Math 2406: Abstract Vector Spaces                                              Fall 2007

Lecture Meetings: Skiles 243, Tuesday and Thursday 1:35 - 2:55 p.m.

Instructor: Professor Silas Alben

Email: alben@math.gatech.edu (the best way to contact me).

Office: Skiles 238, tel. 404-894-3312  

Office hours: Tues., Thurs. 11 a.m. -12 p.m. or by appointment.
Syllabus (text)
Syllabus (Word file, .doc)
Lecture 1, Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Lecture 2, Thursday, August 23, 2007, including Homework 1 due Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 5 p.m. in Skiles 238A door box.
Lecture 3, Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Lecture 4, Thursday, August 30, 2007, including Homework 2 due Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 5 p.m. in Skiles 238A door box.
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Lecture 5, Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Lecture 6, Thursday, September 6, 2007, including Homework 3 due Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Lecture 7, Tuesday, September 11, 2007
HW 1 Solutions
Lecture 8,
Thursday, September 13, 2007, including Homework 4 due Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 5 p.m.
HW 2 Solutions
Lecture 9, Tuesday, September 18, 2007
HW 3 Solutions
Lecture 10, Thursday, September 20, 2007
HW 4 Solutions
Lecture 11, Thursday, September 27, 2007, including Homework 5 due Thursday, October 4, 2007 in class.
Test 1 Results
Test 1 Solutions
Lecture 12, Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Lecture 13, Thursday, October 4, 2007, no homework due Thursday, October 11, 2007.
HW 5 Solutions
Lecture 14, Thursday, October 11, 2007, including Homework 6 due Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Lecture 15, Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Lecture 16, Thursday, October 18, 2007, including Homework 7 due Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Lecture 17, Tuesday, October 23, 2007
HW 6 Solutions
Lecture 18, Thursday, October 25, 2007, including Homework 8 due Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Lecture 19, Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Announcements:
40-minute Quiz on November 8 covering Sections 4.1 to 4.12. Counts as 1/2 of a test.
Test 2 on November 20 covering Sections 4.13 to 4.21, 5.1 to 5.13, and 6.1 to 6.9. Counts as a full test.
Lecture 20, Thursday, November 1, 2007, including practice problems for Quiz and Homework 9, due Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 5 p.m.
HW 7 Solutions Part 1      HW 7 Solutions Part 2: Bonus
Lecture 21, Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Lecture 22, Thursday, November 8, 2007
HW 8 Solutions
Lecture 23, Tuesday, November 13, 2007 including Test 2 review information.
Lecture 24, Thursday, November 15, 2007
HW 9 Solutions
Quiz 1 Solutions
Lecture 25, Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Announcement:
Final Exam:  Wednesday, December 12, 11:30 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Lecture 26, Thursday, November 29, 2007 including Final Exam review information
Lecture 27, Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Announcement:
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Test 2 Solutions part 1;  Test 2 Solutions part 2
HW 10 Solutions part 1  HW 10 Solutions part 2