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Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry C

Code

5240

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Matemática

Credits

6.5

Teacher in charge

Maria Cecília Perdigão Dias da Silva

Weekly hours

5

Total hours

70

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

The student is supposed acquire basic knowledge on Linear Algebra (vide Program) and that, in learning process, logical reasoning and critical mind are developed.

Prerequisites

The student must be familiar with mathematics taught at pre-university level in Portugal (science area).

Bibliography

MAIN REFERENCE:

ISABEL CABRAL, CECÍLIA PERDIGÃO, CARLOS SAIAGO, Álgebra Linear, Escolar Editora, 2010 (2nd Edition)


OTHER REFERENCES:

 

T. S. BLYTH e E. F. ROBERTSON, Essential student algebra.Volume two: Matrices and Vector Spaces, Chapman and Hall, 1986.

T. S. BLYTH e E. F. ROBERTSON, Basic Linear Algebra (Springer undergraduate mathematics series), Springer, 1998.

S. J. LEON, Linear Algebra with Applications, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.

J. V. DE CARVALHO, Apontamentos da disciplina de Álgebra Linear e Geometria Analítica, Departamento de Matemática, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ano lectivo 2000/2001)

http://ferrari.dmat.fct.unl.pt/personal/jvc/alga2000.html

 
E. GIRALDES, V. H. FERNANDES e M. P. M. SMITH, Álgebra Linear e Geometria Analítica, McGraw-Hill de Portugal , 1995.  

Evaluation method

There are two tests that can substitute the final exam in case of approval. Otherwise the student must succeed the final exam. More detailed rules are available in the portuguese version.

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