EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics
Linear Algebra and Ordinary Differential
Course code: MATH241 Course name:
Equations
Course level: Undergraduate Akademic year: 2023 – 2024 Semester: Spring
Course
(4,2) 4 Duration of the course: One semester
credit:
Prerequisities: Math 151 Corequisities: ----- ECTS Value: 6
Calculus I

Web link: lms.emu.edu.tr e – mail Office no. Tel no.

Instructors: (1, 2.) Prof.Dr. Dervis Subasi [email protected] AS 118 22 81

(3, 4.) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arif Akkeles (coordinator) [email protected] AS 138 10 07

(1.) Res. Asst. Erdem Baytunç

Teaching (2.) Res. Asst. Mahir Mohammad Ata Almatarneh
Assistants: (3.) Res. Asst. Jasarat Gasimov
(4.) Res. Asst. Jasarat Gasimov

Text Book: Stephen W. Goode & Scott A. Annin, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, (3rd
edition), Prentice Hall, 2007.

Indicative
Steven J. Leon, Linear Algebra with Application, Pearson Education, 2006. S. Alpay & A.
Basic
Reading List Erkip, Ordinary Differential Equations, METU, 1992.

Extended H. Anton & C. Rorres, Elementary Linear Algebra, Wiley, 1994.

Reading List
Shepley L. Ross, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Wiley, 1989.

Catalogue Systems of linear equations, elementary row operations, Echelon form, Gaussian
description: elimination method; Matrices; Determinants, Adjoint and Inverse matrices, Cramer’s rule;
Vector spaces, linear independence, Bases and Dimension, Linear transformations.
Eigenvalue problems. Diagonalization. First-order differential equations, Separable
differential equations, change of variables, Exact differential equations; Second-order
differential equations, the method of undetermined coefficients, the Variation of
parameters; General results of First-order linear systems, homogeneous constant
coefficient differential equations, variations of parameters for linear systems; Laplace
transform method.

There are two objectives of this course: the first, to understand the basic concepts and
Aim and
skills of linear algebra, which are required for simple applications in science and
Objectives Engineering problems, and the second, to learn some elementary methods for solving the
first and second-order differential equations, and apply linear algebra to solve first-order
systems of linear differential equations.
On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
General
Learning • Understand the applications of Matrices
Outcomes: • Gain basic skills to solve systems of linear equations
• Understand the concepts of vector space, subspace, linear independence
• Solve eigenvalue/eigenvector problems
• Solve the first and the second-order linear differential equations
• Understand the use of Laplace transforms in solving differential equations
• Solve systems of first-order linear differential equations
• Realize how to use matrices and differential equations in solving engineering problems
Teaching Lectures and tutorials.

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methods:

Relations This course is based on Calculus I and plays an important role in courses which need
with the concepts and skills in linear algebra and differential equations for solutions of certain
other engineering problems. Meanwhile, taking Calculus II has usually an advantage in
courses: understanding how to solve certain types of differential equations.

Attendance: Attendance to the lectures is compulsory. Any student whose attendance is less than 50%
will get NG grade.

Homework+participation: 5%
Quiz 1 : 7.5%
Method of Midterm Exam 1 : 40%
Assesment Quiz 2 : 7.5%
Final Exam : 40%

Method of A : 85 – 100; A– : 80 – 84; Excellent performance

assessment:
B+ : 75 – 79; B : 70 – 74 ; B– : 66 – 69; Performance over expectations

C+ : 63 – 65; C : 59 – 62; Satisfactory performance

C– : 56 – 58; D+ : 53 – 55; D : 50 – 52; Conditional satisfactory performance

D– : 35 – 49; F : 00 – 34; Unsatisfactory performance

NG : May be given the students having poor attendance and / or missing 2 exams

Important note: The grading intervals given above may be changed depending on the class
average and distribution.

