MATH 1553

Overview

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Topic List

1. Systems of Linear Equations
2. Vectors in Rn
3. Linear Independence and Transformations
4. Matrix Algebra
5. Subspaces in Rn
6. Determinants
7. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (includes Complex Eigenvalues if time permits)
8. Orthogonality
9. Symmetric Matrices

Current Registration Info

This is a linked course with a common exam period.

Unlike nearly all other linked courses, MATH 1553 denotes the section letter (eg. A) as "Studio" and the section letter-numbers (eg. A01) as "Lecture". This is likely an error, or maybe a special case resulting from the hybrid/remote class format in 2020. This causes a bug in gt-scheduler where it doesn't do the lecture-studio matching correctly, so please double check your schedule to ensure that the Studio and Lecture sections have the same letter. See: OSCAR list of all sections

Prerequisites

At least one of the following:

• D or higher in MATH 1113 (Precalculus).
• D or higher in MATH 1552 (Integral Calculus) or equivalent.
• 620 or higher on the Math section of the SAT
• 26 or higher on the Math section of the ACT.

Courses that give the same credit

MATH 1554, MATH 1564

Note: Taking MATH 1553 will not give you credit for MATH 1554 or 1564.

Majors That Require This Class

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Neuroscience
• Psychology
• All majors in the College of Design
• All majors in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (either MATH 1553 or MATH 1711)
• All majors in the Scheller College of Business (either MATH 1553 or MATH 1711)

Resources

Interactive Linear Algebra [1553]

A free online, interactive textbook made by Georgia Tech professors. It's for MATH 1553, but it covers most of the concepts for MATH 1554

3blue1brown Essence of Linear Algebra Video Series