LINEAR ALGEBRA

Course Code

MA 2504

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr L Iancu

Pre-requisites

MA 1502 or, with permission of the Head of Mathematical Sciences, MA 1504.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to matrix algebra. Systems of linear equations. Vector spaces over the real numbers. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and diagonalisation.

Structure

12 week course - 5 lectures per fortnight and 1 tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination paper (80%) and in-course assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two hour written examination paper (maximum of 100% resit and 80% resit with 20% in-course assessment).