Carl Meyer

MA 723

Theory Of Matrices and Applications



When & Where

3:00-4:15 pm,   T H   Spring, 2008

320 Harrelson Hall

Instructor

Prof. Carl D. Meyer

241 Harrelson Hall

TA: Anjela Govan     (aygovan@math.ncsu.edu)
      381 HA       TH 2-3pm and by appointment

Text Book

Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra by C. D. Meyer

Available at the NCSU Bookstore (retail price + tax)

Available from Amazon.com (free same-day shipping and no tax)

Available from SIAM online (substantial discounts available to SIAM members)
        Note: All NC State graduate students are eligible for free membership in SIAM

Available from Barns & Noble (at limited times)

Prerequisites

MA 523

MA 520 (maybe---depends on what was done)

Exams & Grading Policy

MIDTERM EXAM:   1 hr, closed book, and worth 100pts.

FINAL EXAM:   3 hr comprehensive, closed book, and worth 200pts.

MAKE-UP EXAMS:   Make-up exams are generally not allowed.   Attendance on scheduled exam days is absolutely mandatory!

ATTENDANCE:   It's required

GRADES:   Determined primarily by exam scores.

BUMPS:   Grades can be bumped downward by unexcused absences.
Grades can be bumped upward by participation in class discussions.

HOMEWORK:   Homework is assigned at the end of each lecture.
Time is allotted for discussing homework problems at the start of later class periods. Homework is not graded, but it is the basis for questions appearing on the exams.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Schedule Of Events

FIRST MA723 CLASS:   January 10 (Thursday)

HOLIDAY:   (MLK Day) January 21 (Monday)

EXAM:   February 21 (Thursday)

SPRING BREAK:   March 3-7 (Mon-Fri)

LAST DAY TO DROP:   March 19 (Wednesday)

HOLIDAY:   (Easter Vacation) March 21 (Friday)

EXAM:   March 27 (Thursday)

LAST MA723 CLASS:   April 24 (Thursday)

FINAL EXAM:   April 29 (Tuesday) 1:00-4:00 p.m.

DON'T ASK TO TAKE THE FINAL EARLY!

Grades, Exam Scores, and Solutions

FINAL GRADES:    Course grades and final exam grades will be posted on the NCSU TRACS Link Page that is maintained by NCSU Registration & Records.

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 1 in pdf format

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 2 in pdf format

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 3 in pdf format

Outline & References

Course Outline


The Google Lecture (pdf file)


The Web Search article from SIAM News by Sara Robinson (pdf file)

References other than the text

  • Theory of Matrices by P. Lancaster
  • Linear Algebra And Its Applications by Gilbert Strang
  • Matrix Analysis & Topics In Matrix Analysis by R. Horn and C. Johnson
  • Matrix Theory, Vols. I and II by F. Gantmacher
  • Linear Algebra, Third Ed. by S. H. Friedberg, A. J. Insel, and L. E. Spence