COURSE OUTLINE

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

MTH141, Linear Algebra Fall 2023

INSTRUCTORS:
• The course coordinator of this course is K. Lan; Website: https://math.ryerson.ca/∼klan/

Instructor Office Tel. ext. Email Office hours

K. Lan ENG229 556962 [email protected] Wed. 2:00- 4:00pm
C. Wang VIC 703 553811 [email protected] Mon. 13:00-14:30pm
N. Jung VIC 703 553811 [email protected] Wed. 4:10-5:00pm
M. Alqasas VIC 703 553811 [email protected] Mon. 8:00-10:00am
S. Samiezadeh VIC 703 553811 [email protected] Wed 12:00-13:00pm
A. Sayyidmousavi VIC 703 553811 [email protected] Tues: 10:00-11:00am
• Office hours take place in the instructor’s office. The instructors are available at these times and at other
times by appointment for individual assistance and consultation.
Email Policy
Students are expected to monitor and retrieve messages and information issued to them on a frequent
basis. All official or formal electronic communications from students must be sent from their official TMU
Email account. Emails from other addresses may not be responded to. You would write down the course
number and your section number in your emails.
Lecture time and locations

Instructor Section Lecture-Time and Locations

K. Lan 1−6 Mon, 11:00-13:00pm, DSQ02 Wed, 12:00-14:00pm, DSQ02
C. Wang 7 − 12 Mon, 11:00-13:00pm, DSQ03 Wed, 12:00-14:00pm, DSQ03
Nara Jung 13 − 18 Mon 11:10-13:00pm, DSQ12 Wed 12:10-14:00pm, DSQ12
Majed Alqasas 19 − 24 Mon. 11-13:00pm, DSQ13 Wed 12-14:00pm, DSQ13
S. Samiezadeh 25 − 30 Mon. 11-13:00pm,LIB072 Wed 13-15:00pm, LIB072
A. Sayyidmousavi 31 − 32 Mon. 11:00-13:00pm, ENG106 Wed 12:00-14:00pm, EPH242

Lectures: Lectures will begin on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 and end Monday, December 4, 2023.
Fall Study Week: October 9-13, 2023. There will be lectures and labs during this week except Thanksgiving
on Monday, October 9, 2023.

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MATH Labs: Labs will begin from the second week (starting on the week of September 11, 2023 and
ending on the week of November 27, 2023). There will be no labs during September 5-8, 2023.
TAs and Labs

