Nicholas G. Vlamis
mathematician | nvlamis@gc.cuny.edu

Math 231: Linear Algebra I

Fall 2025

(Last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 4pm)

Course Information
  • Instructor: Nicholas G. Vlamis
  • Office: 507 Kiely Hall
  • Email: nicholas.vlamis@qc.cuny.edu
  • Class Meeting: Monday/Wednesday 10:05–11:55am
  • Class Room: 242 Kiely Hall
  • Syllabus
  • Textbook: Linear Algebra and Its Applications, sixth edition by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, and Judi J. McDonald.
Exam/Test Dates
  • Exam 1: Wednesday, October 15
  • Exam 2: Wednesday, November 19
  • Final Exam: Monday, December 22, 11am–1pm
Homework

Weekly homework will be assigned, but it will not be collected. Instead, there will be a weekly quiz based on the prior week's assignment and lectures.

Week 1
  • Reading: Section 1.1
  • The first homework assignment will be assigned next week.
  • Wednesday, Aug. 27: Went over two motivating examples: imgae compression and Google PageRank. Defined a linear system, did an example, and visualized solution.