Semester plan, for TTMA4115 - Calculus 3, spring 2013 - MTFYMA

WeekDatesSubjectsSections in the book
3Jan 16-17Complex numbers"Complex Numbers" (pages ix-xviii)
4Jan 23-24The complex exponential function. Second-order equations. Linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficients."Complex Functions" (pages xix-xxvii), and 4.1 and 4.3 in "Second-Order Equations" (pages xxxv-xlv and xlix-lv)
5Jan 30-31Harmonic motion. Inhomogeneous equations, the method of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters. Forced harmonic motion.4.4-4.7 in "Second-Order Equations" (pages lv-lxxxvi)
6Feb 6-7Systems of linear equation. Row reduction and echelon forms. Vector equations. The Matrix equation Ax=b.1.1-1.4 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 1-42)
7Feb 13-14 Solution sets of linear systems. Applications of linear systems. Linear Independence. 1.5-1.7 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 43-62)
8Feb 20-21Linear transformations. Matrices of linear transformations. Linear models1.8-1.10 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 62-90)
9Feb 27-28Matrix operations. Inverse matrices2.1-2.3 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 91-116)
10March 6-7Determinants. Cramer's rule3.1-3.3 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 163-187)
11March 13-14Vector spaces and subspaces. Null spaces, column spaces and linear transformations. Linear independents sets and bases. Coordinate systems.4.1-4.4 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 189-225)
12March 20-21 Dimensions and ranks. Applications to Markov chains. 4.5-4.6 and 4.9 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 225-238 and 253-264)
13March 27-28Spring Break
14April 3-4Eigenvectors and eigenvalues. The characteristic equation. Diagonalization.5.1-5.3 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 265-288)
15April 10-11Complex eigenvalues. Systems of linear differential equations.5.5 and 5.7 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 295-301, and 311-319) and 4.2 in "Second-Order Equations" (pages xlv-xlix)
16April 17-18Inner product, length and orthogonality. Orthogonal projections. The Gram-Schmidt process.6.1-6.4 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 329-360)
17April 24-25Least-square problems. Applications to linear models. Diagonalization of symmetric matrices. Quadratic forms.6.5-6.6 and 7.1-7.2 in "Linear Algebras and Its Applications" (pages 360-375 and 393-408)
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