Dave Schmidt's Multivariable Calc and Matrix Algebra Page


Welcome to Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra. The purpose of this page is to make certain resources
available and keep you up to date with everything going on in the course.

EXAM #3 INFORMATION:

Exam #3 will take place on Wednesday, December 2 during regular lecture class time.

There will be an in-class review in lecture on Monday, November 30. Here are some practice problems.

No books, notes or calculators are allowed.

Below is a list of topics potentially covered on the exam, together with textbook citations. Since we didn't necessarily discuss every
section in its entirety, class notes are the best guide to the exact material covered:


Matrices and Systems of Equations (1.1)
Echelon Forms and Gauss-Jordan Elimination (1.2)

Consistent Systems (1.3)

Matrix Operations (1.5)

Identity Matrix and Transpose (1.6)

Linear Independence and Non-Singularity (1.7)

Matrix Inverse and Properties (1.9)

Vector Space R_n and subspaces (3.2)
Span, Nullspace, Range, Rowspace (3.3)
Basis and Coordinates (3.4)
Dimension;  rank, nullity (3.5)

QUIZ INFORMATION:

The following are the dates of our quizzes for the remainder of the semester. Your recitation instructor will announce the coverage of
each quiz during the previous recitation class.

QUIZ #1: Friday, September 4
QUIZ #2: Friday, September 11
QUIZ #3: Friday, September 18
QUIZ #4: Friday, September 25
QUIZ #5: Friday, October 30
QUIZ #6: Friday, November 6
QUIZ #7: Friday, November 13
QUIZ #8: Friday, November 20
QUIZ #9: Tuesday, December 8

Course Information:

       Sections 1-4

         Sections 9-12
 
 Course Policies
 

Office Hours Information:

Dave Schmidt's Office Hours (Amos Eaton 408):  Wednesday 3 - 4:30 PM, Thursday 2:30 - 4 PM

Recitation Instructor Office Hours:

Course Resources:

Homework Assignments

Tentative Exam Dates

Exam Solutions