Information about Exam I — Exam I will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Wednesday September 23. It will start promptly at the beginning of the class period, so make sure you're on time. The test will cover sections 1.1 - 1.6, 2.1, and 2.2. Note that in section 2.2 we did not cover the part on pages 111-113 called "Solving Linear Systems with Complex Entries".
The test will have four or five problems, possibly with several parts each. It will be graded with a total of 60 points.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
Advice: I recommend first reviewing homework problems from each section. You should have done all the recommended problems at the very least, and trying others as well is a good idea. If you get one wrong, don't skip ahead, but tackle it right away and find out how it works. There may be a similar example worked out in the book, or among one of our graded problems, or you can try getting help. There are also extra problems at the end of each chapter, under the heading "Supplementary Exercises" which are worth looking at.
When it comes time for the test itself, try to relax and do the best you can. At this point, being calm and well-rested will be important. Also, scan through the exam problems and identify the easier ones to get out of the way first.
Information about Exam II — Exam II will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Wednesday October 21. It will start promptly at the beginning of the class period, so make sure you're on time. The test will cover sections 2.3, 2.4, and 4.1 - 4.5. Note: the subsection of 4.3 called "Lines in R3" is not covered.
The test will have the same format as the first exam, and will also be graded with total of 60 points.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
My advice is the same as before. Please note that the current sections are somewhat more theoretical than the topics of the first exam, so be sure to work on understanding the underlying ideas.
Information about Exam III — Exam III will be held in the usual room at the usual class time, on Monday November 23. It will start promptly at the beginning of the class period, so make sure you're on time. The test will cover sections 4.6 - 4.9, 6.1 - 6.3, and 6.5. Note: the subsection of 4.8 called "isomorphisms" is not covered.
The test will have the same format as the previous exams, and will also be graded with total of 60 points.
You do not need to know the proofs of any theorems. However, you should know what they say about how various concepts are related to each other, and how to apply them to specific situations. This knowledge will guide you in knowing how to do a computation. The focus of the exam will be more on computations than the previous exam.
The following topics are likely to be covered, though the exam is not limited to these topics:
My advice is the same as for Exam I. Good luck!
Final Exam — The final exam will be held in the usual room on Friday, December 18. Section 3 is 8:00-10:00 am, and section 4 is 4:30 - 6:30 pm. The test will cover all of the topics of the course listed above, as well as the new material, from sections 3.1-3.4 and 7.1-7.2. In section 3.3, the subsection titled "Application to computing areas" is not covered.
The test will have a similar format to the previous exams, but will be slightly longer. Roughly half of the exam will cover the new material (chapters 3 and 7), and half will cover older material.
From the new material, the following topics are likely to be covered:
You may bring a 4x6 card with notes on it (both sides is ok). It must be written by hand; no magnifying devices allowed.
Here is a study guide.