Syllabus for Math 3200/5200-100, Fall 2024

COURSE TITLE:

Applied Linear Algebra

WHEN AND WHERE:

M,W ,F 10:45-11:40, 226 Morton Hall

INSTRUCTOR:

Vardges Melkonian, 543 Morton Hall, melkonia@ohio.edu

OFFICE HOURS:

M 12:55-1:50 in-person in 543 Morton Hall.

Th 11:30-12:30 online using Microsoft Teams; Click here to enter the meeting room.

If you need to see me outside my office hours, send me e-mail for an appointment.

CLASS WEBSITE:

https://people.ohio.edu/melkonia/math3200/

COURSE CONTENT:

A course on linear algebra with an emphasis on applications and computations. Solutions to linear systems, matrices and matrix algebra, determinants, n-dimensional real vector spaces and subspaces, bases and dimension, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, norms, inner product spaces, orthogonality and least squares problems.

TEXTBOOK:

Matrix Methods, Applied Linear Algebra, by Bronson and Costa, third edition.

GRADING:

There will be three tests worth 20% each, and a final exam worth 35% of your final mark. The class participation is worth 5 % . The tests (normally) will be at class time.

Final grades will be determined from the following scale: 90- 100  A ,  78-90  B,  66-78  C,  54-66  D.

CHEATING:

Don't . The penalty may be an F for the course. See http://www.ohio.edu/communitystandards/academic/students.cfm for details.

ATTENDANCE:

Strongly recommended. Students are responsible for all information and material given in class.

HOMEWORK:

The homework assignments will be posted at https://people.ohio.edu/melkonia/math3200/homework.html
Homework assignments will not be collected and graded, but you will be responsible for test items similar to homework problems, and some of the problems on the tests may literally be the homework problems previously assigned to you.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

If you have specific physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities and require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You should also register with Student Accessibility Services to obtain written documentation and to learn about the resources they have available.

TEST DATES (tentative):

● Test 1: Sep. 18 (W)

● Test 2: Oct. 21 (M)

● Test 3: Nov. 22 (F)

● Final: Dec. 9 (M), 10:10 am