Table of topics and assignments


Dated
Topics covered
Suggested assignment Comments
Aug. 31
Chapters 1 & 2 #1.2, 1.3, 1.4, p. 12
#2.1, 2.2, p. 18

Sep. 2
class cancelled-
Hurricane Frances


Sep. 7
Chapter 3
#3.1,3.2, 3.3, p. 22 + class exercises

Sep. 9
Chapter 5
read Chapter 4
#5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5*, p.32
Quiz on Tuesday, Sep. 14 from
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5
Sep. 14
Chapter 6
class exercises

Sep. 16
Chapter 6
#6.1, 6.2, 6.3 + handout problems  Extra office hour: Monday, Sep. 20, 2-3 pm
Sep. 21
Table of quotients algorithm
#7.3

Sep. 23
Chapter 7
#7.1-7.5 + these induction problems
Quiz on Tuesday, Sep. 28 from material done
since Sep. 9
Sep. 28
Chapter 8
class exercises
Quiz postponed to Thursday, Sep. 30
Sep. 30
Chapter 8
#8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Oct. 5
Chapter 9
#9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

Oct. 7
Chapter 10
#10.1, 10.2, 10.3 +
these problems
(don't worry if you cannot do the last one)
Homework due Thursday, Oct. 14:
#9.2, 10.2
Oct. 12
Chapter 11
#11.1, 11.2, , 11.3, 11.7-11.10, 11.11* Exam 1 postponed to Tuesday, Oct. 19
covers all we did up to (and including) Chapter 11.
Oct. 14
Review for Exam 1


Oct. 19
Exam 1


Oct. 21
Chapter 12
#12.2, 12.3, 12.5
Oct. 26
Chapters 13, 14
#13.1,13.3,13.4
#14.1, 14.2, 14.3
Homework due Tuesday, Nov. 2
#12.3, 14.3
Oct. 28
Chapter 15
#15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.5, 15.7 (a)-(c) Extra office hours: Friday, Oct. 29, 2-3 pm
                            Monday, Nov. 1, 2-3:30 pm
Nov. 2
Chapter 19
#19.1, 19.2, 19.3
Nov. 4
Problem solving


Nov. 9
Chapter 16
#16.1, 16.3
Homework due Tue. Nov. 16
Nov. 11
No Class
Veterans Day

Nov. 16
Chapters 17, 18
#17.1, 17.2, 17.3* Exam 2 on Tuesday, Nov. 23 covers Chapters 12-19,
minus Chapter 18.
Nov. 18
Review for Exam 2
Review the theory and the suggested hwk.
problems from Chapters 12-17, 18

Nov. 23
Exam 2


Nov. 25
No class
Thanksgiving holiday Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 30
Pell's equation
Chapter 28
#28.1, 29.1, 29.2, 29.3

Dec. 2
More on Pell's equation
Class material - Continued fractions and
finding the smallest solution of Pell's equation
Homework due Tue. Dec. 7: #31.1
Quiz on Tue. Dec. 7 on Pell's equation
Dec. 7
More on Pell's equation
Generalized Pell equation, square numbers,
triangular numbers
Final Exam on Tue. Dec. 14, 9:30-12:15.

Dec. 9
Review for the final
For the final, review the exams, quizzes, homeworks,
and, time permitting, some of the suggested problems.
You should make sure that you know well definitions
of concepts and statements of the theorems studied.
For your practice, here is a sample final from last year.
Don't expect  that your final will resemble the sample.
Office hours for the final.
Friday, Dec. 10, 1-3 pm
Monday, Dec. 13, 10-12 noon
Dec. 14

Final Exam
9:30am-12:15, in the regular room Comprehensive exam

Happy Holidays! Score on the final and grade for the class
First column - grade on the final out of 150 pts
Second column - grade for the class