| 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 |
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| Sep. 2 |
class cancelled- Hurricane Frances |
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| Sep. 7 |
Chapter 3 |
#3.1,3.2, 3.3, p. 22 + class
exercises |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Oct. 5 |
Chapter 9 |
#9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 |
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| 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 |
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| Oct. 19 |
Exam 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Nov. 9 |
Chapter 16 |
#16.1, 16.3 |
Homework
due Tue. Nov. 16 |
| Nov. 11 |
No Class |
Veterans Day |
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| 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 |
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| Nov. 23 |
Exam 2 |
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| Nov. 25 |
No class |
Thanksgiving holiday | Happy Thanksgiving! |
| Nov. 30 |
Pell's equation Chapter 28 |
#28.1, 29.1, 29.2, 29.3 |
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| 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 |
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