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MAS3105

Mathematics, College of Sciences

4 Credit Hours

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Instructor Information

  • Instructor: Kirby Brown
  • Office Location: MSB116
  • Office Hours: Tues, Thurs: 6PM-7PM & Fri: 2PM-4PM
  • Phone:NA
  • Digital Contact: kirby.brown@ucf.edu

Teaching Assistants

  • GTA(s): NA
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Course Information

  • Term: Fall 2021
  • Course Number & Section: MAS3105, Section 0M03
  • Course Name: Matrix and Linear Algebra
  • Credit Hours: 4
  • Class Meeting Days: Mon, Wed
  • Class Meeting Time: 5:00PM-6:50PM
  • Class Location: MSB 0407
  • Course Modality: M
  • ZOOM LINK: https://ucf.zoom.us/j/9618566595

Enrollment Requirements

Course Prerequisites: MAC2312, Grade Cor better or C.I.

Course Description

Matrices, determinants, vector spaces over the reals, linear independence, basis, solutions of systems, range of linear transformations, eigen vectors, single value decomposition

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Course Materials and Resources

Required Materials/Resources

  • Textbook: Linear Algebra and its Applications, 6th Edition, David Lay, Pearson
  • MyLapPlus Access Code
  • Required Materials/Resources Three

Optional Materials/Resources

  • Basic calculator

 

Student Learning Outcomes

Understanding of the elementary theory of linear algebra including computational and theoretical aspects of matrix algebra, solutions of systems of linear equations, and related topics. Ability to choose appropriate techniques to solve various problems related to linear algebra, primarily from a computational aspect but also with an understanding of theoretical considerations. Basic ability to prove statements in linear algebra.

A student who has taken MAS3105 course will be able to:

  • Perform basic matrix operations, finding inverses and determinant of matrices
  • Learn Cramer's Rule, grasp the use of determinants as area or volume and linear Transformations
  • Learn about vector spaces and subspaces, null spaces, column spaces and row spaces
  • Grasp the knowledge of the dimension of a vector space, change of basis and digital processing
  • Learn the use and application of eigen vectors and eigen values, diagonalization
  • Learn about characteristic equation, linear independence and linear dependence

Course Activities

There will be graded online homework, which uses the MyMathLab (MyLabsPlus) software packaged with the textbook. As these assignments must be completed online, students will be expected to have access to a computer. Students may use a home computer or any computer in one of the computer labs/library on the main campus. Please use this link while accessing online homework assignments: https://ucf-mlpui.openclass.com/. If you forget the link, you can google “UCF mylabsplus” and it should show up.

All assignments will have posted due dates and these due dates will not be extended under any circumstance. If you are experiencing computer issues with MyLabsPlus, you should contact the 24/7 hour a day technical support at 1-888-883-1299.

When there are multiple attempts allowed on a question, the last submitted answer is the one used for grading purposes.

There will be three in-class exams and a final exam. The exam dates are:

Exam 1: September 20 (Chapters 1.1- 1.5, 1.7-1.9, 2.1-2.3)

Exam 2: October 18 ( Chapters 3.1-3.3, 4.1 -4.7)

Exam 3: November 17 (Chapters 5.1-5.5, 6.1-6.8)

Final Exam: Wednesday, December 8th , 2021: 4:00 PM-6:50 PM. The final exam is comprehensive.

 

The exam format will be free response; you will need to show all your work and use complete and correct notation in order to get credit. Each of the three highest midterm scores will be worth 20% of your final grade, while the Final Exam will be worth 30%. Please read the make-up policy and grading policy for further details.

 

Final Exam: Please note that the final exam maybe on a Saturday. Any religious exception to taking an exam on a Saturday must be communicated to the professor in writing by August 27, 2021.

 

Calculator: Calculators are not allowed on quizzes and exams. Having a calculator on your desk during a quiz or a test is considered academic misconduct.

Activity Submissions

All homework assignments are in MyLabPlus and are subject to due dates and must be submitted in MYLabPlus

Attendance

The Undergraduate Catalog states, “Reasons for acceptable absences may include illness, serious family emergencies, special curricular requirements (e.g., judging trips, field trips, professional conferences), military obligations, severe weather conditions, and religious holidays.”

Make-up Exams and Assignments

Make-up policy: Should you miss an exam because of your participation in official University-sponsored activities (e.g., intercollegiate athletics), religious observances (see restrictions below), legal obligations (such as jury duty), military obligations, serious illness (e.g., hospitalization) or serious family emergencies (e.g., death in the immediate family), you may make up the exam. You must however provide valid and complete documentation preferably in advance and anyway WITHIN ONE WEEK FROM THE MISSED EXAM. Otherwise, a grade of zero for the missed exam will be factored into your course average. It is at your professor’s discretion to determine whether the reason why you missed an exam grants a make-up exam. Personal travel plans are not valid reasons for taking tests at a different date/time than scheduled.

Should your Final Exam grade be higher than your lowest in-class exam grade, the lowest exam grade will be replaced with the Final Exam grade. Should you miss an exam for a reason other than those listed above, you will receive a grade of zero, which will automatically count as your lowest exam grade.

Note: If a student receives a grade of zero on an exam as a result of academic misconduct, he/she will not be allowed to make up that exam, nor to replace the grade of the Final Exam for the zero grade.

 

Assessment and Grading Procedures

Grading: There will be no curving and no extra credit activities. Your course grade will solely depend on your performance in the graded assessments listed in this syllabus. Your lowest midterm exam score may be replaced by the final exam grade, if higher.

The table shows the weight distribution for each assignment.

Homework

10%

Exam 1

20%

Exam 2

20%

Exam 3

20%

Final Exam

30%

Total

100%

NOTE: All exams will be taken in a classroom in "face to face" modality

 

Letter Grade

Points

A

90-100

B+

86-89

B

80-85

C+

76-79

C

70-75

D+

66-69

D

60-65

F

59 or below

Consult the latest Undergraduate or Graduate catalog for regulations and procedures regarding grading such as Incomplete grades, grade changes, and grade forgiveness.

Course Schedule

https://webcourses.ucf.edu/courses/1383719/pages/schedule-w-courses

Class Schedule

Mon August 23, Wed Aug 25

Section 1.1- Section 1.4

 

Mon August 30, Wed, Sept 01

Section 1.5- Section 1.7

 

Mon Sept 06, Wed Sept 08

Section 1.8- Section 2.1

 

Mon Sept 13, Wed Sept 15

Sections 2.2 and 2.3

 

EXAM 1: Monday, September 20

 

Wed, Sept 22

Sections 3.1- 3.2

 

Mon September 27, Wed September 29

Section 3.2- Section 4.1

 

Mon Oct 4, Wed Oct 06

Section 4.2- Section 4.4

 

Mon Oct 11, Thurs Oct 13

Section 4.5- Section 4.6

 

Mon Oct 18, Wed Oct 18

Sections 4.6 -4 .7

Monday, October 18, Exam 2

 

Wednesday, Oct 20

Section 5.1-5.2

 

Mon Oct 25, Wed Oct 27

Section 5.3- Section 5.5

 

Mon Nov 1, Wed Nov3

Sections 6.1- 6.4

 

Mon Nov 8, Wed Nov 10

Sections 6.5- 6.7

 

Mon Nov 15

Section 6.8

Wednesday, November 17 – EXAM 3

 

Mon Nov 22

Section 7.1-7.2

Wednesday November 24 ..Thanksgiving Break

 

Mon November 29

Section 7.3 -7.4

 

Wed Dec1

Section 7.5 and Review

 

 

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