MATH 2940 Discussion

This is the webpage for Elliot Cartee's sections of MATH 2940: Linear Algebra for Engineers at Cornell University in Fall 2019.

Every week, I will post copies of the worksheets used in section (with solutions included at the end of the document). I may also include outside material that I think is interesting and relevant to what we are doing in the course. While you are not required to view anything on this webpage, I still think you may find it useful.

Some official links for the course:

Piazza »

Canvas »

Gradescope »

3Blue1Brown's Youtube series on the Essence of Linear Algebra is great for helping to understand the ideas behind the course and developing geometric intuition, but it doesn't cover any of the more computational aspects of the course.

Essence of Linear Algebra »

My office hours are on Sundays from 4:30-6:30pm in Thurston 102.

Week 1: August 29th, 2019

Topic: Introduction to Linear Algebra

Week 2: September 5th, 2019

Topic: Linear Systems of Equations

Week 3: September 12th, 2019

Topic: Solutions to Linear Systems

Week 4: September 19th, 2019

Topic: Linear Transformations

Week 5: September 26th, 2019

Topic: Matrix Operations and Inverses

Week 6: October 3rd, 2019

Topic: Factorizations and Vector Spaces

Week 7: October 10th, 2019

Topic: Bases and Coordinate Systems

Week 8: October 17th, 2019

Topic: Coordinate Systems and Dimension

Week 9: October 24th, 2019

Topic: Determinants and Rank

Week 10: October 31st, 2019

Topic: Markov Chains and Eigenvalues

Week 11: November 7th, 2019

Topic: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

Week 12: November 14th, 2019

Topic: Complex Eigenvalues and Dynamical Systems

Week 13: November 21st, 2019

Topic: Orthogonality and Projections

Week 14: December 5th, 2019

Topic: Least Squares and SVD