Math F401

Announcements

12/11 Exam Week Office Hours:
Tuesday1:00--2:00
Wednesday2:00--3:00
Thursday2:00--3:00
Friday11:00--12:00
Or by appointment.

12/4 There will be a problem session tonight at 6:00pm and tomorrow at 8:30am.

11/13 The second take home midterm is now available.

10/24 If you are interested in the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, please visit their webpage.

10/13 I will have an extra office hours session Sunday, October 15, at 11:00.

10/9 The first take home midterm is now available.

10/6 The first take-home midterm will be handed out on Monday, October 9 and will be due on Monday, October 16. You will also have an in-class exam on Monday, October 16.

Office Hours

I have office hours, listed below. If my door is open, you are welcome to drop by outside of office hours. Another way to meet with me outside of my office hours is to send me an email to schedule an appointment.
Wednesday11:30--12:30
Thursday2:00--3:00
Friday11:30--12:30

Also, our TA, Rob Luz, has office hours.
Monday2:15--3:15
Tuesday11:30-12:30
Wednesday10:30--11:30

Readings and Homework

(Bold problems to be handed in separately for grading by David)

Week Reading Problems DueSelected Solutions
9/1 - 9/8 Chapter 1 1.1: 2, 6, 9, 14, 20
1.2: 4, 8, 14, 17, 18
1.3: 9, 11, 12 and these problems
Monday 9/11 Solutions
9/11 - 9/15 Chapter 2 2.1 1, 4, 9, 20
2.3 1, 3, 4, 6, 9. 11, 12
and these problems
Monday 9/18 Solutions
9/18 - 9/22 Sections 2.4, 2.2, 3.1 2.2 2, 4, 10
2.4 4, 6, 7, 10, 12
and these problems
Monday 9/25 Solutions
9/25 - 9/29 Sections 3.2, 3.3 3.1: 5, 9, 12
3.2: 4, 5a, 6, 7, 17
and these problems.
Friday 9/29 Solutions
10/2 - 10/7 Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 3.3: 1, 5, 8, 10 11, 12
3.4: 3, 7b, 7d, 9, 10 13, 14
3.5: 2
Friday 10/6 Solutions
10/9 - 10/13 Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 3.5: 2, 5, 9
3.6: 1, 7
(Short homework due to
take-home midterm)
Friday 10/13 Solutions
10/16 - 10/20 Sections 4.2, 4.3 3.7: 4, 8, 11
4.1: 1, 3, 8, 11, 14
and these problems
Friday 10/20 Solutions
10/23 - 10/27 Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 4.2: 2, 6, 10, 13, 14
4.3: 4, 8, 13*
5.1: 1, 8, 10
and this problem
Friday 10/27 Solutions
10/30 - 11/3 Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 5.2: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14
5.3: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 17
Friday 11/3 Solutions
11/6 - 11/10 Sections 5.6, 6.1, 6.2 5.4: 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14
5.6: 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and this problem
Friday 11/10 Solutions
11/13 - 11/17 Sections 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 5.6: 14, 15
6.1: 2, 3, 7, 9
6.2: 5, 8, 11, 13
Not Due.
Work on Midterm.
Solutions
11/20-11/23 Sections 7.1, 7.2 These problems Wednesday 11/29 Solutions
11/27-12/1 Sections 7.3, 9.1, 9.2 7.3: 9, 10, 15, 21
9.1: 2, 4, 6
9.2: 2, 3
and this problem
Wednesday 12/6 Solutions
12/4-12/8 Sections 8.1, 8.2 8.1: 4, 14, 21
8.2: 5, 9, 13
Not Due (Study Instead) Solutions
*Problems in red are to be written up as nicely as possible.