Midterm 2 and Sections 6.1, 6.2
  • Week 13 (11/11, 11/13, 11/15): Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
  • Week 14 (11/18, 11/20, 11/22): Sections 6.7, 7.1
  • Week 15 (11/25): Review session for the Final (possibly no class on 11/25 - TBC)
  • Week 16 (12/02, 12/04, 12/06): Review sessions for the Final as needed (possibly no class on 12/06 - TBC)

Lecture Notes

I will be closely following my notes from Spring 2022, available here. However, there are two key changes this year:

  • We shall meet MWF not TTh (so the lecture notes need to be distributed accordingly)
  • We will use Brightspace not Gradescope for handwritten homework assignments