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MATH1002 Linear Algebra: Dinh T. Tran Teaching Period: Weeks 1-13 Office Hour: TBA

This document provides an overview of the MATH1002 Linear Algebra course at the University of Sydney. It outlines key course details like the assessment breakdown, online quizzes, lectures, tutorials and resources. Linear algebra involves the study of vector spaces and linear transformations between them. In this course students will learn about vectors, linear equations and matrices with applications in engineering, physics, economics and computer science. Notation used in linear algebra is also introduced.

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MATH1002 Linear Algebra: Dinh T. Tran Teaching Period: Weeks 1-13 Office Hour: TBA

This document provides an overview of the MATH1002 Linear Algebra course at the University of Sydney. It outlines key course details like the assessment breakdown, online quizzes, lectures, tutorials and resources. Linear algebra involves the study of vector spaces and linear transformations between them. In this course students will learn about vectors, linear equations and matrices with applications in engineering, physics, economics and computer science. Notation used in linear algebra is also introduced.

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MATH1002 Linear Algebra

MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Dinh T. Tran
Teaching period: Weeks 1-13
Office hour: TBA
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Things to do

I Call me Zing
I Look at MATH1002 webpage (just google ‘MATH1002 Usyd’)
I Log in to CANVAS
I Read the course outline
https://sydney.edu.au/units/MATH1002/2020-S1C-ND-CC
I Log in to Ed forum
I Webwork quizzes
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Assumed knowledge

Are you enrolled in the right unit?

I The assumed knowledge for MATH1002 is HSC Mathematics


Extension 1 (or equivalent).
I Students with HSC Mathematics Extension 2 (or equivalent)
should consider taking the advanced version MATH1902.
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Lectures/Tutorials

I Lectures: weeks 1 -13 (2 hours per week)


I Tutorials: weeks 1-12 (1 hour per week, starting from week 1)
I Check your timetable for exact time and place
I Check MATH1002 webpage for pre-tutorial sheet. You are
expected to bring it to the tutorial.
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

MATH1002 webpage

I MATH1002 webpage:
http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/UG/JM/MATH1002/
I Or just Google ‘MATH1002 USyd’
I MATH1002 webpage links to Canvas/ Ed/ Webwork/Lecture
recordings/ ect..
I You will visit MATH1002 webpage regularly
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Canvas/ Ed Forum / Webwork

I Canvas: Lecture recordings, assignments boxes, ect..


https://canvas.sydney.edu.au
I Ed Forum: https://edstem.org/
I Webwork:
http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/webwork2/MATH1002/
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Important things - Assessment

I 65% exam, 20% online quizzes , 15% assignments (first


assignment 5%, second assignment is 10%).
I Better mark rule:
If students do better on their exam than the quizzes, then
their exam will count for 85%, and the quizzes won’t count at
all.
I Information can be found on MATH1002 webpage and
CANVAS
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Important things - Online quizzes

I Start on Wednesday (from week 1) and close on the next


Tuesday at 11:59pm
I Best 10 out of 12 quizzes count;
I You get unlimited attempts and your maximum mark will
count.
I Contribute 20% of the total mark if better than exam’s mark
I Don’t miss out the online quizzes as it is much easier to get
high scores for them.
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Where/how to get help?

I Lecturers/ tutors during consultation hours


I Ed Forum
I Mathematics Learning Center: Room N293 in the Quadrangle
I Junior Maths FAQs page
I Personal questions: [email protected] (include your
SID)
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Course overview

I Linear Algebra is the study of vector spaces and linear


transformations between them.
Vector Space: Loosely speaking, it is a set of mathematical
objects which can be added together and scaled (multiplied by
a number).
Linear transformation: A special map that preserves
addition and scaling.
I Linear Algebra has many applications: engineering, physics,
economics, computer science, etc.
MATH1002 Linear Algebra

Course overview

In MATH1002 you will learn


I Vectors
I Linear equations
I Matrices

Reference: Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, by David


Poole, 4th edition

Coding: Octave (optional)


MATH1002 Linear Algebra
Preliminaries

Notation

I The set of all real numbers is denoted by R.

I Scalars (think as numbers) take real values and are denoted


by plain letters such as α, β, ....
I The symbol ∈ means ‘an element of’
√
1 ∈ R, −4 ∈ R, −5 7 ∈ R, 2 ∈ R, π ∈ R.
MATH1002 Linear Algebra
Preliminaries

Notation

I Suppose that P and Q are statements (i.e. sentences that can


be either true or false). We write
P =⇒ Q for “P implies Q”
P⇐=Q for “P if Q”
P ⇐⇒ Q for “P if and only if Q”, i.e. P and Q are
equivalent.
I Examples
• “I am an apple” =⇒ “I am a fruit”.
• x = 1 =⇒ x 2 = 1 but
• 6 x2 = 1
x = 1 ⇐=
• 2x + 3 = 5 ⇐⇒ x = 1

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