Sec Time and location TA Email

1 Tue,15:00-16:00pm,KHE119 Sima Naderi Mighan [email protected]
2 Thurs, 9:00-10:00am, SHE662 Chang Oh [email protected]
3 Fri,12:00-13:00pm, POD366 Hanieh Ashrafirad hanieh.ashrafi[email protected]
4 Mon, 14:00-15:00pm,ENGLG12 Aliakbar Eslami Baladeh [email protected]
5 Tue, 11:00-12:00pm, ENGLG02 Maryam Basiri [email protected]
6 Tue, 12:00-13:00pm,ENGLG13 Madej Matthew [email protected]
7 Tue, 12:00-13:00pm,ENG106 Mariam Walaa [email protected]
8 Tue, 17:00-18:00pm,ENGLG13 Gustavo Cicchini [email protected]
9 Mon, 13:00-14:00pm, VIC303 S. Dayasthasan [email protected]
10 Thurs, 16:00-17:00pm, ENGLG13 Serban Boghina [email protected]
11 Mon, 14:00-15:00pm,SHE554 Ali Nouhi [email protected]
12 Tue, 12:00-13:00pm,ENGLG12 Maryam Basiri [email protected]
13 Mon, 15:00-16:00pm,ENG102 S. Dayasthasan [email protected]
14 Tue, 17:00-18:00pm,ENGLG12 Gustavo Cicchini [email protected]
15 Tue, 10:00-11:00am,SHE554 Maryam Basiri [email protected]
16 Tue, 13:00-14:00pm,TRS1075 Cuinn Chowdhury [email protected]
17 Thurs, 9:00-10:00am,ENGLG12 Maryam Basiri [email protected]
18 Thurs, 14:00-15:00pm,POD366 Holden Pimentel [email protected]
19 Thurs, 16:00-17:00pm,POD358 Maryam Basiri [email protected]
20 Mon, 14:00-15:00pm,EPH441 Samaneh Yazdani Pour [email protected]
21 Thurs, 16:00-17:00pm,VIC103 Sima Darbasi [email protected]
22 Fri,12:00-13:00pm,SHE660 Xiwen Tian [email protected]
23 Thurs, 17:00-18:00pm,SHE662 Phuc Ngo [email protected]
24 Fri,13:00-14:00pm,ENGLG24 Phuc Ngo [email protected]
25 Fri,12:00-13:00pm,ENGLG24 N. Atabakilachini [email protected]
26 Fri,12:00-13:00pm,ENGLG21 Phuc Ngo [email protected]
27 Tue, 11:00-12:00pm,POD358 James Conley [email protected]
28 Tue, 11:00-12:00pm,EPH201 Jesse Lucier [email protected]
29 Fri,8:00-9:00am, ENGLG12 Soheil Sahamifar [email protected]
30 Thurs,8:00-9:00am,ENGLG12 Saba Sabet [email protected]
31 Thurs, 16:00-17:00pm,EPH216 Phuc Ngo [email protected]
32 Thurs, 14:00-15:00pm,KHE117 Phuc Ngo [email protected]

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 Note that Section i=Section i1 (lecture)=Section i2(Lab), where i = 1, 2, for example,
Section 1=Section 011 (lecture)=Section 012(Lab).

Calendar Course Description

Systems of linear equations and matrices. Determinants. Vector spaces. Inner product spaces. Eigenval-
ues and eigenvectors. (see https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/2023-2024/courses/mathematics/MTH/141/)
Print text and eTEXT:

Linear Algebra by Kunquan Lan (fourth edition), Pearson, 2020.

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Course Objectives:

1. To gain a facility with the basic concepts and techniques of linear algebra.

2. To build a strong foundation in linear algebra as preparation for subsequent courses in mathematics,
science and engineering.

3. To nurture abilities in analytic and creative thinking and problem-solving.

Syllabus: We shall study the following sections:

Chapter 1: Euclidean spaces, section 1.1-1.4
Chapter 2: Matrices, sections 2.1-2.5, 2.7, Skip 2.6
Chapter 3: Determinants, sections 3.1-3.4; Skip Theorem 3.3.7, Example 3.3.9 and exercise 4.
Chapter 4: Systems of linear equations, sections 4.1-4.6

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 Chapter 5: Linear transformations, sections 5.1-5.3
Chapter 6: Planes and lines in R3 , sections 6.1-6.3
Chapter 7: Bases and dimensions, sections 7.1-7.4
Chapter 8: Eigenvalues and diagonalizability, sections 8.1-8.2
Chapter 9: Vector spaces, sections 9.1-9.2
Chapter 10: Complex numbers, sections 10.1-10.4

Topics and Temporary Course Schedule

Week Date Activity Sections HW by 11:59pm

1 Sept6 Lecture 1.1 HW1, Sept10
2 Sept11, 13 Lecture 1.2, 1.3 HW2, Sept17
3 Sept18, 20 Lecture 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 HW3, Sept24
4 Sept25, 27 Lecture 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 HW4, Oct1
5 Oct2, 4 Lecture 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 HW5, Oct8
6 Oct11 Lecture 4.4, 4.5 HW6, Oct15
7 Oct16, 18 Lecture 4.6, 5.1,5.2 HW7, Oct22
8 Oct23, 25 Lecture 5.3, 6.1,6.2 HW8, Oct29
9 Oct30, Nov1 Lecture 6.3, 7.1, 7.2 HW9, Nov5
10 Nov6, 8 Lecture 7.3, 7.4 HW10, Nov12
11 Nov13, 15 Lecture 8.1, 8.2 HW11, Nov19
12 Nov20, 22 Lecture 9.1, 9.2 HW12, Nov26
13 Nov27, 29 Lecture 10.1,10.2 HW13, Dec3
14 Dec 4 Lecture 10.3,10.4 No HW submission

