Students who approach their studies in a systematic and organized manner are more likely to complete the course successfully than are those who do not plan a strategy for themselves. Attempt to follow a study schedule. Doing so will help you to budget your time and monitor your progress.

The following schedule is suggested to help you organize your activities and complete the course in about twenty weeks. This time frame is in line with those for similar courses in conventional universities, and allows you some leeway, in case an unforeseen event interrupts your studies. You may, of course, proceed more quickly, or more slowly, than is suggested by this study schedule. However, you will be required to write your final examination within six months of your official start date. See the Athabasca University Calendar for details.

Note: Students receiving financial assistance may face more rigorous time constraints. Please check your course confirmation letter for any restrictions on the length of registration, and be prepared to adjust your schedule.

WeekActivity
1Read the Student Manual carefully, and look over the other course materials; call your tutor if he or she has not already called you. Begin Unit 1: Systems of Linear Equations.
2Complete Unit 1.
 Call your tutor.
 Begin Unit 2: Matrix Arithmetic.
3Complete Unit 2.
4Begin Unit 3: Elementary Matrices and the Matrix Inverse.
5Complete Unit 3.
 Do the first self-test.
 Call your tutor to discuss the self-test if you have any difficulty understanding the answers provided.
6Begin Unit 4: Determinants I.
 Contact the Office of the Registrar to request the first examination.
7Complete Unit 4.
8Complete Unit 5: Determinants II.
 Do the second self-test.
 Study for the first examination.
9Write the first examination.
 Begin Unit 6: Vectors in Two and Three Dimensions.
10Complete Unit 6.
 Call your tutor to discuss your progress.
11Begin Unit 7: Lines and Planes in Three Dimensions.
12Complete Unit 7.
 Do the third self-test.
 Call your tutor to discuss the self-test if you have any difficulty understanding the answers provided.
13Begin Unit 8: Introduction to Vector Spaces.
14Complete Unit 8.
15Begin Unit 9: General Vector Spaces.
16Complete Unit 9.
 Do the fourth self-test.
 Call your tutor to discuss the self-test if you have any difficulty understanding the answers provided.
17Begin Unit 10: Linear Programming.
 Contact the Office of the Registrar to request the second examination.
18Complete Unit 10.
19Study for the final examination.
20Study for and write the final examination.
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