MATH UN2010
Linear Algebra
Fall 2017

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~bayer/F17/LinearAlgebra

Section 003
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:40am - 9:55am
405 Milbank Hall (Barnard)

Section 004
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:10am - 11:25am
405 Milbank Hall (Barnard)

Dave Bayer
Office Hours
bayer@math.columbia.edu
426 Mathematics

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Exam Schedule

Including our final, there will be a total of three exams. Course grades will be determined by these exams, and graded homework:

• Homework (12 pts)
• Exam 1 (30 pts), Tuesday, October 3
• Exam 2 (30 pts), Thursday, November 9
• Final (48 pts)
  • Section 003 (TR 8:40): Tuesday, December 19, 9:00am-Noon
  • Section 004 (TR 10:10): Thursday, December 21, 9:00am-Noon

Makeup exams will only be given under exceptional circumstances, and require a note from a doctor or a dean.

Final Exam Schedules
Religious Holidays
Barnard Final Exams
Columbia Disability Form

Cheating Policy

Email (use your uni)

I receive emails at both bayer@math.columbia.edu and dbayer@barnard.edu.

For official correspondence concerning this course, please include your uni. The easiest way to do this is to send emails from your email address based on your uni.

Homework, and Preparation for Exams

• Study Guide for Exam 1
• Study Guide for Exam 2
• Study Guide for Final

These study guides describe the chapters of Bretscher to study for our exams, topics to learn, a list of homework exercises to be graded, and many practice exam problems from past years.

Course Materials

• Linear Algebra Course Materials

This page hosts PDF files from this semester and previous semesters.

Textbook

Linear Algebra with Applications, 5/E, by Otto Bretscher. Pearson, 2012. ISBN-10: 0321796977, ISBN-13: 9780321796974. $208 suggested retail price. Columbia University Bookstore, Amazon ($188), or Addall ($34 and up).

One may instead use the previous edition; homework will be selected from problems common to both the fourth and fifth editions.

Linear Algebra with Applications, 4/E, by Otto Bretscher. Pearson, 2009. ISBN-10: 0136009263, ISBN-13: 9780136009269. $170 suggested retail price. Amazon ($58), or Addall ($14 and up).

Calendar

October 10, 2017 is the last day to drop a class, for Barnard, Columbia College, General Studies, SIPA, GSAS, and Professional Studies. Check with your school’s academic calendar to confirm the dates that apply to you.

University Academic Calendar
Barnard Academic Calendar

This calendar gives our schedule of classes and exams:

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