Course Coordinator
Eli Stines (ejstines@iastate.edu)
Catalog Description
MATH 207. Matrices and Linear Algebra.
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 2 semesters of calculus
Systems of linear equations, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, orthogonality, least-squares methods, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Emphasis on methods and techniques. Only one of MATH 207 and MATH 317 may be counted toward graduation.
Textbook
Lay
Linear Algebra, 5th Edition
ISBN: 978-0321982384
Syllabus
Chapter and Section references are to Lay, Linear Algebra 5th ed.
Times are suggested based on a 15-week semester of 44 class meetings, allowing for three unit exams, and two weeks worth of classes for review and exams.
| Chapter & Sections | Weeks |
|---|---|
| Chapters 1 and 2 | 4 |
| Sec 1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.6, 2.8, 2.9 | |
| Chapters 3 and 4 | 4 |
| Sec 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.7 | |
| Chapters 5 and 6 | 4 |
| Sec 5.1-5.5, 6.1-6.6 | |
| Chapter 7 | 1 |
| Sec 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 |
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