Note that we will not cover all the sections in some chapters.
Homework and Quizzes:
Weekly homework questions corresponding to the material you have studied in the week will be posted
to D2L by the instructor. You need to hand each homework to the corresponding homework submission fold
in the Assignment in Assessment in D2L of the common course shell by 11:59pm, every Sunday, starting
on September 10. Please note that the assignments will not be marked; however, they may be checked
for completeness and correctness. Experience has shown that the only way to learn math is to do it. The
amount you learn in this course and the grade you receive will be proportional to the amount of time you
spend doing problems. Keep up with the homework. Each student should do at least 4 hours of independent
study after 4 hour lectures each week.
• Each homework and quiz problem are from the material we studied in last week’s lecture.
• You need to hand in each homework to the Assignment in Assessment in D2L by 11:59pm, every
Sunday, starting on September 10, 2023 and ending at December 3, 2023
• Assistance with mathematical questions on the course or homework is available at the Math Lab.

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 • There will be a weekly 15 minutes quiz at each lab with problems analogous to the assigned homework
problems or examples given in class. Each quiz must be submitted to your TA before the deadline assigned
by your TA during the lab. You will get zero marks for the quiz if you submit your quiz late.
• Each quiz must be written in your own section. If you write it in another section, you will get zero
marks for the quiz.
• Full solutions to each quiz will be given by your TA in the next Lab.
• Last lab ends in the week of November 27, 2023.
• There will be no make-up quiz whatever reasons you provide.
• You can hand in your missing homework to your TA after you submit suitable documents (see Missed
Class and/or Evaluations below) to your department and get permission from your MTH141 instructor.
Evaluation:

ˆ 10%: You must hand in the weekly assigned homework to the Assignment in Assessment in D2L by
11:59pm, every Sunday, starting September 10 in order to receive 10% of the final grade.

ˆ Quizzes (12%): There will be a 15-minute quiz during every lab, starting in the week of Sept. 11, 2023.

ˆ Midterm (36%): 1.5 hours; 11:10-12:40pm, Monday, October 16, 2023.

ˆ Final Exam (42%): 2 hours, during the examination period: December, 2023.

Format:
The formats of the midterm and final exam are both multiple choice and full-answer problems.
Aids: You are NOT allowed to use any AIDS including calculators, formula sheets, scrap paper and cell
phones during the weekly quiz, midterm test or final exam for this course.
NOTE:
• You must bring a TMU Photo ID to the weekly quiz, the midterm and the final exam.
• You must use the pencils to fill in the scantron sheets for the multiple choice questions.
Re-marking of Test If a test is submitted for re-marking, the whole test may be remarked.
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1. Students are required to inform their instructors of any situation which arises during the semester which
may have an adverse effect upon their academic performance, and must request any considerations and
accommodations according to the relevant policies and well in advance. Failure to do so will jeopardize
any academic appeals.

2. If a test is missed, then the corresponding percentage of the test will be transferred to the final exam
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policies given in https://www.torontomu.ca/senate/course-outline-policies/missed-tests-examinations-
course-management-policy-166/.

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within 3 working days), the mark for the missed evaluation will be zero.

