The problem sets make up 15% of the course grade. Problems are assigned from the required text: 
Strang, Gilbert. Introduction to Linear Algebra. 4th ed. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley-Cambridge Press, February 2009. ISBN: 9780980232714.
| ASSn # | ASSIGNMENTS | SOLUTIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Problem set 1 |
Do problems: 23 and 28 from section 1.2 4 and 13 from section 1.3 29 and 30 from section 2.1 20 and 32 from section 2.2 22 and 29 from section 2.3 32 and 36 from section 2.4 7 from section 2.5 |
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| Problem set 2 |
Do problems: 24 and 40 from section 2.5 13, 18, 25, and 26 from section 2.6 13, 36, and 40 from section 2.7 18, 23, 30, and 32 from section 3.1 |
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| Problem set 3 |
Do problems: 18, 24, 36, and 37 from section 3.2 19, 25, 27, and 28 from section 3.3. Problem 17 is optional but recommended 13, 25, 28, 35 (MATLAB recommended) and 36 from section 3.4 |
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| Problem set 4 |
Do problems: 2, 20, 37, 41, and 44 from section 3.5 11, 24, 28 (with challenge subpart), 30, and 31 from section 3.6 |
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| Problem set 5 |
7, 9, 31 (verify this with MATLAB on a 6 by 12 matrix), 32, and 33 from section 4.1 13, 16, 17, 30, 31, and 34 from section 4.2 13 (MATLAB allowed) and 17 from section 8.2 |
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| Problem set 6 |
Do problems: 4, 7, 9, 26 and 29 from section 4.3 10, 18, 35, and 36 from section 4.4 10, 18, 31, and 32 from section 5.1 (the last two will be treated as challenge problems) |
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| Problem set 7 |
Do problems: 16, 32, and 33 from section 5.2 8, 28, 40, and 41 from section 5.3 19 and 29 from section 6.1 6, 16, and 37 from section 6.2 Challenge problem in MATLAB |
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| Problem set 8 |
Do problems: 14, 24, 28, 29, and 30 from section 6.3 7, 10, 23, 28, and 30 from section 6.4 9, 12, and 16 (counts as a challenge problem, MATLAB allowed) from section 8.3 |
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| Problem set 9 |
Do problems: 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, and 35 from section 6.5 3, 5, 7, 10, and 11 from section 8.1 (last two count as challenge problems) |
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| Problem set 10 |
Do problems: 12, 14, 20, 22, 23, and 24 from section 6.6. 4, 11, and 17 from section 6.7. 4, 5, 12, and 13 from section 8.5 (last two count as challenge problems) |
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