MATH 201– Matrix Theory

                                                Fall 2008 Offical Course Website

 

                                                                                                                                                          

 

Instructors

Arzu Boysal

Office: TB 225

E-mailarzu.boysal [at] boun.edu.tr

Office Hours: TBA

 

Ayse Soysal

Office: TB 225

E-mailsoysala [at] boun.edu.tr

Office Hours: MMWW 7878 (by appointment)

 

Teaching Assistants

 

Yusuf Gören

Office: TB 121

Phone:6954 (ext)

E-mail: yusuf.goren [at] boun.edu.tr

Office Hours: MMTThTh 34112

 

Umit Islak

Office: TB 125

Phone:6953 (ext)

E-mail: umitislak [at] hotmail.com

Office Hours: MMMM 2345

     

          

Exam Dates: 

Midterm 1: October 30, Thursday, 17:00-19:00

(closed notes) Solution Key

 

Midterm 2: November 27, Thursday, 17:00-19:00

(closed notes) Solution Key

 

Final: January 6, Tuesday, 9:15-11:45

 

Exam Places for Midterms

 

Exam Places for Final

 

Midterm Results

 

Problem Sessions: 

Monday 15:00-17:00 YD05

 

Wednesday 15:00-17:00 NH201

 

Thursday 17:00-19:00

 

Course Archive

Syllabus

Course Rules

Assigned Questions

 

ps1

Announcements

( In case of any problem mail to: yusuf.goren[at]boun.edu.tr )

 

  • (05.01.09) Please check your final places. Note that the people marked with ‘N/A’ cannot take the final exam! So, each student must attend the final in the indicated classroom!
  • (04.01.09) Arzu Boysal will be available in her office on Monday (05.01) between 14:00 and 17:00.
  • (02.01.09) Make-up results. Objection on Monday(05.01) 11:30-12:30 @TB125.
  • (30.12.08) The following optional parts of the course will NOT be in the final exam:
    1. Section 1.7 Special matrices and appplications.
    2. Section 2.5 Graphs & networks.
    3. Section 3.5 Fast Fourier transform.
    4. Markov matrices and stability (the last part of section 5.3)
    5. Stability of differential equations, second order equations (the last part of section 5.4).

(The final exam covers up to end of 5th chapter)

  • (27.12.08) Monday(29.12), Arzu Boysal will solve some questions during the class hours in the classroom, so no office hours as previously announced. The first section will start @ 9:30 and the second section will start @11:00.
  • (25.12.08) Objection results are announced. You can check the midterm results on the left column (Modified grades are marked with yellow). If the new results are not loaded press Ctrl+F5 (or Ctrl+R) to reload the updated document.
  • (23.12.08) The lowest grade allowed to the take the final exam is 55/200, i.e. in order to take the final exam your grades should add up to at least 55. The full list of allowed students will be announced after the make-up exam.
  • (23.12.08) 2nd midterm’s solution key is available. Please check the left column.
  • (19.12.08) The make-up exam will be held on Monday, December 29th 16:00-18:00 @ YD106; covering both midterm topics. If you want to submit your medical excuse, do not wait for the exam day and submit them to TAs this week.
  •  (15.12.08).No problem sessions during the objection hours. Please check the webpage for PS hour updates.
  •  (14.12.08) Midterm results are updated. The objection for the 2nd Midterm will be held on Monday(15.12) between 15:00-17:00 and Wednesday(17.12) between 15:00-17:00 @ TB125.
  • (12.12.08) Midterm results are announced. Please check the webpage regularly for the objection hours.
  • (26.11.08) Please check your exam place!
  • (23.11.08) PS Schedule for this week is as follows: Monday 15:00-17:00 @ YD05, Tuesday 17:00-19:00 @ KPARK01, Wednesday 15:00-17:00 @ NH201 and 17:00-19:00 @ NH202.
  • (22.11.08) 2nd Midterm will cover Chapter 2.4 upto end of Chapter 4.
  • (19.11.08) UPDATED! There will be make-up classes for Arzu Boysal’s sections on Friday(21.11): You will attend 16:00-17:00 @NH401 OR 18:00-19:00@NH401.
  • There will be make-up PS for the Monday PS (17.11) on Friday (21.11) between
    09:10 and 10:50 at NH 203. (Chapter 3)
  • Solution Key for the First Midterm
  • (16.11.08) UPDATED! The objection will be held on Monday(17.11) between 13:00-15:30 and Wednesday(19.11) between 15:00-16:30.
  • (16.11.08) No Monday Problem Session this week (17.11).
  • (12.11.08) Midterm results are announced. The objection will be held on Monday (17.11), 13:00-15:00 @ TB121.
  • (9.11.08) This week's Tuesday and Thursday Problem Sessions will be held in M1170.
  •  (9.11.08) Ayþe Soysal’s Monday(10.11.08) lecture has been cancelled.
  • (3.11.08) Tuesday problem session (4.11.08) has been cancelled. On Wednesday (5.11.08), we will solve the first midterm thoroughly. For Thursday, please check the website regularly!
  •  (2.11.08) Monday problem session (3.11.08) has been cancelled.
  •  (1.11.08) The class of Arzu Boysal for Monday (3.11.08) has been cancelled.
  • (30.10.08) WARNING Exam places have changed. Please re-check your exam place
  • (28.10.08) Please check the left column for MT1 Exam Places and Math201 ID (UPDATED). Please do not forget your Math ID.
  • (28.10.08) Midterm Topics: up to 2.4(not included).
  • (28.10.08) There will be no Tuesday-Thursday problem sessions this week.
  • (24.10.08) Please check the left column for assigned questions.
  • (21.10.08) There will be make-up class hours of Ayþe Soysal: Thursday(23.10.08) 17:00-19:00 @ NH305.
  •  (21.10.08) Tomorrow(22.10.08), there will be review sessions during the class hours of Arzu Boysal.
  • (21.10.08) Please check the left column for Course Rules.
  • (20.10.08) Tuesday and Thursday problem sessions for this week will be held in NH102. Please check the webpage regularly for updates and announcements.
  • (19.10.08) The class of Arzu Boysal for tomorrow (20.10.08) has been cancelled.  
  • (17.10.08) A remainder about problem sessions: each week there will be 2 different problem sessions and tuesday problem sessions will be repeated wednesday and thursday problem sessions will be repeated next monday. Please check left-bottom of the page for problem sets. 
  • (12.10.08)New PS hours are announced. Please check the PS classroom each week.  
  • (7.10.08) There will be make-up class hours of Ayþe Soysal: Thursday(09.10.08) 78 @ NH305.  
  • (7.10.08) The class of Arzu Boysal will be held tomorrow(8.10.08).  
  • (5.10.08) There will be no PS this monday(06.10.08). Each monday's PS will be the same as the previous wednesday's PS -more or less.  
  • (2.10.08) Syllabus, PS hours and office hours are announced. Please check left column of the page. 
  • (24.09.08) Syllabus, PS hours and office hours will be announced shortly. 
  • (24.09.08) You can check midterm dates on the left column of the page.