Linear Algebra in 5 Weeks?

<p>There is a summer II session offering for Linear Algebra, 4CR, 6-9:20pm MTWR from July 9-August 9.</p>

<p>I probably already know the answer but cannot admit it to myself. In an ideal world, taking linear algebra over the summer would take a lot of strain out of my schedule for next spring and free up the following summer for internships/other summer courses.</p>

<p>General Questions:
1. Is it possible to learn the material that quickly?
2. How much more difficult is it to get an A in the summer math course vs the semester long course (like a grade correction factor)?</p>

<p>Reasons why it's possible to succeed:
-Kicking the crap out of the calc sequence (100% throughout all of calc II, 99% so far in calc III).
-Took US History 1865-Present and Macroeconomics (6CR total) last summer II and got A's in both.
-MechE friend of mine in linear this semester said while it's like learning a new language, he finds the subject way easier than calcII/III (he got A's in those as well).</p>

<p>Reasons why it's possible to fail (outside of compression/speed):
-Assuming ratemyprofessors/myedu data is correct, the teacher is useless and I'd be teaching myself out of a book and on average only 8% of his linear algebra students get A's.</p>

<p>Some more information if it helps:
Course Description - Basic concepts of linear algebra including vector spaces, linear equations and matrices, determinants, linear transformations, similar matrices, eigenvalues, and quadratic forms.</p>

<p>Book (not official *likely based on current semester):
*Larson/Falvo, Elementary Linear Algebra (6th Edition)
or
Lay, Linear Algebra and Its Applications (4th Edition)</p>

<p>I would say linear algebra is at worse as hardest calc I. It is not a tough math. Teachers could make it tougher by focusing on the theory more than application. From what I seen most teachers focus 85% on application. Its a very repetitive math in the sense you pretty much do the same thing(row reduce)to solve a lot of problems. If you learn to row reduce quickly you will be fine.</p>