Math 416, Winter 2008
| The week of | Test, quiz or other event | Topics and section and chapter numbers |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Chapter 1, review of systems of equations and matrices | |
| January 14 | Quiz 1 is Thursday, Jan. 17 | Chapter 2, review of vector spaces, independent sets and bases |
| January 21 | Chapter 2, review of subspaces | |
| January 28 | Sections 3.1 through 3.3, linear transformations | |
| February 4 | Test 1 is Thursday, Feb. 7 | Sections 3.4 and 3.5, representing vectors and linear transformations |
| February 11 | Section 3.6, projections | |
| February 18 | Quiz 2 is Thursday, Feb. 21 | Chapter 4, determinants |
| February 25 | Winter Break - no class this week | |
| March 3 | Section 5.1, polynomials over a field | |
| March 10 | Quiz 3 is Thursday, March 13 | Section 5.2, similar linear transformations, eigen values and eigen vectors |
| March 17 | Test 2 is Thursday, March 20 | Section 5.3, nilpotence |
| March 24 | Section 5.4.1, polynomials of linear transformations and matrices | |
| March 31 | Section 5.4.2, the characteristic and minimal polynomial | |
| April 7 | Quiz 4 is Thursday, April 10 | Section 5.4.2, Jordan Cannonical Form |
| April 14 | Rational Cannonical Form | |
| April 21 | The Final Exam is Tuesday, April 22 |