18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2013

Announcements
Jenn's office hour for Wednesday, May 8 is cancelled.
Our final exam will be on May 22, 9am-noon, in Johnson ice rink.

18.06 Spring 2013

Professor:	Gilbert Strang (office 2-240, email `gs at math.mit.edu`)
Lectures:	MWF 11 am, in 54-100.
Course coordinator:	Jennifer Park (office 2-491, email `jmypark at math.mit.edu`)
Textbook:	Gilbert Strang's, Introduction to Linear Algebra, 4th edition.

Syllabus and Course Information

Recitations

Recitations meet on Tuesdays. You must enroll in a specific section. Your homework and exams will go to that section. Default recitation sections are assigned by the Registrar. You may change your recitation and view your grades on the Stellar Course Management System.

	Time	Room	Instructor		Office	OH	     Phone	Email @math.mit.edu
Lec.	MWF 11	54-100	Gilbert Strang		2-240	[*]	     3-4383	gs	
[*] After class MF or Arrange office hours at lecture.
Rec. #
r01	T 10 	36-156	Russell Hewett  	2-334	T2:30, W2    3-7775	rhewett
r02	T 11	36-153	Russell Hewett  	2-331	T2:30, W2    3-7775	rhewett
r03	T 11	24-407	John Lesieutre          2-491   M3, W7-9     3-4091     johnl
r04	T 12	36-153  Stephen Curran          2-332   Th12-2       3-6770     curransr
r05	T 12	24-407	John Lesieutre	 	2-491	M3, W7-9     3-4091 	johnl
r06	T 1	36-153  Stephen Curran		2-332	Th12-2       3-6770	curransr
r07	T 1	36-144  Vinoth Nandakumar       2-229   M3-5         3-1589     vinothn
r08     T 1     24-307  Aaron Potechin          2-333   T3:15, W1    3-7826     potechin
r09     T 2     24-307  Aaron Potechin          2-333   T3:15, W1    3-7826     potechin
r10     T 2     36-144  Vinoth Nandakumar       2-229   M3-5         3-1589     vinothn
r11     T 3     36-144  Jennifer Park           2-491   T5:30, W5    3-4091     jmypark

NOTE: The office hours are one hour long, unless otherwise specified.
NOTE: The office hours in 2-4xx will usually happen right outside the offices, in the 4th floor common room.
-----> Here's How to find the 4th floor offices.

Homework and Collaboration

Homework will be posted weekly in the Problem Sets section of the class website. Assignments will be due on Thursdays, BEFORE 4PM. Please put them in the box for your section in 2-255, next to the Undergraduate Mathematics Office. Please staple them (you may use the UMO stapler). They are due every week and are returned in recitation.

Late homework will not be accepted and no extension are granted.

The homeworks are essential in learning linear algebra. They are not a test and you are encouraged to talk to other students about difficult problems---after you have found them difficult. Talking about linear algebra is healthy. But you must write your own solutions.

Related Resourses

Open Courseware

TUTORING: Tutoring help is available in 4-159, Mondays to Thursdays 3-5pm and 7:30-9:30pm.

Exams

The use of calculators or notes is not permitted during the exams. Taking another course at the same time is not an excuse for missing the in-class hour exam. There will be no make-up exams in this course. If there is a legitimate and documented reason for missing an exam, your exam grades will be redistributed. In this case, please email galina at math.mit.edu, Professor Strang or your TA.

Some helpful overviews of Linear Algebra:

Goals of the Linear Algebra Course (html)

Starting with Two Matrices (pdf)

A Factorization Review (ps, pdf)

Glossary for Linear Algebra (ps, pdf)

Linear Algebra in a Nutshell (ps, pdf)

Concerns about homework, grading, exams: see your recitation instructor.

Checking grade records, changing recitations: online on Stellar Course Management System.

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