Welcome to MATH 33A, Linear Algebra and Applications!
Course Information
- Instructor: Brian Shin
- Office Hours: Monday 3:00pm – 4:00pm, MS 6105
- Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00pm – 12:50pm, Franz Hall 1178
- Discussion Sections:
- Section 1C: Tuesday 12:00pm – 12:50pm, MS 6229
- Section 1D: Thursday 12:00pm – 12:50pm, MS 6229
- SMC Hours: Tuesday, 11:00am – 12:00pm, MS 3974
- Office Hours: Thursday, 11:00am – 12:00pm, MS 3975
- Textbook: Linear Algebra with Applications (5th Edition), Bretscher O.
- Email: malkov [at] g.ucla.edu
Homework Policy
There will be nine homework assignments, assigned every Monday and due at 8pm Thursday of next week, which can be found in the Files section on BruinLearn. Homework will be submitted through Gradescope. The lowest two homework grades will be dropped. No late submissions will be accepted. You are highly encouraged to use Piazza to ask questions and help your classmates with any questions related to the course material.
I also encourage you to type up homework assignments in LaTeX. The easiest way to get started is by creating an Overleaf account here.
Exams
There are two midterms in the course. The first one will be on April 24th and the second one will be on May 22nd during the usual lecture time. The final exam will be on June 14, 8:00am-11:00am.
Grading Policy
The grade is assigned based on the maximum of the following two schemes:
| Scheme 1 | Scheme 2 |
| Homework: 10% | Homework: 10% |
| Quizzes: 15% | Quizzes: 15% |
| Midterms 1 and 2: 20% each | Maximum of Midterm 1 or Midterm 2: 30% |
| Final Exam: 35% | Final Exam: 45% |
Worksheets
The discussion worksheets and solutions will be posted here:
- Week 1 – Gaussian Elimination and Solutions
- Week 2 – Invertibility and Linear Transformations and Solutions
- Week 3 – Linear Subspaces and Solutions
- Week 4 – Linear Independence and Bases and Solutions
- Week 5 – Change of Basis
- Week 6 – Orthogonalization and Gram-Schmidt and Solutions
- Week 7 – Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues and Solutions
- Weeks 8-9: Final Practice (True or False)