Math 110 Syallbus

Math 110 Syllabus

Week of Mon Wed Fri Topics
8/25   §1.1, §1.2 §1.2 Complex numbers, definition of a vector space
9/01 Holiday §1.3 §1.4 Properties of vector spaces, subspaces
9/08 §2.1 §2.2 §2.2 Spans and linear independence, bases
9/15 §2.3 §3.1 §3.2 Dimension, Linear maps, kernels and images
9/22 §3.3 §3.4 §4.1 Matrix of a linear map. Invertibility. Polynomials
9/29 §4.1 §5.1 Midterm Polynomials. Invariant subspaces
10/06 §5.2 §5.3 §5.4

Polynomials applied to operators, Upper triangular matrices, Diagonal matrices, Invariant subspaces of real vector spaces

10/13 §6.1 §6.2 §6.2 Inner product spaces, Norms, orthogonality
10/20 §6.3 §6.4 §6.5 Norm, orthogonal bases, orthogonal projection and minimization. Functionals and adjoints.
10/27 §7.1 §7.2 §7.2 Self adjoint and normal operators. Spectral theorem
11/03 §7.3 §7.4 §7.5 Normal operators on real spaces, Positive operators, Isometries
11/10 §7.6 §8.1 §8.2 Polar and singular decomposition, Generalized eigenvectors, Characteristic polynomial, Primary decomposition
11/17 Midterm §8.3 §8.4 Square roots, Miinimal polynomial
11/24 §8.5 §8.5 Holiday Jordan form
12/01 §10.1 §10.2 §10.3, §10.4 Change of basis, Trace, Determinants of operators and matrices
12/08 §10.4 §10.5   Determinants of matrices, Volumes

The above schedule is just a rough guide and subject to change as the course progresses.