GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA
cod. 1003714

Academic year 2022/23
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Alberto SARACCO
Academic discipline
Geometria (MAT/03)
Field
Matematica, informatica e statistica
Type of training activity
Basic
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Learn the basics of linear algebra.

More details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1uWXfP6IA&list=PLApKuB-HooHIcZ-JGUCYHrlZT3HLQH7l8

Prerequisites

No specific prior knowledge is needed, other than basic math knowledge. See for example (in Italian): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsIU9zg83sZOBUlyqcHL8mCtiyu0YwOWF

Course unit content

The objective of the course is to introduce the student to the basic notions of Linear Algebra: Euclidean Geometry of the space, vectors, matrices, linear systems, linear applications, analytic geometry of the space, lines and planes.
The course also plans to give the students some general mathematical notions.

Videotrailer of the course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1uWXfP6IA&list=PLApKuB-HooHIcZ-JGUCYHrlZT3HLQH7l8

Full programme

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Bibliography

Abate: https://www.amazon.it/Geometria-Marco-Abate/dp/8838607222/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=abate+geometria&qid=1613737012&sr=8-1

Alessandrini - Nicolodi: https://www.amazon.it/GEOMETRIA-ALGEBRA-LINEARE-ALESSANDRINI-NICOLODI/dp/8863190399/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=alessandrini+nicolodi&qid=1613646893&s=books&sr=1-1

Catino - Mongodi: https://www.amazon.it/Esercizi-svolti-geometria-algebra-lineare/dp/8893852020/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=catino+mongodi&qid=1613646918&s=books&sr=1-1

Teaching methods

Lectures at the University. Anyhow, on YouTube it is available all of the last year's course:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLApKuB-HooHIcZ-JGUCYHrlZT3HLQH7l8

Anyhow, it is reccomended to attend the lectures at the University. The YouTube videos are just supplementary material.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam is composed by a written part (a test and a written exam) and a oral part.

During the course there will be two intermediate written exams.
Details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwukaPb7wwQ&t=663s

Other information

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