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pass it onto anyone else, or distribute it commercially.
Homework for Linear Algebra Weekly homework questions corresponding to the material you have
studied in the week will be posted to D2L by the instructor. You need to hand each homework to the
corresponding homework submission fold in the Assignment in Assessment in D2L by 11:59pm, every
Sunday, starting on September 10.
In the following table, the first column lists the sections we shall study; the second one lists the Definitions
which you need to understand; the third column lists theoretical results including Theorems, corollaries and
propositions. We do not teach the proofs of these theorems, corollaries and propositions in general, but
you have to understand the theoretical results and know how to apply them. These can be learnt from the
instructors in her/his lecturing and via studying the text-book and doing the homework. In the midterm and
the final exam, there will be some thinking problems which you need to use the knowledge of these theoretical
results. The fourth column lists examples you need to study by applying the definitions, theorems, corollaries
or propositions. The last column lists the homework questions which you need to hand in. You can do all
other exercise questions of each section. The full solution to each question can be found in the Appendix of
the textbook.

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Sec Definition Theorem Example Questions to be handed in
1.1 1−7 1−2 1−8 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13(2), 15, 17, 18
1.2 1−5 1−8 1−9 1(ii), 2(ii), 3A, B, 4(iii), 6(5), 7; 8(iv), (v);
9(i), (iii); 10(i); 11, 12
1.3 1 1 − 2, Cor.1(2) 1−3 1(3), (4); 2; 5(4), (6); 6(b), (c)
1.4 1 1−3 1−6 1(1); 3; 4(2); 5
2.1 1−4 1 1 − 10 7; 10(3); 11
2.2 1−2 1−3 1 − 10 1, 7, 11, 12
2.3 1 1 1−7 1A3 ; 2, A4 , 3, 4, 5
2.4 1 1 1 − 12 1, D, H, 2, C, E, 5C, 6, A, F
2.5 1−2 1−5 1−3 1A, C
2.7 1 1, 4 − 9, Cor.1 1−6 1; 2; 3B, C; 4, 5; 6A; 7D, E;
3.1 1 1−3 1−5 1; 2A1 ; 3|A|; 4
3.2 1−2 1−3 1−3 1A; 2|B|; 3; 4|D|, |F |
3.3 1 − 3, Cor.1 1−7 1|A|; 2|A|, |F |, 3|A|
3.4 1−4 1−5 1A, C, E; 2.2A, B; 3(5), (6); 4.
4.1 1−3 1 1−8 1(d); 2(2); 3; 4(a); 5.
4.2 1 1−5 1(i); 2(a), (c), (e)
4.3 1−2 1a), e), h), 2a), c), e)
4.4 1 − 2, Cor.1 1−4 1a), d); 2, 3, 4a), d)
4.5 1 − 5, Cor.1-3 1−5 1c); 2a), 3a); 4, 5, 6, 7
4.6 1−2 1−6 1, 2, 5
5.1 1−3 1, Prop.1 1−6 1A3, 2, 3, 4a), 5, 7, 8, 9b)
5.2 1−3 1−5 1−4 1a); 2; 3c); 4c)
5.3 1 − 5, 6(1) − (3) 1−6 1, 2, 3(2), 4, 6
6.1 1 1−2 1−2 1(4), 2, 3, 4(1).
6.2 1−2 1, 3 1, 2, 4 1, 4
6.3 1−5 1 − 5, Prop.1 1 − 11 1(a), 2(a), 3(a), 4, 5, 6(a), 7, 8(a), 9 − 13,
14(a), 15(a)
7.1 1 1 − 5, Cor.1,2 1−5 1−4
7.2 1 1 − 8, Cor.1 1−4 1−4
7.3 1 1−2 1−5 1−5
7.4 1 1−5 1−6 1−7
8.1 1−3 1, 3, 4, 5, Cor.1 1−6 1(B), 2(B), (D), 3, 4
8.2 1 1, 2, 6, Cor.1 1−5 1(B), 2, 3, 4, 8; 5, 6, 7
9.1 1−3 1, 3, 4, 5, Cor.1 1−6 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12
9.2 1 1, 2, 6, Cor.1 1−5 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
10.1 1−5 Prop.1,2 1−9 1−9
10.2 1, 2 1, 2 1−3 1, 2
10.3 1, 3, Cor.1 1, 5 1−4
10.4 1, Cor.1 1−3 1, 2