Math 10 Pasadena City College

Linear Algebra & Applications

Course  Math 10 — CRN 76520, Fall 2019

Dates & Time  MoWe 7:00 pm — 9:30 pm

Place  R Bulding, Room 407

Instructor  Jorge Basilio (gbasilio@pasadena.edu)

Office  MSC R-406

Office Hours  MW 6:30--7:00pm

Tutoring
@ MSC. Center Hours:
  • Mo — Th: 8:15 am — 9:00 pm
  • Fr: 8:15 am — 5:00 pm
@ MSC. Tutor schedule for Math 10:
  • M 12 — 4 pm; 5 —9 pm
  • T 9 am — 9 pm
  • W 10 am — 4 pm; 5 — 9 pm
  • Th 9 am — 9 pm
  • F 9 am — 3 pm

Announcements

  • Check canvas for your scores, including your final grade.
  • Thank you all for an amazing semester!
  • The final HW and ICA set will be due on the day of the final, which is next Monday.
  • Also, Exam 5 will be a take-home exam. I'll post it later in the week (probably Wednesday night or Thursday morning). You'll have the entire weekend to do it and it will be due the day of the final.
  • Office Hours tonight are cancelled!
  • I will still be there at 7pm for regular class :-)
  • Please go back and re-read your classnotes/the book of sections 1.3 (dot product) and 1.9 (orthogonal complements).
  • ICA #8
  • I will go over some of the questions, but you should prepare the definitions at home! Try to get it started before tonight's class.
  • You can come to office hours for extra help as well.
  • ICA #6
  • I will go over some of the questions, but you should prepare the definitions at home! Try to get it started before Monday's class.
  • We will do some of ICA #7 on Wednesday, and some of it next Monday.
  • Exam 2 - Post Exam Survey
  • Optional Survey. You may complete it annonymously if you wish. Student who complete the survey with their PCC email addresses will receive a 1% bonus on their exam.
  • I will close the survey Friday, Oct 18, at 10 pm.
  • Office Hours tonight are cancelled!
  • I will still be there at 7pm for regular class :-)
  • Exam 1 - Post Exam Survey
  • Optional Survey. You may complete it annonymously if you wish. Student who complete the survey with their PCC email addresses will receive a 1% bonus on their exam.
  • I will close the survey Monday, Sept 30, at 10 pm.
  • I recommend watch all the videos on the "Essence of Linear Algebra" and, really, any of his videos. Enjoy!
  • Watch 3blue1brown: Essence of Linear Algebra series. Really, just the first 2 videos is enough for the first day of class. Then try to watch a new video each day.
  • Read Chapter 0 from our textbook very carefully.
  • You might want to get and start reading: Book of Proof. Read: Chapter 1 (omit 1.2, 1.8— 1.10).
    You will find Chapters 2, 4 — 10 very useful throughout the term. Know they are there.
Welcome everyone to Linear Algebra!
I'm excited to begin the new semester and to meet all of you. I'll post important information here.
I posted the course syllabus below--for students who have not taken a course with me please read it carefully.
More info coming soon...

Handouts

  • Tips for Effective Mathematical Writing...espically proofs: (white) (beige) (dark)
  • A handout that contains the outlines for the main proof techniques we'll encounter in this course: (white) (beige) (dark)

Exam Related Documents

Labs

Go to our Labs using SAGEMath page.

Schedule

  • Mon 8/26
  • Class 1
    • Day 1 Activities
    • Chapter 0
  • Watch 3blue1brown: Essence of Linear Algebra series (first two videos is good enough before first day of class).
  • Read Chapter 0 from our textbook very carefully.
  • You might want to get and start reading: Book of Proof. Read: Chapter 1 (omit 1.2, 1.8— 1.10).
    You will find Chapters 2, 4 — 10 very useful throughout the term. Know they are there.
  • Wed 8/28
  • Class 2
    • Continue Ch 0.
  • Mon 9/2
    • Labor Day -- No class!
  • —
  • Wed 9/4
  • Class 3
    • Finish Ch 0, work on ICA1
    • Sections: 1.1
  • Mon 9/9
  • Class 4
    • Sections: 1.2, 1.3
  • Wed 9/11
  • Class 5
    • Sections: 1.4
  • —
  • Mon 9/16
  • Class 6
    • Sections: finish 1.4, 1.5
  • Wed 9/18
  • Class 7
    • Sections: start 1.6
    • Exam 1 Ch 0 & § 1.1 — 1.5
  • Mon 9/23
  • Class 8
    • Sections: 1.6
  • —
  • Wed 9/25
  • Class 9
    • Sections: 1.7, 1.8
  • —
  • Mon 9/30
  • Class 10
    • Sections: 1.8, 1.9
  • —
  • Wed 10/2
  • Class 11
    • Sections: 1.9
  • Mon 10/7
  • Class 12
    • Sections: 2.1, 2.2
  • Wed 10/9
  • Class 13
    • Sections: 2.3
  • —
  • Mon 10/14
  • Class 14
    • Sections: 2.4
  • Exam 2 § 1.7 — 1.9 & § 2.1 — 2.3
  • Wed 10/16
  • Class 15
    • Sections: 2.4, 2.5
  • —
  • Mon 10/21
  • Class 16
    • Sections: 2.6, 2.7
  • —
  • Wed 10/23
  • Class 17
    • Sections: 2.8, 2.9* (2.9 is a reading assignment)
  • —
  • Mon 10/28
  • Class 18
    • Sections: 3.1, 3.2
  • Wed 10/30
  • Class 19
    • Sections: 3.3, 3.4
  • —
  • Mon 11/4
  • Class 20
    • 3.3, 3.4
  • Wed 11/6
  • Class 21
    • Sections: 3.4
    • Exam 3 § 2.4 — 2.9 & § 3.1 — 3.4
  • —
  • Mon 11/11
    • Veteran's Day — No class!
  • —
  • Wed 11/13
  • Class 22
    • Sections: 3.5, 3.6, 3.7
  • —
  • Mon 11/18
  • Class 23
    • Sections: 3.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
  • —
  • Wed 11/20
  • Class 24
    • Sections: 6.1, 6.2
  • Mon 11/25
  • Class 25
    • Sections: 6.3, 7.1
    • Exam 4 § 3.5 — 3.8 & § 5.1 — 5.3
  • —
  • Wed 11/27
  • Class 26
    • Sections: 7.2, 7.3
  • Mon 12/2
  • Class 27
    • Sections: 7.4, 7.5
  • —
  • Wed 12/4
  • Class 28
    • Review for final exam; Last day of class :P
    • Exam 5 § 6.1 — 6.3 & § 7.1 — 7.5
  • Mon 12/9
  • Finals Week
    • Final Exam @ 7:45 pm
      Exams 1 — 5 material & § 7.4, 7.5

