Course Name: Linear Algebra Course Number: MTH226
Required Materials
Textbook(s): Elementary Linear Algebra-8th edition; by Ron Larson
Cengage Learning 2017;
Additional Materials: none
A graphing calculator is recommended but not required.
Required Readings: ISBN: 978-1-305-65800-4 (student edition); 978-1-305-95320-8 (loose-leaf edition)
The date of coverage and order of coverage may be modified based on the faculty member and events beyond the control of faculty members that interfere with class times and teaching.
| Week | Chapter/Topic/Lab |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ch. 1 Systems of Linear Equations (Review) 1.1 Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations 1.2 Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan Eliminations 1.3 Applications of Systems of Linear Equations Ch. 2 Matrices (Review) 2.1 Operations with Matrices 2.2 Properties of Matrix Operations 2.3 The Inverse of a Matrix |
| 2 | 2.4 Elementary Matrices 2.6 Some Applications of Matrix Operations Ch. 3 Determinants (Review) 3.1 The Determinant of a Matrix 3.2 Determinants and Elementary Operations 3.3 Properties of Determinants 3.4 Applications of Determinants |