| Aug. 26 |
1.1 |
v-vi, 1-5 |
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| Aug. 29 |
1.2, how to read mathematics |
7-9 |
Reading Report 1 (due night before) |
| Aug. 31 |
1.3 |
11-12, 15 |
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| Sep. 2 |
1.3, 1.4 |
13-15, 16-17 |
Reading Report 2 (due night before) |
| Sep. 5 |
1.4, 1.5 |
17-18, 22-25 |
Questions? |
| Sep. 7 |
1.5, 1.6 |
25, 27-30 |
Reading Report 3 (due night before) |
| Sep. 9 |
1.6,1.7 |
31, 32-34 |
Questions? |
| Sep. 12 |
1.7, 1.8, homework tips |
34-35, 37-39 |
Reading Report 4 (due night before) |
| Sep. 14 |
1.10 |
45-49 |
Questions? |
| Sep. 16 |
basic counting, how to prepare for exams |
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Reading Report 5 (due night before) |
| Sep. 19 |
1.9 |
41-43 |
Questions? |
| Sep. 21 |
1.11 |
51-54 |
Reading Report 6 (due night before) |
| Sep. 23 |
Exam 1 |
1.1-1.8, 1.10, induction, basic counting |
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| Sep. 26 |
σ(n) and equivalence relations |
53-54 (again), 63-65 |
Questions? |
| Sep. 28 |
2.1, 2.2 |
66-71 |
Reading Report 7 (due night before) |
| Sep. 30 |
math cultural norms, more counting |
see PWeb "Daily Topics and Homework" |
Questions? |
| Oct. 3 |
binomial theorem, 2.2, 2.3 |
72-74, 76-77 |
Reading Report 8 (due night before) |
| Oct. 5 |
should you take more math classes?, 2.4 |
What it feels like to be bad at math , 79-81 |
Questions? |
| Oct. 7 |
2.3 |
76-77 |
Reading Report 9 (due night before) |
| Oct. 10 |
2.3, 2.4 |
78-82 |
Questions? |
| Oct. 12 |
2.4, 2.6 |
82-83, 90-91 |
Reading Report 10 (due night before) |
| Oct. 14 |
2.6 |
91-93 |
Questions? |
| Oct. 24 |
Jen and Isidora Try to Solve Number Theory Problems |
no reading |
Questions? |
| Oct. 26 |
Exam 2 |
1.9, 1.11, 2.1- 2.4, binomial theorem, combinations ("n choose k") and related counting problems, equivalence relations |
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| Oct. 28 |
Inclusion/Exclusion |
Morris section 10.2 |
Questions? |
| Oct. 31 |
more inc/exc, 3.1 |
104-105 |
Questions? |
Nov. 2 Nov. 4 |
3.1,3.2 |
106-110 |
Reading Report 11 (due night before) |
| Nov. 7 |
3.2, 3.3 |
110, 112-114 |
Questions? |
| Nov. 9 |
3.4 |
118-121 |
Reading Report 12 (due night before) |
| Nov. 11 |
3.6, |
128-129 |
Questions? |
| Nov. 14 |
3.6, 3.8 |
130-132, 142 (Theorem 3.8.1 statement only) |
Questions? |
| Nov. 16 |
2.5 |
84-88 |
Reading Report 13 (due night before) |
| Nov. 18 |
7.1 |
227-231 |
Questions? |
| Nov. 21 |
Exam 3 |
2.6, 3.1- 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, inclusion-exclusion |
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| Nov. 23 |
7,2 |
233-238 (especially convolution) |
Reading Report 14 (due night before) |
| Nov. 28 |
4.1, 4.3 |
145-148, 157-159 |
Questions? |
| Nov. 30 |
4.3, 1.4 |
161-162 (part (1) and (2) of proof), 19-21 (greatest integer function) |
Reading Report 15 (due night before) |
| Dec. 2 |
4.3 |
162-163 |
Questions? |
| Dec. 5 |
4.3 |
164-166 |
Reading Report 16 (due night before) |
| Dec. 7 |
infinity |
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| Dec. 9 |
RSA public key cryptosystem |
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| Dec. 16 |
Final Exam |
prior exam material plus 4.1, 4.3, parts of 7.1-7.4, and greatest integer function |
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