MAT 211 – Introduction to Linear Algebra – Syllabus

Spring 2023, Section LEC 04

Instructor: Artem Kotelskiy, [email protected], Math Tower 4-105.

Class time & location: MW 2:40pm-4:00pm, Physics P113.
Office Hours: W 12:30pm-2:30pm, in-person at Math Tower 4-105.
MLC Hours: Tu 4pm-5pm (via zoom: click to chose instructor and join).

Textbook: Otto Bretscher, Linear Algebra with Applications, Fifth edition. I will also
be posting concise lecture notes.
Course Description: Introduction to the theory of linear algebra with some applications; vectors,
vector spaces, bases and dimension, applications to geometry, linear trans-
formations and rank, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, determinants and inner
products. The Tentative Schedule and the Major Topics to be covered are
at the end of the syllabus.
Attendance: Strongly strongly encouraged, but not mandatory.
HW/Gradescope: We will use the platform https://www.gradescope.com/ for homeworks and
exams; please register on that platform, and use the entry code ”NXN35W”
when registering, this will insure you will be added to the right course.
Brightspace: We will use Brightspace for announcements. You should receive email noti-
fications whenever I send an announcement.
Prerequisite: C or higher in AMS 151 or MAT 131 or 141 or co-registration in MAT 126
or level 7 on the mathematics placement examination.
SBC / Credits STEM+ / 3

Grader: Vinicius C. Costa, [email protected]

Office Hours: Tuesdays 6pm-8pm, in-person in Math Tower S-240A
MLC Hours: Mondays 9am-10am, in-person in Math Tower S-235

Homework 14%
Midterm I 25%
Grading Policy:
Midterm II 25%
Final Exam 36%

Homework: Posted on gradescope weekly, with deadlines Thursday 10pm next week. No late
homework will be accepted, unless you have a strong excuse. Two lowest scores for
homework will be dropped. Collaboration is encouraged, but you must submit your
own write-ups. When you write up your homework, show your work (answers only
will not be sufficient), use complete sentences and write legibly.
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Exams: Two 55-minute exams will be given during the semester, in the normal class
time and location; approximate midterm dates can be found in Tentative
Schedule. A 2.5 hours comprehensive final exam will be given during the finals
period, on May 10, 11:15am-1:45pm. No books, notes, calculators, or other
electronic devices may be used during the exams, but at the end of the exam
you will have to scan your exam and submit it to gradescope using your phone.
You must bring your University ID card to all exams.

Makeup Exams: Not possible. If a student misses a midterm exam with documented evidence,
then the student’s final exam grade will be substituted for the missed midterm.
A student must sit the final exam at the scheduled time in order to receive a
passing grade in the class.

Cheating: Forbidden (obviously). This includes the use of websites where one can find
solutions to homeworks.

Accommodations: Once you make an arrangement with SASC, please let me know about it.

Questions, problems, suggestions: best to ask me during office hours or after classes, otherwise
email me [email protected].

Tentative Schedule:
Week 01 1/23 – 1/27 1.1, 1.2
Week 02 1/30 – 2/03 1.3, 2.1
Week 03 2/06 – 2/10 2.2, 2.3
Week 04 2/13 – 2/17 2.4, 3.1
Week 05 2/20 – 2/24 3.2, 3.3
Week 06 2/27 – 3/03 3.4, Review
Week 07 3/06 – 3/10 Midterm I, 5.1
Week 08 3/13 – 3/17 No Classes (Spring Break)
Week 09 3/20 – 3/24 5.2, 5.3
Week 10 3/27 – 3/31 5.4, 5.5
Week 11 4/03 – 4/07 6.1, 6.2
Week 12 4/10 – 4/14 Review, Midterm II
Week 13 4/17 – 4/21 6.3, 7.1
Week 14 4/24 – 4/28 7.2, 7.3
Week 15 5/01 – 5/05 7.4 Review
Week 16 5/08 – 5/12 Final Exam
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Major Topics:
Systems of Linear Equations
Gauss Elimination and Row Echelon Form
Vectors and Matrices
Linear Transformations
Matrix Multiplication, Inverse Matrices
Image and Kernel of a Linear Transformation
Subspaces of Rn
Linear Independence, Basis, and Dimension
Coordinates
Inner Product Spaces
Projections
Orthonormal Bases and Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization
Orthogonal Transformations
Determinants
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Diagonalization

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determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and docu-
mentation is confidential.
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integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty please refer to the academic judiciary website at
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Critical Incident Management: Stony Brook University expects students to respect the rights,
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and Community Standards any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises
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amended by SBU, during Spring 2022 ”disruptive behavior” will include refusal to wear a mask during
classes.
Learning objectives:
Learning Outcomes for “Pursue Deeper Understanding: Students must use the skills expected from
their Versatility courses to study and practice them in greater depth, with further study applied to the
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skills they learned in their Versatility courses in greater depth. These courses must have prerequisites
from among the Versatility categories and will typically be at the 200-400 level.”