LINEAR ALGEBRA: MATH 2270-3 SPRING 2005COURSE INFORMATIONInstructor: John M. ZobitzOffice: LCB 305 Contact: [email protected] - please allow a 24-hour response timeOffice: 585-1648Office Hour: Tuesday 1-2 PM, Thursday 3-4:30 PM, or by appointmentClass Meets: Tuesday and Thursday, 4:35-6:15 PM in AEB 306Webpage: http://www.math.utah.edu/~zobitz/teaching/spring05.htmlText: Linear Algebra with Applications, 3rd Edition, by Otto Bretscher Prerequisite: Math 1210-1220 or Math 1250-1260, first year calculus. Previous exposure to vectors(in 2210 or 1260) or in a Physics class is useful but not essential. Grading: Grades will be based on homework, two exams, three quizzes, and onecomprehensive final exam. The tentative dates for each of these are listed below. Iexpect you to attend class. Should you miss class, you are still responsible for thehomework and material presented that day. A missed exam or quiz will simply beawarded zero points. Make-up exams will only be given in extenuating circumstances,and only if I am notified before the exam.The breakdown for the coursework will be:Homework: 35%Mid-term exams: 15% x 2 = 30%Quizzes: 5% x 3 = 15%Final: 20%Letter grades will be assigned based on the following scale: 93-100 = A 90-93 = A-87-90 = B+ 83-87 = B 80-83 = B-77-80 = C+ 73-77 = C 70-73 = C-67-70 = D+ 63-67 = D 60-63 = D-< 60 = EHomework: Homework will be assigned at each class session. You can expect to hand inhomework shortly after completing a chapter. You are responsible to hand inhomework on the days indicated when class begins. Late homework generally willnot be accepted. Should you plan to be absent on a day homework is due, you areresponsible to make the necessary arrangements to turn in your work before yourabsence. In consideration of those grading your work, please be legible and clear. Inaddition to announcements in class, the course webpage will have an up-to-datelisting of homework assignments. At the end of the semester I will drop your lowesthomework score.Final: May 4, 2005 3:30-5:30 PMUSEFUL INFORMATIONMathematics Tutoring Center: The Mathematics Tutoring Center offers free, drop-in tutoring tostudents enrolled in Math 1100, among others. They will also arrange group tutoring sessions. Thetutoring center will open January 18, and the hours are: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday - Thursday, 8:00AM - 6:00 PM Friday. The tutoring center is closed on weekends, University holidays, and for finals.For more help, the University Tutoring Services office in SSB 330 offers inexpensive private tutoring,and a list of private tutors is available from the math department office. Drop-in Computer Lab: All students enrolled in a math class have access to the undergraduatecomputer lab next to the Tutoring Center. The lab opens January 10, and will be open the same hoursas the Tutoring Center. Because you are enrolled in this class, you have a mathematics accountassigned to you. If you have not accessed this account in previous classes, then contact me for theappropriate instructions to do so.Computer Labs: Throughout this semester you will be assigned projects using the computer softwareMaple (and perhaps Matlab). The days those projects are assigned, we will meet in the computer lab inLCB. These projects will be part of your homework score. I do not assume you have used thissoftware before and we will have the appropriate tutorial during the first visit to the lab.Calculators: You are encouraged to use graphing and computers to assist you in your work.However, technology should be an aid and not a crux! This class is foundational for higher-levelmathematics classes, and it is important that you master each concept as it is presented. If you cannotsketch why you received a particular answer via a computer, then you do not understand it wellenough. Beware: the use of calculators on quizzes/exams will be discretionary. On homework,quizzes, and exams you will be tested on whether you understand the material and the steps leading upto an answer, rather than just brute computation. Simply writing down an answer to a complicatedproblem will result in a loss of points, even if the answer is correct. Cell Phones & Pagers: Noise pollution during class is a growing problem and is very disruptive anddisrespectful to both me and your fellow students. Please be sure to turn your devices to silent when inthe classroom.ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accommodations beprovided for students with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning, and psychiatric disabilities. Pleasecontact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accommodation you may require forthis course. Disclaimer: Policies stated within this syllabus are subject to change, following verbal announcementin class. Students are responsible for knowing the current version, always to be found on the coursewebsite.Welcome to class! I look forward to a productive, engaging, and fun semester.Get Fuzzy, by Darby ConleyIMPORTANT DATESDate NoteJanuary 10 Classes BeginJanuary 17 No classesJanuary 19 Last day to dropJanuary 24 Last day to addJanuary 25 Quiz IFebruary 1 Computer Lab IFebruary 8 Computer Lab I dueFebruary 10 EXAM IFebruary 21 No schoolFebruary 24 Quiz IIMarch 4 Last day to withdrawMarch 10 EXAM IIMarch 14-18 Spring BreakMarch 22 Computer Lab IIMarch 29 Computer Lab II dueApril 5 Quiz IIIApril 28 Reading day-no classMay 4 FINAL EXAMThis schedule is subject to change: please consult the course webpage for the most updated