Course Policies

Please consult the Course Syllabus for a more detailed description.
For my answer: see my What is Linear Algebra? slides.
MATH 5B, a college-level Calculus II course, or placement based on the Math assessment process.
  • There is no numeric value given to the homework.
  • A homework list is provided on our course website, organized into section covered for each exam, and is due on the day of each exam!
  • I normally do not entertain homework questions during the regular lectures — that's what office hours are for!
  • You are expected to attempt (and hopefully complete) at least 75% of the problems in each section that is assigned for that exam.
  • If I do not receive your homework on-time (or if less than 75% complete), your score for that exam will be recorded as zero.
  • If you cannot make it to class (e.g. sick), homework must be arranged to be dropped off on or before the test day either by another classmate who will bring it to class, or by someone else that may drop if off at the math department office during their regular hours (but before our class begins).
  • You must take careful notes during class as part of your learning experience. These will be collected on test days. There is no numeric value given to the in-class notes.
  • Notes for the sections that will on the exam are due on the day of each exam!
  • If I do not receive your notes on-time (i.e. before the exam begins), your score for that exam will be recorded as zero.
  • If you cannot make it to class (e.g. sick), you can show them to me on the next class date. This is for the course notes only! The homework needs to be turned in on test days.
This is a course of mathematical concepts and techniques, not a course of mechanical computation, so we will have little use for calculators. You may bring a scientific calculator or laptop with you to class if you wish. If you bring a laptop please do not use it to check email or chat with friends, or do any tasks that would disturb your fellow classmates (see Syllabus for exact rules on laptop use). We will discuss the free programs: Desmons, Geogebra, Symbolab, Wolfram Alpha, and CoCalc and how it can help in learning.

Please note that only Scientific Calculators will be allowed during exams. If you have a graphing calculator you can use it during class but it will not be allowed during exams.

Check out the Labs page for helpful programs using SAGEMath.

The textbook is A Portrait of Linear Algebra, 3rd Ed., by Jude Socrates. We will cover most of the material in Chapters 0 –7. You should read the relevant section of the text before we cover the material in class, and then again while doing the homework.

Please download the following documents from my website: Homework list, Answer Key, the Errata file (containing some mistakes in the text), and the Lecture slides.

Video Tutorials

Online Materias

The grade will be based on the following:
In-Class Assignments (ICAs) 10%
Exams (4 best @ 15% each) 60%
Final Exam 30%
The in-class exams are are tentatively scheduled for:
  • Exam 1. Monday, Sept 16 (Week 4)
  • Exam 2. Wednesday, Oct 2 (Week 6)
  • Exam 3. Monday, Oct 21 (Week 9)
  • Exam 4. Monday, Nov 4 (Week 11)
  • Exam 5. Monday, Dec 2 (Week 15)
  • Final Exam. Monday, December 9 @ 7:45 — 9:45 pm
Dates are subject to change. Exams are scheduled during the end of the class period, approximately 80 minutes long (but subject to change). Students must arrive to class on time to turn in homework on test days or will be given a grade of 0 on the exam.

The final exam is two hours long, and will be on Monday, December 9, in our usual classroom from 7:45 — 9:45 pm. However, I strongly encourage that you plan to stay for 3 hours taking the final exam.

Calculate Your Grade

Open the sheet and make a copy. Start entering your scores and it will automatically compute your current and course grade.

Link to Google sheet

Homework List

Link to Homework List

Final Exam Study Guide

Link to Final Exam Study Guide