UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES
SECOND SEMESTER, 2021/2021 SESSION (A212)

COURSE CODE : SQQM 2023

COURSE NAME : LINEAR ALGEBRA

PREREQUISITE : SQQM1034 CALCULUS I or

SQQM1023 MANAGERIAL MATHEMATICS

LECTURER : DR. MOHD SAIFUL ADLI MOHAMAD

PHONE NO. : 04-9286353/6305 MOBILE PHONE: 012-9625468

E-MAIL : msadli@uum.edu.my

ROOM NO. : SQS 4055 / SQS 2013

1.0 SYNOPSIS

This is one of the core courses for students in Business Mathematics, Industrial Statistics, Decision
Science and Education (minor Mathematics) undergraduate programmes. The course is designed to
provide the basic concepts and techniques of linear algebra needed to solve and classify systems of
linear equations. Solution techniques include Gaussian elimination, inverse of matrix and matrix
algebra. Also covered is an investigation of the properties of vectors in two and three dimensions,
leading to the generalized notion of vector space. Theories of vector space are presented including
topics such as basis, inner products, orthogonality, eigenspaces and linear transformations.

2.0 OBJECTIVE

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to

2.1 describe basic concepts of linear algebra.
2.2 recognize and apply appropriate techniques for solving system of linear equations.
2.3 write basic prove in linear algebra.

3.0 LEARNING OUTCOME

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

3.1 describe the basic concepts of Linear Algebra covered in this course (C2, A1).
3.2 perform operations on matrices and vectors (C3, A2, P2).
3.3 solve a linear system using inverse of matrix, Cramer’s rule, Gauss, Gauss Jordan elimination
and software (C3, A4, P2).
3.4 prove basic results of vector space by analyzing the solution of a linear system (C4, A3).

4.0 REFERENCE

Ahmad, N. Ibrahim H., Kasim, M.M. (2018). Matrices and linear systems. Sintok, Kedah: UUM Press.

Anton, H. & Rorres, C. (2010). Elementary Linear Algebra Application Version. (10th Edition). New
York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Poole, D. (2006). Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction. (2nd Edition). Singapore: Thomson
Brooks/Cole.

Johnson, L.W., Riess, R.D. & Arnold, J.T. (2002). Introduction To Linear Algebra. (5th Edition). New
York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.

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 Kolman, B & Hill, D.R.(2008). Elementary Linear Algebra With Applications. (9th Edition). New
Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.

5.0 CONTENT

NO. TOPIC HOUR ASSIGNMENT

1.0 Matrices
1.1 Introduction 3 Page 103-104
1 1.1.1 type of matrix Q1-12, 17-20
1.1.2 algebraic properties Page 111-112
1.2 Matrix operation 1-10, 25,
35,36.41
Page 117
1-15
Page 123
1-8

2.0 Determinant
2.1 Introduction and cofactor expansion method for finding 6 Page 170
2 determinant 1-18, 33-38
2.2 Using the properties of determinant for finding Page 177
determinant 1-23
2.3 Adjoin matrix 39-43
2.4 Solving the system of linear equations by using an Page 186
inverse matrix method and Cramer’s rule. 1-6
2.5 Solving matrices problems using software.

3.0 System of Linear Equations

3.1 Introduction 6 Page 10 – 11
3 3.2 Elementary row operation 1-16, 23 – 32
3.2.1 row-echelon form and reduced row-echelon
form
3.2.2 rank of matrices
3.3 Elementary matrices

3.4 Finding an inverse of a matrix using elementary row

operations. 6 Page
3.5 Solving a linear system using Gauss and Gauss 1–4
Jordan elimination method. 7 – 20
3.6 Solving linear systems using software. 23 – 31

4.0 Vector in R2 and Rn

4 4.1 Introduction (vector in the plane and n- dimension) 3 Page
4.2 Operators (dot product, cross product) 32(introduction
to vector)
1-2, 5, 6

5.0 General Vector Space

5.1 Real vector space 6 Page 32(linear
5 5.2 Subspace combination)
5.3 Linear combination 11 – 14, 17, 18
5.4 Spanning set Page 61 (linear
5.5 Linear dependence and independence independence)
1-20, 31-32, 33-
38

5.6 Basis and dimension

5.7 Row, column and null spaces 3 Page
6.0 Inner Product Space
6 6.1 Inner product 3 Page
6.2 Orthogonal and orthonormal basis

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 7.0 Eigenvalue and Eigenvector
7 7.1 Introduction and the method for finding eigenvalue and 3 Page
eigenvector
7.2 Diagonalization

8.0 Linear Transformation

8 8.1 General linear transformation 3 Page 69 (linear
8.2 Kernel and range transformation)
1-2
Page 79 (linear
transformation)
17 -22

TOTAL 42

6.0 TEACHING METHOD

Online Lecture,
Recording of Online Lecture,
YouTube Content,
Remote Learning

7.0 ASSESSMENT

Course work 60%

Quiz – 5%
Test 1 – 10%
Test 2 – 10%
Project – 20%
Assignment – 15 %

Final 40%