Math 320 Sections 1 and 2 - Calendar- Fall 2026

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All numbers indicate sections from Linear Algebra (Lay) -- Sixth Edition.

R is for the reading assignment
C is for exercises that are assigned and will be collected
W is for exercises that are to be done online

Tuesday

Thursday

Sept. 1
Sept. 3
Lecture #1:
Intro to Math 320
Systems of Linear Equations
Gaussian Elimination
Matrices

Sept. 8
Lecture #2:
Echelon Form
Basic and Free Variables
Describing Solution Sets

Homework Due:
R 1.1-1.2
W MyLab: Orientation Problems
Sept. 10
Lecture #3:
Vector algebra
Spans of Vectors


Homework Due:
R 1.3
W MyLab: Hw 1
Sept. 15
Lecture #4:
Matrix-vector Multiplication
Ax=b
Dot Product
Parameterized Solutions

Homework Due:
R 1.4-1.5
Written Homework #1:
C Homework #1
Sept. 17
Quiz #1
Lecture #5:
Homogeneous Linear Equations
Nonhomogeneous Systems
Characterization of Nonhomogeneous Systems


Homework Due:
R 1.6-1.7
W MyLab: Hw 2
Sept. 22
Lecture #6:
Spanning set
Linear Independence


Homework Due:
R 1.8
Written Homework #2:
C Homework #2
Sept. 24
Quiz #2
Lecture #7:
Number of vectors and Independence
Introduction to Linear Transformations


Homework Due:
W MyLab: Hw 3
Sept. 29
Lecture #8:
One and two step verification
Showing a function is linear
Showing a function is not linear

Homework Due:
R 1.9
Written Homework #3:
C Homework #3
Oct. 1
Quiz #3
Lecture #9:
Matrix of Linear Transformation

Homework Due:
R 1.10
W MyLab: Hw 4
Oct. 6
Lecture #10:
1-1 and onto functions
Homework Due:
R 2.1
Written Homework #4:
C Homework #4
Oct. 8
Quiz #4
Lecture #11:
Composition of functions
Matrix Multiplication

Homework Due:
W MyLab: Hw 5
Oct. 13
Lecture #12:
Properties of Matrix Multiplication
Transpose of a Matrix


Homework Due:
R 2.2
Written Homework #5:
C Homework #5
Oct. 15
Quiz #5
Lecture #13:
Inverse of a Matrix


Homework Due:
W MyLab: Hw 6
Oct. 20
Lecture #14:
Shoes and Socks Theorem
Elementary Matrices
Question for Exam
Homework Due:
R 2.3
Written Homework #6:
C Homework #6
Oct. 22
Midterm
Topics:
1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.2
W MyLab: Hw 7
(Due Friday, but good practice for exam)
Oct. 27
Lecture #15:
Invertible Matrix Theorem
Abstract Vector Spaces
Homework Due:
R 4.1
Written Homework #7:
C Homework #7
Oct. 29
Quiz #6
Lecture #16:
Spanning Set
Subspaces

Homework Due:
W MyLab: Hw 8
Nov. 3
Lecture #17:
Proofs for Subspaces
Linear Transformations

Homework Due:
Written Homework #8:
R 4.2
C Homework #8
Nov. 5
Quiz #7
Lecture #18:
Kernel and Range Spaces
Linear Independence
Spanning set of subspaces

Homework Due:
R 4.3
W MyLab: Hw 9
Nov. 10
Lecture #19:
Basis of subspace
Null and column spaces


Homework Due:
Written Homework #9:
C Homework #9
Nov. 12
Quiz #8
Lecture #20:
Unique representation
Coordinate Systems

Homework Due:
R 4.4
W MyLab: Hw 10
Nov. 17
Dimension and Rank


Homework Due:
R 5.1
Written Homework #10:
C Homework #10
Nov. 19
Lecture #21:
Change of Basis
Definition of Eigenvectors


Homework Due:
R 5.2
W MyLab: Hw 11
Nov. 24
Lecture #22:
Eigenvectors
Eigenvalues
Determinate

Homework Due:
R 3.1
Written Homework #11:
C Homework #11
Nov. 26
Thanksgiving
Dec. 1
Lecture #23:
Finding Eignenvalues
Characteristic Polynomial
Eigenspaces


Homework Due:
R 5.3
Written Homework #12:
C Homework #12
Dec. 3
Quiz #9
Lecture #24:
Eigenbasis
Diagonalization
Similarity


Homework Due:
R 5.4
W MyLab: Hw 12
Dec. 8
Lecture #25:
Trace
Complex Eigenvalues
Existence of Eigenbasis
Power of Matrices

Homework Due:
R 5.5
Written Homework #13:
C Homework #13
Dec. 10
Lecture #26:
Questions for the final

Homework Due:
W MyLab: Hw 13
Final Exam
Section 1: Thursday, December 17 at 8 AM
Section 2: Tuesday, December 15 at 11 AM


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