Reading, MATH 405, Spring 2011
The reading assignment are sections from our text (Lang) unless indicated.
The class day listed is the day on which (and after which) the
assignment can be tested on a quiz.
Wed. Jan 26
Ch. 1, Sec.1-2 (meaning Chapter 1, Sections 1 and 2)
Fri. Jan 28
Ch. 1, Sec.3
Mon. Jan 31
Ch. 1, Sec.4; Ch. 2, Sec. 1
Wed. Feb 2
Ch. 2, Sec.1
Fri. Feb. 4
Ch. 2, Sec.3
Mon. Feb. 7
Ch. 2, Sec. 2 and Ch. 3 Sec.1
Wed. Feb. 9
Ch. 3, Sec. 2
Fri. Feb. 11
Ch. 3, Sec. 3-4
Mon. Feb. 14
quizzable: Ch.3 thru Sec. 4;
we'll be covering 3.5 and 4.1
Wed. Feb. 16
quizzable: Ch. 3, 4.1
Fri. Feb. 18
quizzable: 4.1-2 (we'll cover 4.3)
Mon. Feb. 21
quizzable: through 4.3
we'll be starting 5.1
Wed. Feb. 23
quizzable: 4.3, 5.1
(but you know the question ... )
Fri. Feb. 25
**EXAM 1** on Chapters 1-4.
Mon. Feb. 28
No quiz. Class on 5.1-2,
up to Hermitian.
Read through 5.1.
Wed. March 2
Class: finish 5.2
Fri. March 4
Class: 5.3.
Mon. March 7
Quizzable: through 5.3.
Expect a Gram-Schmidt exercise.
Class: 5.4,5
Wed. March 9
Class: 5.5,6,7
Fri. March 11
Class: 5.8, Chapter 6 start
Mon. March 14-Friday March 18
Continue reading in Chapter 6.
Mon. March 21-Friday March 25
Spring Break
Mon. March 28
We will finish Chapter 6 today or
during Wed. You should be finishing
the reading of Ch. 6.
Wed. March 30
Class: finishing Chapter 6 and/or starting 7.1.
Fri. April 1
Class: 7.1 and/or 7.2, review
Mon. April 4
Exam 2, Chapters 5-6
Wed. April 6
We started Ch. 8. Please read
Sec. 1 and 2. Three quizzable-Friday
questions were stated in class today
Fri. April 8
Start Chapter 8.
Monday April 11 -Friday April 15
Finish reading Chapter 8.
Monday April 18
Read (the very short) Chapter 9.
Wednesday April 20 - Friday April 22
Read Section Chapter 10, Sec. 6.
Monday April 25 - Friday April 29
Finish reading Chapter 10 (except for
10.5, which is optional).