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The key takeaways are that this course covers both linear algebra and statistics topics across two strands, with assessment based on the performance in each strand.

 
FACULTY OF SCIENCE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS MATH2099
 MATHEMATICS 2B
SEMESTER 2, 2014
Course Information (6 UOC )
Prerequisites: MATH1231 or MATH1241 or MATH1251 Exclusions: MATH2501, MATH2509, MATH2601, MATH2801, MATH2841, MATH2859, MATH2901,
 
This course is only available to students for whom it is specifically required as part of their program.
Course structure
This course consists of two strands – one on
linear algebra
and one on
statistics. Each
strand has 2 lectures per week and one tutorial or laboratory class per week.
Course staff 
 
• The course has two lecturers Dr Jakub Stoklosa (Statistics)
 RC-2050, phone 9385-7029, email:  j.stoklosa@unsw.edu.au
Milan Pahor (Linear Algebra)
 RC-3091, phone 9385-7059, email:  pahor@maths.unsw.edu.au
You will also be assigned a tutor for the linear algebra tutorials and a tutor for the statistics tutorials/laboratories. They should be your first point of contact for any questions about this course.
Location and Times
• Lectures (Weeks 1-12)
Tuesday 10am- noon Physics Theatre (Statistics) Thursday 9am-11am Rex Vowels Theatre (Linear Algebra)
 
Tutorials/Laboratory classes
 
 
Linear Algebra strand Tutorial classes weeks 2:13 (No tutorials in Week 1)
 
Statistics strand Tutorial class odd weeks and Week 12 (held in the laboratory class). No tutorials in Week 1 Computer laboratory class (RC-G012) Week 1 and then even weeks
Course description
This course gives an introduction to linear algebra and statistics essential in a wide range of engineering disciplines.
Assessment
The final grade in MATH2099 will be based on the sum of the scores from each of the assessment components in each of the Linear Algebra and Statistics strands. Final grades may be adjusted by scaling with the approval of the appropriate departmental meeting.
A passing grade will ONLY be given if a mark of at least 40% is obtained in each of the linear algebra and statistics strands.
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LINEAR ALGEBRA STRAND
Linear equations and matrices; vector spaces; linear transformations; Gram-Schmidt; least squares; QR factorisation; determinants; eigenvalues; eigenvectors; diagonalisation; symmetric and Hermitian matrices; Jordan forms; matrix exponentials; systems of ordinary differential equations.
Linear Algebra Preparation
 
The Linear Algebra stream builds on the substantial amount of linear algebra included in first year Mathematics courses. This material will be reviewed in MATH2099, but only briefly. If you did not do first year Mathematics at UNSW or if you have had a gap of a year of more since you did MATH1131 and MATH1231, it is very important that you make yourself familiar with the first year work at the beginning of session so that you are not left behind. Note that first year background includes not only manipulation of matrices and systems of equations  but also important concepts such as spanning, linear independence and linearity of transformations.
Expected Learning Outcomes
 
For the
Linear Algebra
strand, students are expected to:
 
understand the basic theory of linear algebra; and
 
increase their problem solving abilities. We believe that effective learning is best supported by a climate of inquiry, in which students are actively engaged in the learning process. Hence this course is structured with a strong emphasis on problem-solving tasks in lectures, in tutorials and laboratories, and in assessment tasks. Students are expected to devote the majority of their class and study time to the solving of such tasks.  New ideas and skills are first introduced and demonstrated in lectures, and then students develop these skills by applying them to specific tasks in tutorials and assessments. Computing skills are developed and practiced in regular computer laboratory sessions. This course has a major focus on research, inquiry and analytical thinking as well as information literacy. We will also explore capacity and motivation for intellectual development through the solution of both simple and complex mathematical models of problems arising in engineering, and the interpretation and communication of the results. For each hour of contact it is expected that you will put in at least 1.5 hours of private study.
Course Evaluation and Development
 
The School of Mathematics evaluates each course each time it is run. Feedback on the course is gathered, using among other means, UNSW’s Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI) Process. Student feedback is taken seriously, and continual improvements are made to the course based in part on such feedback.
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Linear Algebra:
ASSESSMENT COMPONENT DETAILS MARKS DATE Tutorial quizzes Two short quizzes (30 minutes long each) administered during linear algebra tutorials. 25 Weeks 6 and 10 Final examination During exam period. 75 November 2104 Total 100
IMPORTANT:
Students must sit the quizzes in the tutorial in which they are enrolled, unless they have prior written approval from the lecturer. Students who are unable to attend any quiz due to illness must give a medical certificate to the tutor at the next tutorial. (There will be
no
opportunity to re-sit a missed quiz.)
Syllabus
 
The course will include material from the following. The course content is ultimately defined by the material covered in lectures.
Linear Algebra
 
Lecture notes and tutorial problem sets will be made available through the usual Moodle site: https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/login/index.php?authCAS=CAS
 It is essential to bring a printed copy of the lecture notes to each linear algebra class.
1: Linear Equations and Matrices FYN: 3, 4.1-4.3
Gaussian elimination, back substitution. F&B: 1.3-1.5 Conditions for solubility. Operations on matrices. Inverses.
2: Vector Spaces FYN: 6
Definition and examples. Subspaces. F&B: 1.6, 2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.3 Linear combinations, spans, linear independence. Bases, dimension, coordinates. Kernel, column space, rank and nullity of a matrix.
3: Linear Transformations FYN: 7
Linear transformations and matrix representations. F&B: 2.3, 3.4, 7 Change of basis. Kernel, image, rank and nullity of a linear transformation.
4: Gram-Schmidt, Least Squares, QR Factorisation FYN: 5.1-5.3
Dot products in
 Rn
and
Cn
. F&B: 1.2, 9.2, 6.1-6.5 Orthogonal and orthonormal sets. Hill: 4.6 Symmetric, skew-symmetric and orthogonal matrices. Hermitian, skew-Hermitian and unitary matrices.
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