Math 429 Fall 2004

1. Section Information

Section	Time	Location	Instructor	email	Office Hours
1	MWF 12:00-1:00	Cupples I 218	B. Blank	brian@math.wustl.edu	Cupples I Room 224 MW 1:00-2:00

2. Grading Information

There will be two class exams, E1 and E2, as well as a final, E3.

Exam	Date	Location	Time
E1	October 6	Cupples I 218	12:00-1:00
E2	November 17	Cupples I 218	12:00-1:00
E3	December 21	Cupples I 218	10:30 AM-12:30PM Check in Course Listings

The three exams, E1, E2 and E3 will be graded out of 100. They will be combined in the following way to obtain a total point total out of 100:

S := 0.3*E1 + 0.3*E2 + 0.4*E3

The score S out of 100 will be translated into a letter grade of A, B, C, D, F (with plus and minus shadings) in a way that is not stricter than the following table:

Numerical Range	Letter Grade
[80,100]	A
[65,80)	B
[50-65)	C
[40-50)	D
[0,40)	F

There is not much point in asking about curving. That is because nothing will be decided until after the final exam. However, it is prudent to assume that there will be no curving. I will try to write exams with enough routine problems that at least a B- is likely.

3. References

Linear Algebra, , Hofman and Kunze, Prentice Hall, (on reserve in Mathematics Library)
Matrices and Linear Transformations, , Cullen, Dover, (cheap softcover)
Linear Algebra, , Nef, Dover, (cheap softcover)

Note: We will not follow any book closely enough to call it a course text. It is not necessary to purchase any of these books. There will be no assigned readings.

Brian E. Blank
Department of Mathematics
Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130

Phone: (314) - 935 - 6763
Fax: (314) - 935 - 6839

e-mail: brian@math.wustl.edu

Last Updated: 1 September 2004