Math 184A Schedule and Homework
Appendixes A, B1 and C should be mostly review for you.
We can roughly divide the text into (partially overlapping) topics as follows:
Tentative Schedule
(Material may shift, so check back.)
Textbook on line
wk |
date |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
1 |
1/8 |
1.1, 1.2 |
1.2, 1.3* |
1.3* (1.5) |
2 |
1/15 |
|
1.4, 1.5 |
7.1, 7.2 |
3 |
1/22 |
|
|
10.1 |
4 |
1/29 |
10.2, 10.3 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
5 |
2/5 |
review |
10.4 |
Exam |
6 |
2/12 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7 |
2/19 |
|
4.1 |
4.2* |
8 |
2/26 |
4.3, 11.2* |
11.4 |
11.4 |
9 |
3/5 |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
3.1, 3.2 |
7.3, 7.4 |
10 |
3/12 |
|
review |
review/spare |
* Only the most important ideas will be covered:
Ch.1: Ideas & easier examples.
Ch.5: Basic graph concepts. (5.2 covered later)
Homework is an important part of learning mathematics.
Math 184A Homework (due at Monday lectures; Wed. if holiday) page up for schedule
Be sure to read Academic integrity handout No late homework
**** Hand in only even numbered
exercises. ****
Solutions to odd numbered exercises are in the text.
Problems worthy of attack
prove their worth by hitting back.
--Piet Hein (1905-1996)
Exam Friday 2/9 on
material in schedule up to and including Section 10.3 but not 10.4.
Stated another way, HW due through 2/5/07.
Bring a blue book. You may have notes on one side of one page
of your blue book.
SOLUTIONS ps pdf
Office Hours Monday 3/19: 8-10 and 3-4
(I'll stay later if people are around.)
Evan Fuller will have Monday hours from 1-3.
Final Exam Wed. 3/21 at 8AM in CSB 004
(next door to the lecture room)
Bring a blue book.
You may have one page of notes, both
sides.
Because of the space they would take up
in your notes, I will provide the following on the exam if there is a
chance you might need them:I
1. Tables of numbers such as binomial coefficients, Stirling
numbers of the second kind, number of trees of some type
2. Principles from Section 11.4.