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Module Name:
MA313 Linear Algebra
Module Lecturer:
Dr Mohammad Adib Makrooni
Lecture times & venues:
Tuesdays 1pm in AC201 and Thursdays 12pm in ADBG021 [First lecture: 5 September]
Tutorial times & venues:
TBA
Recommended text:
<I>Linear Algebra and Its Applications</I> by David C. Lay, Fourth Edition (Pearson 2012)
Module content:
The module will cover <ul><li>Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (8 lectures),</li> <li> Orthogonality and Least Squares (8 lectures),</li> <li> Symmetric Matrices and Quadratic Forms (8 lectures),</li> and explain how these topics can be applied to <li> The population dynamics of the northern spotted owl,</li> <li>GPS navigation,</li> <li>The analysis of images from the two LandSat satellites.</li></ul>
Module assessment:
<ul><li> The end of semester exam is worth 60% of the total assessment. It will consist of three questions corresponding to the above three topics. A model exam paper is available <a href="uploads/exam.pdf">here</a>.</li> <li> The Continuous assessment is worth 30% of the total assessment. It will consist of three in-class tests. Questions in the tests will be taken verbatim from the problem sheet.</li> <li> An essay on <B>one</B> of the following topics is worth 10% of the total assessment. <ul><li> Essay topic 1: <!--#Include file="EssayTopic1.ssi"--></li> <li> Essay topic 2: <!--#Include file="EssayTopic2.ssi"--></li> <li> Essay topic 3: <!--#Include file="EssayTopic3.ssi"--></li> </ul> The essay should be four pages (max), typed in Latex with the <I>a4wide</I> package, and submitted by the last lecture of the semester.</li></ul>
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