Professor Boris Botvinnik :
My office is 305 Fenton, and you can reach me by phone at 346-5636 or by e-mail botvinn@math.uoregon.edu . My office hours are at 3:00-3:50 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays or by appointment.

Lectures:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:00-2:50 pm in 306 Deady.

Textbook:
Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Third Edition, by David C. Lay. Students will be expected to read the textbook carefully, and will be responsible for all the material in those sections that are covered in class. The text contains solutions or hints for odd numbered problems. The homework assignments will consist mostly of even numbered problems, although I strongly recommend that you try some of the odd numbered problems on your own. The accompanying study guide contains a great deal of additional information that you should find helpful.

Prerequisites:
Math 251, 252, 253 or instructor's consent.

Course Content:
Math 341 covers systems of linear equations, vector and matrix algebra, determinants, and eigenvectors and eigenvalues, along with various applications. These topics correspond to chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the textbook. The homework page gives a tentative week-by-week breakdown of the sections that will be covered in class. This course will continue next semester with Math 342, which will cover the remainder of the text, including vector spaces, linear independence, bases, dimension, linear transformations, rank and nullity, and inner product spaces. Students will be expected not only to learn to perform vector and matrix computations, but also to understand the abstract theory of linear algebra, including the fundamental definitions and theorems.

Homework:
Homework is due in class on Wednesdays, beginning October 8. Late homework will not be accepted. There will be 9 homework assignments, the last of which will not be graded. Your lowest homework score will be dropped. You may collaborate with other class members on your homework, although you must each write up your solutions independently and in your own words. To avoid falling behind, you should do the reading and homework as the material is presented in class, rather than leaving it all until the last minute.

Exams:
There will be two midterm exams, given in class on Fridays, October 24 and November 21. If you are forced to miss a midterm due to extraordinary circumstances, you must get my permission and schedule a make-up exam in advance. The final exam is scheduled for Monday, December 8, at 3:15-5:15 pm.

Grading:

Homework:	20%
First Midterm Exam:	20%
Second Midterm Exam:	20%
Final Exam:	40%