Wednesday, November 6, 2013

11/6/13

Look! A worksheet just for you! :)

Good luck on your test, everyone.









abstract art

by, jedi master kristen

to, master yoda

reminds me of my lost childhood; when  I didn't know the quadratic formula.

miles says do you homework.

shout out to miles hubbard, the respectable biologist. 

Monday, November 4, 2013

11/4/13

Homework for 10.6: #9-19 all.

Starting with your next quiz, Mr. Schiffman will drop your lowest quiz score, so do well on it in order to raise your grade!

YOUR TEST IS ON FRIDAY. Be prepared. It will cover chapters 10.1 to 10.7.

Example problems:







11/4/13 MATH 1050

Next test: November 15th

Important Definitions to take into consideration:

  • Matrices: are a man made contrivance. -Master Yoda
  • Matrices are always identified as capital letters. ex: A= [     ]
  • AxB DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL BxA 
  • BUT... A+B =  B+A 



  1. Gauss Elimination: the process to put  a matrix in row echelon form.
  2. Gauss-Jordan Elimination: the process of puttin matrix in REDUCED row echelon form.
  3. Row Echelon Form (see picture)
  4. Reduced Row Echelon Form (see picture)


EXAMPLE OF HOW TO SOLVE A MATRIX (DONE IN CLASS):