Chapter2 Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations

Course
content: 2.1 Matrices: Definitions and Notations
Week 1.
2.2 Matrix Algebra
2.3 Terminology for Systems of Linear Equations
2.4 Elementary Row Operations and Row-Echelon Matrices
2.5 Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan Elimination Methods
Week 2. 2.6 The Inverse of a Square Matrix
Chapter3 Determinants
3.1 The Definition of a Determinant
3.2 Properties of Determinants
3.3 Cofactor Expansions, Evaluating Determinants using Elementary
Week 3. Row Operations
3.4 Adjoint Method for computing A-1 and Cramer’s Rule
Chapter4 Vector Spaces
4.1 Vectors in Rn
Week 4. 4.2 Definition of a Vector Space
4.3 Subspaces
4.5 Dependence and Linear Independence

22.03.2024 Quiz I

4.6 Bases and Dimension

Week 5. 4.8 Row Space and Column Space
4.9 The Rank-Nullity Theorem

Week 6 & 7 Midterm examination

Chapter5 Linear Transformations

5.1 Definition of Linear Transformation
Week 8. 5.6 The Eigenvalue/Eigenvector Problem
5.7 General results for Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
5.8 Diagonalization
Week 7. Chapter1 First-Order Differential Equations

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 1.2 Basic Ideas and Terminology
1.4 Separable differential equations
1.8 Homogeneous Differential Equations
1.6 First-order Linear differential equations

1.8 Bernoulli Equation

Week 10.
1.9 Exact Differential Equations

21.04.2024 Quiz ıı

Chapter6 Linear Differential Equations

6.1 General theory for linear differential equations
Week 11. 6.2 Constant-Coefficient Homogeneous Linear differential equations
6.3 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients
6.7 The Variation of Parameters Method
Week 12. 6.8 A Differential Equation with Non-Constant Coefficients; The Cauchy-
Euler Equation
6.9 Reduction of the Order
Chapter8 The Laplace Transformation
Week 13.
8.1 The Definition of The Laplace Transform, Properties of the Laplace
Transform
8.2 The Inverse Transform
Week 14. 8.4 Laplace Transform solution of linear differential equations with
constant coefficients

Week 15.- 16 Final Examinations Period

Important o Commerce of classes: 15.02.2024

dates:
o Last day for add and drop: 29.02.2024
o Online Quiz 1: 22.03.2024 at 17:30
o Midterm Exams Period: 25.03.2024 – 06.04.2024
o Ramadan Bairam Eve: 09.04.2024
o Ramadan Bairam: 10 – 12.04.2024
o National Sovereignty and Children’s Day: 23.04.2024
o Worker’s and Spring Day: 01.05.2024
o Online Quiz 2: 19.04.2024 at 17:30
o Spring Festival: 15 – 18.05.2024
o Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day: 19.05.2024
o Spring Festival: 15 – 18.05.2024
o Last day for course withdrawal: 20.05.2024
o Last day for leave of absence: 24.05.2024
o Last day of lectures: 30.05.2024
o Final examinations period: 03 – 14.06.2024

o Kurban Bairam Eve: 15.06.2024

o Kurban Bairam: 16 – 19.06.2024
o Make up examinations period: (after final exams period)
o Online Application to Resit Exams: 25 – 27.06.2024
o Resit examinations period: 04 – 10.07.2024

Important ü Students missing an examination should inform the instructor and provide a valid
Notes: excuse within three days following the examination they missed.

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 ü Attendance is compulsory. Any student whose attendance is less than 50% or misses
at least two examinations without providing valid excuse and also does not take make
up exam, will be given ‘NG’ grade.

ü Best 2 quizzes will be considered.

ü No make – up will be given for quizzes.

ü All make up exams will be given after final exams period.

ü The weight of the resit examination equals the total weight of the two midterm and
final exams. (90%)

This is intentionally failing to give credit to sources used in writing regardless of whether
Academic
they are published or unpublished. Plagiarism (which also includes any kind of cheating in
Honesty:
exams) is a disciplinary offence and will be dealt with accordingly.)

Plagiarism This is intentionally failing to give credit to sources used in writing regardless of whether
they are published or unpublished. Plagiarism (which also includes any kind of cheating in
exams) is a disciplinary offence and will be dealt with accordingly.)