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11/12 Solutions to the second midterm are available.

11/8 The review sheet from the induction review session on 11/2 is available. So are the solutions.

11/2 There was a mistake in the solution of problem 4.1 #28 of problem set 8. I had given the right answer to the wrong question. The corrected solution is now posted. My thanks to Saranna Hack for pointing out the error.

11/1 A list of study questions for the last half of Chapter 3 is available.

10/18 Solutions to the first midterm are available.

10/13 My thanks to Eric Gregg for pointing out a typo and a mistake in the solutions for homework 1. Section 1.1 problem 44 had a typo (the variable r should have been q). My solution to Section 1.2 problem 26 solved the wrong problem. The online solutions have been corrected.

10/3 There was a mistake in the solution of problem 21 of Section 2.1 in homework 3. The Venn diagram was the one for problem 24. The current version of the solutions fixes this.

10/3 The late homework policy has been somewhat relaxed. It is due by the end of class, with no late homework accepted. If you arrive late, please hold onto your homework until the end of class to hand it in.

10/1 There was a typo in the syllabus. The first midterm had two different dates listed. The first midterm will be on Friday October 15.

9/21 My office hours have been finalized. The Tuesday time was moved.

9/19 Here is a sample solution set for the first assignment (not including problems solved in the back of the book).

Office Hours

I have the following formal office hours. If you would like to meet with at a time not listed below, please send me an email.
Monday2:10--3:10
Tuesday3:10--4:10
Wednesday2:10--3:10
Friday9:00--10:00

Readings and Homework

Homework is due by the end of class on Mondays. Late homework is not accepted.

Week Reading Problems DueSolutions
9/6-9/10 Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Section 1.1: 18, 24, 35, 44, 50, 53
Section 1.2: 3, 14, 16, 24, 26, 40, 43, 50, 55
Section 1.3: 11, 23, 26, 28, 32, 36, 45, 56, 60, 62, 70, 77
Monday, September 13 Solutions
9/13-9/17 Sections 1.4, 1.6
Section 1.4: 12, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24
Section 1.6: 4, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25
and these other problems
Monday, September 20 Solutions
9/20-9/24 Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.5
Section 2.1: 21, 50, 54, 55, 58, 65, 68, 75, 78, 82
Section 2.4: 12, 13, 19, 23, 29, 33, 36, 45, 60
Section 2.5: 21, 22, 31
Monday, September 27 Solutions
9/27-10/1 Sections 2.6, 2.8
Section 2.6: 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Section 2.8: 6, 8, 36, 38, 41, 50, 51, 53, 54, 59, 64, 65, 70, 74, 87, 92
Monday, October 4 Solutions
10/3-10/8 Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Section 3.2: 4, 9, 16, 18, 26, 29
Section 3.3: 9, 19, 20, 23, 24
Monday, October 11 Solutions
10/11-10/15 Sections 3.4, 3.5
Section 3.4: 8, 10, 12, 17, 27
Monday, October 18 Solutions
10/18-10/22 Sections 3.5, 3.6
Section 3.5: 4, 11, 12, 23, 26 (Big-O, not Theta), 28, 38-41, 54
Section 3.6: 4, 5, 6
Monday, October 25 Solutions
10/25-10/29 Sections 4.1, 4.2
Section 3.4: 22
Section 4.1: 6, 11, 13, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35, 39, 41, 64
Section 4.2: 13, 15, 23, 31, 32, 36, 41, 43, 45
Monday, November 1 Solutions
11/1-11/5 Sections 4.6, 4.7
Section 1.6: 17
Section 4.2: 50, 55, 65, 77
Section 4.6: 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 23, 25, 30, 35, 36, 40, 48
Monday, November 8 Solutions
11/8-11/12 Sections 4.8, 5.1
Section 4.7: 4, 16, 27, 28, 29
Section 4.8: 3, 5, 25
Monday, November 15 Solutions
11/15-11/19 Sections 5.1, 5.2
Section 4.8: 20, 21, 22, 23
These problems on the principle of inclusion-exclusion.
Section 5.1: 13, 14, 19, 20, 51, 57, 61
Monday, November 22 Solutions
11/15-11/19 Sections 5.2
Section 5.2: 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 34, 35, 37, 41, 42, 44
Monday, November 29 Solutions
11/29-12/3 Sections 6.1, 6.2
Section 6.1: 11, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 40, 41
Section 6.2: 10, 11, 14, 19, 28, 35, 36, 55, 56, 63, 65, 74
Monday, December 6 Solutions
12/6-12/10 Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.7
Section 6.3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14
Section 6.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Do not hand in.

Solutions will be posted 12/10.

Solutions