| Professors |
| Michael Orrison Olin 1280 orrison at math.hmc.edu Kimberly Tucker Olin B160 tucker at math.hmc.edu |
| Office hours | |
| Prof. Orrison | Thurs, 3-5 pm |
| Prof. Tucker | Mon, 3-5 pm |
Course Overview
Topics for this course include, but are not limited to, vector spaces, linear transformations, matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, examples of discrete dynamical systems, fixed points, chaos, stability, and bifurcations.
Textbook
Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, 2nd edition by David Poole (ISBN 0-534-34174-8).
Doing the reading will be essential for success in this course. We may occasionally assign homework problems on material covered in your textbook but not covered in lecture, so you will need to read the relevant sections to be best prepared for tackling the homework.
Homework
- Homework assignments will be due on Tuesdays and Fridays at the start of class and announced on the "Homework" page of this course website.
- The instructor will reserve the right to refuse to accept late homework for any reason.
- Each student is responsible for attending all lectures and hearing all announcements.
Grading and Exams
- There will be two take-home quizzes and one final exam.
- Quiz 1: handed out Wed, Nov 12, due Fri, Nov 14.
- Quiz 2: handed out Wed, Dec 3, due Fri, Dec 5.
- Final: handed out Fri, Dec 12, due Thurs, Dec 18.
- Your course grade will be comprised of homework (20%), two quizzes (20%) and a final (40%). The remaining 20% of your grade will be based on the maximum of your homework, quizzes and final exam scores.
Tutoring
| Who? | Academic Excellence (AE) Tutors | Where? | Riggs Room (upstairs in LAC) | When? | AE Schedule |
Honor Code
Cooperation among students on homework is very much encouraged, but each student is expected to write up his or her own solutions individually. Comprehension is the goal of working on problems, so you should understand solutions well enough to write them up yourself.
In addition, you should cite any sources of help that you use. If you work with a classmate on a problem, be sure to acknowledge that person in your homework write-up.
Harvey Mudd's honor code applies in all matters of conduct concerning this course.
Disabilities
Students who need accommodations for a disability are encouraged to discuss this with us as soon as possible so that we may make the appropriate arrangements.
