Math 54: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

This is the webpage of Math 54, sections 110, 111, and 112, under the inspired tutelage of James McIvor. I encourage you all to come to my office hours, they can be found on the previous page.

Dear students: Your exam grades have been posted to the gradebook. The exam is out of 90 points, and your letter grade appears as a comment. The letter grade incorporates the extra credit problem, where applicable. Your course grades will be ready shortly. Thank you all for a very enjoyable Math 54 experience (at least on my end, if not on yours). I wish you all the best in your future endeavors, mathematical or otherwise. Have a wonderful summer. -James

Here's an overview of the latter part of the course. Final exam review problems: 1 (solution), 2 (solution), 3 (solution), 4 (solution), 5 (solution), 6(solution, with pictures - the final curve on the third page (the spiral) should begin (t=0) at the vector (0,1), even though it looks like it begins at the vector (-1,1)).

Be sure to stop by the Exam Archive - more entertaining than putting thumb tacks under your fingernails.

Here are the quizzes we have taken so far: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven (solution), the ungraded eight (solution), nine (solution), ten (solution), eleven (solution), and twelve (solution).

Here are all the handouts from class: Jan. 28th, Jan 31st, Feb 7th, Valentine's Day (answers), Feb. 28th (answers), Mar 11th (answers), Mar 14th(answers to True or False), April 4th (answers to true or false), April 11th, a note on the Wronskian, April 20th, a few more star problems, and April 25th - you can present these problems for star credit - email if interested.

Here's the practice midterm one, with solutions. Here's the second midterm, with solution.