This page will be updated periodically through the semester. See below for links to weekly tutorial problems and solutions.
The first quiz was held on Thursday 10 April. Marked quizzes have been returned in lectures.
The second quiz was held on Thursday 15 May. Click here to see what that quiz entailed. Marked quizzes were returned in the lecture on Thursday 22 May.
The third quiz was held on Thursday 12 June. Click here to see what that quiz entailed. The third quiz will be marked and then returned in the Carslaw Lecture Theatre 275 at 9.15 am on Thursday 19 June. Marked quizzes may also be collected at the consultation time later that day. Afterwards any uncollected quizzes will be placed in the assignment boxes for second year.
The lecturer is David Easdown, whose office is Carslaw 619 (phone 9351 4217). David plans to be available for lunchtime consultations each Thursday from Week 2 between 1.00-2.00 pm. If you need to make an appointment to see him at some other time, try ringing first or emailing him. Click here to see David's timetable.
Lectures are held on
The times and locations for tutorials are
David Easdown's notes A Course in Linear Algebra will be a comprehensive text for all of the course. These notes may be purchased for $9 in book form from Kopystop, 55 Mountain Street, Broadway.
An excellent reference for further material and reading on exponentials of matrices and solving differential equations is ``Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and Linear Algebra'' by Morris Hirsch and Stephen Smale. The authors write elegantly, simply and clearly, and include (in an appendix) a proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, which students in this course will find quite accessible. The call number for that book, in the Fisher Library and the Mathematics Library (level 8 Carslaw), is 517.382 92 (several copies).
These libraries have many books, too numerous to mention here, on elementary linear algebra and related topics. A very fine resource also is Bob Howlett's MATH2902 webpage for 2001, which has a link to his own lecture notes and a list of further references.
One assignment will be set, but not collected. The assignment does not count towards your final grade, but will be excellent preparation for written exam questions. The purpose of the assignment is to gain practice and skill at writing mathematics and presenting clear concise arguments.
Three quizzes will be given during lecture times, announced the week before. These are an opportunity for you to get quick feedback from the lecturer how well you are coping with the material, and help the lecturer fine-tune the pace of lectures and rectify obvious difficulties.
The exam will comprise two sections, the first requiring short answers, similar to the quizzes, and the second requiring longer written answers. Click here to see more detailed information about the exam.
Paper copies of tutorial solutions may also be purchased from Kopystop, from the Friday before the week for which the tutorial is held.
Tutorial sheets and any other handouts will usually be distributed in lectures. Spare copies may be collected also from the Carslaw seventh floor corridor.