VCU MATH 610 Calendar, Fall 2018

This calendar indicates what we will cover when. It is updated frequently, but should always accurately reflect what will happen in the next week.
 
Tuesday
Thursday
Aug. 21

23
Chapters 1 and 2 (Review)
28
Chapter 2; Sections 3.1, 3.3 (Review)
30
Sections  3.2, 3.4 (Review)
Sept. 4
Sections 3.4. 3.5 Linear Functionals
6
Section 3.5: Annihilators
QUIZ 1 (on 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)
[ Blank | Solved ]
11
Section 3.6: The Double Dual
13
Class canceled because of "hurricane"
18
Section 3.7: Transposition, Chapter 4: Polynomials
20
Chapter 4: Polynomials
25
Chapter 5: Determinants
27
TEST 1 (on chapters 2 and 3)
[ Blank | Solved ]
Oct. 2
Chapter 5: Determinants
4
Sections 6.1, 6.2: Characteristic polynomials and diagonalization
9
Section 6.2: Diagonalization
11
Sections 6.3, 6.4: Annihilating polynomials; Invariant subspaces
QUIZ 2 (on 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 6.1, 6.2)
[ Blank | Solved ]
16
Section 6.4 Invariant subspaces
18
Reading Day
23
Section 6.6: Direct sum decomposition
25
Sections 6.6,  6.7: Direct sum decomposition; Invariant direct sums
Nov. 30
Section 6.8: Primary decomposition
Section 7.1: Cyclic subspaces
Review Session: 6:00--8:00 pm, Harris 4154
1
TEST 2 (on Chapter 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7)
[ Blank | Solved ]
6
Sections 7.1, 7.2: Cyclic subspaces; Cyclic decompositions
8
Sections 7.2, 7.3: Rational form; Jordan form
13
Section 8.1: Inner products
Extended Office Hours: 6:00--7:00 pm, Harris 4154
15
Section 8.2: Inner product spaces
Extended Office Hours: 6:00--7:00 pm, Harris 4154
20
Section 8.3: Linear functionals and adjoints
QUIZ 3 (on 6.8, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3)
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22
Thanksgiving Break
27
Section 8.4: Unitary operators
Section 8.5: Normal and self-adjoint operators
29
Section 8.5: Normal and self-adjoint operators (continued)
Dec. 4
Section 9.5: Spectral theory
6
Section 9.5: Spectral theory
11
FINAL EXAM 8:00-10:50 a.m.
13


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