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Readings are from Introduction to Linear Algebra by Gilbert Strang.

SESSION # TOPIC READINGS IMPORTANT DATES
1 The Geometry of Linear Equations 1.1-2.1  
2 Elimination with Matrices 2.2-2.3
3 Matrix Operations and Inverses 2.4-2.5  
4 LU and LDU Factorization 2.6  
5 Transposes and Permutations 2.7  
6 Vector Spaces and Subspaces 3.1  
7 The Nullspace: Solving Ax=0 3.2  
8 Rectangular PA=LU and Ax=b 3.3-3.4  
9 Row Reduced Echelon Form 3.3-3.4  
10 Review    
11 Exam 1: Chapters 1-3   Exam 1
12 Basis and Dimensions 3.5  
13 The Four Dimensional Subspaces 3.6  
14 Graphs and Networks 8.2  
15 Orthogonality 4.1  
16 Projections and Subspaces 4.2  
17 Least Squares Approximations 4.3  
18 Gram-Schmidt and A=QR 4.4  
19 Properties of Determinants 5.1  
20 Formulas for Determinants 5.2  
21 Applications for Determinants 5.3  
22 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 6.1  
23 Diagonalization 6.2  
24 Review    
25 Exam 2: Chapters 1-5   Exam 2
26 Markov Matrices 8.3  
27 Fourier Series and Complex Matrices 8.5, 10.2  
28 Differential Equations 6.3  
29 Symmetric Matrices 6.4  
30 Positive Definite Matrices 6.5  
31 Similar Matrices 6.6  
32 Singular Value Decomposition 6.7  
33 Linear Transformations 7.1-7.2  
34 Choice of Basis 7.3-7.4  
35 Review    
36 Exam 3: Chapters 1-7, 8.3   Exam 3
37 Fast Fourier Transform 10.3  
38 Linear Algebra in Engineering    
39 Course Review    
40     Final Exam