{"id":3389,"date":"2024-08-01T18:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/turull\/?page_id=3389"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:11:00","slug":"f24-mas4105-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/turull\/f24-mas4105-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"f24-mas4105-syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAS 4105 Linear Algebra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table border=\"\" cellpadding=\"10%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Class number<\/th>\n<th>Period<\/th>\n<th>Meeting Time<\/th>\n<th>Room<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td>14887<\/td>\n<td>MTWF 5th<\/td>\n<td>11:45 &#8211; 12:35<\/td>\n<td>LIT 121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor Alexandre Turull<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>480 Little Hall<br>\n(352) 392-0281 ext 243<br>\nturull@ufl.edu<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<table border=\"\" cellpadding=\"10%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Monday<\/th>\n<th>Tuesday<\/th>\n<th>Wednesday<\/th>\n<th>Thursday<\/th>\n<th>Friday<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td>10:40 &#8211; 11:30<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10:40 &#8211; 11:30<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10:40 &#8211; 11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also by appointment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"..\/f24-mas4105-calendar\" target=\"text\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Calendar<\/b><\/a> &#8212; Lecture topics and their approximate dates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/f24-mas4105-homework\" target=\"text\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b> Homework Problems <\/b><\/a> &#8212; List of homework assignments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dt>\n<h3>Prerequisites:<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>Willingness to learn theoretical mathematics.<\/dd>\n<dt>\n<h3>Textbook:<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Linear Algebra<\/i>, by Friedberg, Insel, and Spence, fifth edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We will cover most of Chapters 1 &#8211; 5. This course includes both theory and computational skills. The student is expected to develop the ability to reason through and coherently write up proofs of theorems as well as develop computational skills. The course serves both as a transition for the mathematics majors from a study of techniques into more conceptual mathematics and as a coherent foundation in linear algebra for engineering and science majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Format:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Lectures. Reading and homework will be assigned and discussed in class mainly during discussion sessions.<!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p><b> You are expected to participate in classroom discussions. <\/b><\/p><!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>Homework will be assigned regularly and discussed in class.<br>\nHomework will not be graded. There will be frequent quizzes.<\/p><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Assistant:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>The teaching assistant for the class is George Roman <a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/g-roman\/\">https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/g-roman\/<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tests:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be 4 in class tests, and one final. The dates are on the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quizzes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>There will be 7 quizzes.\u00a0 The dates are on the calendar.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final grade:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>4 tests<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>final<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>quizzes<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<hr>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">A \u2265 360<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">C \u2265 280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">A- \u2265 346<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">C- \u2265 266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">B+ \u2265 333<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">D+ \u2265 253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">B \u2265 320<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">D \u2265 240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">B- \u2265 306<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">D- \u2265 226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">C+ \u2265 293<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">E &lt; 226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students with disabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with the<br>\nDisability Resource Center (352-392-8565, <a href=\"https:\/\/disability.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"text\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/disability.ufl.edu\/<\/a>) by providing appropriate documentation. Once registered, students will receive an accommodation letter which must be presented to the instructor when requesting accommodation. Students with disabilities should follow this procedure as early as possible in the semester.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attendance policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Students are expected to attend class regularly.<!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>The UF policy on attendance is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ufl.edu\/ugrad\/current\/regulations\/info\/attendance.aspx\"> https:\/\/catalog.ufl.edu\/ugrad\/current\/regulations\/info\/attendance.aspx<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honor Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, &#8220;We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code.&#8221;<!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either<br>\nrequired or implied: &#8220;On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.&#8221;<\/p><!--PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR--><p>The Honor Code (<a href=\"https:\/\/sccr.dso.ufl.edu\/policies\/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code\/\">https:\/\/sccr.dso.ufl.edu\/policies\/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code\/<\/a>) specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code and the possible sanctions. 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