Math 109 Linear Algebra (Fall 2026)



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Tentative Syllabus for Math 109 (subject to change)

Time Class content Section covered Remarks
R Aug 27 Systems of linear equations 1.1
T Sept 1 Row reduction and echelon form 1.2
R Sept 3 Vector equation and matrix equation 1.3-1.4 hw1 due (1.1, 1.2)
T Sept 8 Solve linear systems 1.4-1.5
R Sept 10 Linear independence 1.7-1.8 hw2 due (1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
T Sept 15 Linear transformation 1.8-1.9
R Sept 17 Matrix operations 2.1-2.2 hw3 due (1.7, 1.8, 1.9)
T Sept 22 Invertible matrices 2.2-2.3
R Sept 24 Matrix partition and LU-factorization 2.4-2.5 hw4 due (2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
T Sept 29 Determinants of matrices 3.1-3.2
R Oct 1 Review 1 reviewproblems and notes hw5 due (2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2)
T Oct 6 Test 1 in class 1.1-1.5, 1.7-1.9, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.2
R Oct 8 no class (Fall break)
T Oct 13 Applications of Determinants of matrices 3.3
R Oct 15 Vector spaces and subspaces 4.1-4.2 hw6 will be turned in with hw7 (3.3)
T Oct 20 Null spaces, column spaces, bases 4.2-4.3
R Oct 22 coordinate system and change of basis 4.4,4.7 hw7 due (3.3, 4.1-4.3)
T Oct 27 Dimension and rank 4.5-4.6
R Oct 29 Eigenvalue and charateristic equation 5.1-5.2 hw8 due (4.4-4.7)
T Nov 3 No class (election day)
R Nov 5 diagonalization 5.3
T Nov 10 Inner product, length and orthogonality 6.1 hw9 due (5.1-5.3)
R Nov 12 Orthogonal sets 6.2-6.3
T Nov 17 Review 2 Review 2 hw10 due (6.1-6.3)
R Nov 19 Test 2 in class 3.3, 4.1-4.7, 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.3
T Nov 24 Gram-Schmit process, Least-square problems and linear models (remote instruction day) 6.4-6.6
R Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
T Dec 1 Symmetric matrices 7.1
R Dec 3 Final review hw11 due (6.4-6.6, 7.1)
Wednesday Dec 9 Final Exam: 9-12pm in class

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