Welcome to Linear Algebra II!
Among other things make sure you actually read the somewhat lengthy course syllabus. Announcements, especially regarding things like term test information will be posted below. As well, there is a calendar you can view below.
Announcements
- April 1: Here is a parting document which covers information on the exam, and a topics list as well as some tips and other thoughtlets.
- April 1: Here is the practice final exam with all the usual caveats. Notice there may be topics on there that you will not have seen in lectures until late this week, so take that into consideration when planning out when to take the mock exam. You only get one chance to take a practice final so I strongly suggest you follow its instructions.
- March 29: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- March 28: Here is the information on the upcoming proof clinics.
- March 28: Here are answers to the second midterm.
- March 22: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- March 15: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- March 8: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- March 4: Here is a mock midterm with all of the same caveats as the prior mock midterm. Namely, I am not going to provide solutions, and the difficulty of this is not necessarily indicative of the difficulty of the actual test. Complaints about discrepency of the difficulty levels between mock tests and actual tests will just result in me not posting a mock final exam.
- March 4: Here is the information on the upcoming round of proof clinics.
- March 4: Here is a list of topics considered "fair game" for the upcoming test.
- March 4: Here is the announcement for the upcoming midterm on March 15. Notice that the comment on course conflicts mentions that notice must be given by 11:59PM March 11.
- March 1: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- February 18: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- February 8: Here is a challenge problem in advance of next week's tutorial.
- February 1: Here is a challenge problem for next week's tutorial.
- February 1: Here is the info on the first batch of proof clinics
- January 28: Here is a list of topics considered fair game for the upcoming test. In addition, here is a mock midterm which comes with my standard caveats. The caveats are
- No, I will NOT post solutions to the mock midterm and asking me to do so is not a good idea.
- Any after-the-midterm complaints that the practice midterm was unfairly representative of the actual midterm are a near guarantee of me not posting mock midterms in the future. I try to create a mock midterm which I feel gives students a nice simulation of the actual test to help prepare. This is in no way any kind of assurance of the difficulty of the actual test.
- January 28:***MIDTERM INFO*** Read the Midterm Announcement which includes the information on your room assignments for the upcoming test. In particular, if you have a course conflict you must submit prior notice to me no later than February 4, 11:59PM. Your email must include a screenshot from your schedule clearly showing a valid course conflict.
- January 26: Here is a challenge problem for next week's tutorial.
- January 21: Math Aid Centre hours have been added (see calendar). Roger will hold them on Thursdays from 4-5PM in PG101.
- January 17: Here is a challenge problem for next week's tutorial.
- December 31: Here are some warm-up problems you should work on prior to the first lecture.
- December 27: The course Piazza forum is now available at https://piazza.com/class/jpu8tuzuphv8t?cid=4#. Please enroll.
- December 27: PLEASE READ this important remark about the calendar below. Google calendars has a quasi-infamous bug which affects time zones. I have tried very hard to deal with the calendar listed on the bottom of this page to ensure that the listed times don't vary based on the individual visiting the site. At this point I have invested far more hours than I care to admit trying to debug this, so that students will always see an accurate time when they view the calendar. I've discovered that I still have not resolved the issue. So I have some thoughts/solutions.
- On the one hand, I could solve everything by not having the calendar at all. No calendar = no confusion.
- On the other hand, the students/instructors for whom the display is in the wrong time zone are far from the majority. To most users, the feature is quite helpful and gives a lot of information in a short amount of time on events happening at any given time.
- I decided therefore to keep the calendar but augment it with a calibration. Namely, there is an event, on every Monday which says it should read 12PM on that Monday. If you see the listed event being listed on your viewing computer/device as not being on Monday at 12PM then it is YOUR responsibility to factor that into all listed times. For example, if the event marked "This time should read 12PM" appears on your device to take place at 1PM, this means all events you see must be adjusted accordingly (i.e. 1 hour previous). I take no responsibility for you not heeding this warning.
