Carl Meyer

MA 723

Theory Of Matrices and Applications



When & Where

3:00-4:15 pm,   T H   Spring, 2009

366 Harrelson Hall

Instructor

Prof. Carl D. Meyer

241 Harrelson Hall

Text Book

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

Available at the NCSU Bookstore (retail price + tax) WARNING! If you buy the text from the bookstore or buy it used, then make sure you get the THIRD PRINTING. Otherwise you will be getting a different version from the one being used.

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

Available from SIAM online (substantial discounts available to SIAM members)
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Available from Barns & Noble (at limited times)

Prerequisites

MA 523

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

Exams & Grading Policy

EITHER ONE OR TWO REGULAR EXAMS:   1 class period, closed book, each 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.
On designated "homework days," students present randomly selected homework problems to the class. This is how your homework is graded. Homework is the basis for questions appearing on the exams.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Schedule Of Events

FIRST MA723 CLASS:   January 8 (Thursday)

HOLIDAY:   (MLK Day) January 19 (Monday)

EXAM:   February 26 (Thursday)

SPRING BREAK:   March 2-6 (Mon-Fri)

LAST DAY TO DROP:   March 11 (Wednesday)

EXAM:   April 2 (Thursday)

HOLIDAY:   (Spring Holiday) April 10 (Friday)

LAST MA723 CLASS:   April 23 (Thursday)

FINAL EXAM:   April 30 (Thursday) 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

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 2

SOLUTIONS FOR EXAM 3

Outline & References

Course Outline

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