MATH 33A
Linear Algebra and Applications
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 3B or 31B or 32A with grade of C- or better. Introduction to linear algebra: systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, linear independence, subspaces, bases and dimension, orthogonality, least-squares methods, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix diagonalization, and symmetric matrices. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2023 - Professor Mutlu-Akaturk is very kind and I get the impression she wants everyone to succeed. Her English isn't perfect, but I didn't find it affecting my understanding of the course material. I will say, I was fully expecting an A in this class, but apparently I bombed the final because I ended up with a B+, even after a 96 average up to that point. Either way, the course content is pretty straight-forward as long as you memorize the important formulas and concepts. There's two midterms and a final, and the questions the professor puts on them are usually straight out of lecture only with value changes. This definitely isn't a class where you should expect to have your understandings stretched or challenged, so as long as you put in enough work, you should walk away with an A. The TA-led discussion section is essential, in my opinion. This is where the material from the lectures will be (albeit in a very rushed fashion) compiled and you will be given problems to work through. I would often walk out of lectures with my mind still trying to wrap itself around the concept, but after section, would have no confusion whatsoever. Definitely go to these, as long as your TA isn't a complete joke.
Fall 2023 - Professor Mutlu-Akaturk is very kind and I get the impression she wants everyone to succeed. Her English isn't perfect, but I didn't find it affecting my understanding of the course material. I will say, I was fully expecting an A in this class, but apparently I bombed the final because I ended up with a B+, even after a 96 average up to that point. Either way, the course content is pretty straight-forward as long as you memorize the important formulas and concepts. There's two midterms and a final, and the questions the professor puts on them are usually straight out of lecture only with value changes. This definitely isn't a class where you should expect to have your understandings stretched or challenged, so as long as you put in enough work, you should walk away with an A. The TA-led discussion section is essential, in my opinion. This is where the material from the lectures will be (albeit in a very rushed fashion) compiled and you will be given problems to work through. I would often walk out of lectures with my mind still trying to wrap itself around the concept, but after section, would have no confusion whatsoever. Definitely go to these, as long as your TA isn't a complete joke.
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