Introduction to Linear Algebra (MAS109), Spring 2010

Time: MWF 15:00-16:00, Exercise Session (2 hours, to be decided later)
No lectures on holidays:

ROOM: Create Lecture Building 412

Instructors: Suhyoung Choi Building E6-1 No. 4403
schoi at math dot kaist dot ac dot kr Phone: 2732

Assistant: Young-Rak Kim, Room: Phone:
kyr_crime at kaist.ac.kr

 ****Important Lecture policy

1. In the beginning of the class, there will be a review of the previous lecture and the preview of the lecture
by students. The order will be decided later. This will be a part of the grade.

2. Section Homepage:

http://math.kaist.ac.kr/~schoi/teaching.html

3. Overview: Linear Algebra is widely used in computer science, engineering, chemistry, biology, economics, actuarial sciences and business. The fundamental question of this subject is how to solve various systems of linear equations. The primary aim of this course is to provide applications that are most likely to have practical values to the students rather than theoretical understanding. Among other things, we will cover three useful decomposition theorems of matrices from Chapter 2 through Chapter 8: LU-decomposition, QR-decomposition, and singular value decomposition.

4. Course Homepage

http://mathsci.kaist.ac.kr/mathsci_kor/course/....

5. Text and Reference

Contemporary Linear Algebra, H. Anton and R.C. Busby, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

6. Evaluation and Exams

(1) Evaluation

- Midterm Exam(40%), Final Exam(40%), Recitation(10%), Class Attendance(5%)

- Students who miss any one of the mid or final exam will get the final grade 'F'.

• Course grades are determined by a relative scale based only on scores of first-time basis.

• There will be no disadvantage to repeaters concerning course grades.

(2) Exams

- Midterm Exam : (3 hrs)

• Final Exam : (3 hrs)

7. Course Schedule

** Exercises, Recitation schedules, etc. will be announced on the course homepage.