The University of Jordan
Faculty of Science
Department of Mathematics
Course outline
Course code and name: 0301241 Linear Algebra
Credit hours: 3
Assessment: First Exam (20%)
Midterm Exam (30%)
Final Exam (50%)
Course content and schedule
Chapter 1: Systems of linear equations and matrices
1.1 Introduction to systems of linear equations 2 hours
Suggested problems: 1, 3, 7, 12, 13
1.2 Gaussian elimination 3 hours
Suggested problems: 2, 4, 6, 7, 15, 22, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35.
1.3 Matrices and matrix operations 2 hours
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 8, 14, 16, 17, 20, 24.
1.4 Inverses; Algebraic properties of matrices 2 hours
Suggested problems: 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17.
1.5 Elementary matrices and a method for finding A^(-1) 1 hour
Suggested problems: 5, 16, 20, 25, 26, 31, 37, 42
1.6 More on linear systems and invertible matrices 1 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 4, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20
1.7 Diagonal, triangular, and symmetric matrices 1 hour
Suggested problems: 11, 12, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 32, 37
Chapter 2: Determinants
2.1 Determinants by cofactor expansion 2 hours
Suggested problems: 4, 10, 12, 17, 18, 25, 32
2.2 Evaluating determinants by row reduction 2 hour
Suggested problems: 4, 12, 14, 25, 26, 28
2.3 Properties of determinants; Cramer's rule 2 hours
Suggested problems: 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 25, 29, 35, 36, 37
Chapter 4: General Vector Spaces
4.1 Real vector spaces 2 hours
Suggested problems:5, 6, 7, 8, 9
4.2 Subspaces 2 hours
Suggested problems : 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13
4.3 Linear independence 1 hour
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9
4.4 Coordinates and basis 1 hour
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11
4.5 Dimension 2 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
4.6 Change of basis 1 hour
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13
4.7 Row space; column space and null space 1 hour
Suggested problems: 6, 7, 9
4.8 Rank, nullity, and the fundamental matrix spaces 1 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 18
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Chapter 5: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
5.1 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors 3 hours
Suggested problems: 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 16
5.2 Diagonalization 1 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24
Chapter 6: Inner Product Spaces
6.1 Inner products 2 hours
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 7, 8, 14, 23, 24, 28
6.2 Angle and orthogonality in inner product spaces 1 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16
6.3 Gram-Schmidt process 1 hour
Suggested problems:1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14, 22, 33
Chapter 8: Linear Transformations
8.1 General linear transformations 2 hours
Suggested problems: 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19
8.2 Isomorphism 1 hour
Suggested problems: 1, 2, 7, 8, 11
Text book Elementary Linear Algebra, Howard Anton and Chris Rorres , John Wiley and Sons Inc.,
New York, 2011.