Syllabus for Math 290-2, Section 65

Instructor: W. Patrick Hooper (Pat)

Office: B22 Lunt

Office Hours: Mondays 10:00-11:30am, Wednesdays 1:30-3:00pm or by appointment.

Email:

Textbooks:

• D. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications (3rd edition, updated)
• S. J. Colley, Vector Calculus (3rd edition)

Outline:

• Orthogonality (Lay 6.1-6.3)
• Symmetric Matrices and Quadratic Forms (Lay 7.1-7.2)
• Vectors (Colley 1.1-1.7)
• Differentiation in Several Variables (Colley 2.1-2.6)
• Vector-Valued Functions (Colley 3.1-3.4)
• Maxima and Minima in Several Variables (Colley 4.1-4.2)

I've posted a tentative but more detailed syllabus online.

Discussion Sections: The TA for this course is Yongxia Hua. Discussion sections will include a weekly quiz and a discussion of the past week's homework.

Homework: There will be homework each week. Homework will not be collected, but should be completed before each discussion section. Forming discussion groups is encouraged. It is important to complete and understand each homework problem.

Quizzes: At the end of each discussion section will be a quiz. There will be no make-up quizzes, unless there is good reason. (See grading, below.) There will be no quizzes on weeks with midterms.

Midterms: There will be two midterms held during discussion sessions. The first is scheduled for Jan 30th. The second will be on February 20th.

Final Exam: The final exam will be held on Friday, March 16th from 12-2pm. The instructor will not schedule a make-up exam. If unavoidable conflicts arise, students may apply for a make-up through the Office of Studies. Review Northwestern's final exam schedule to ensure you have no conflicts.

Grade: Your grade will be determined from the following (and curved at the end of the quarter):

• Quizzes: 25%
• Midterms: 40%
• Final Exam: 35%

The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Thus, a single missed quiz will not affect your grade.

Class website: Class information will be available on blackboard.