Here are the past and current reading and homework assignments for Winter Quarter, broken out by subject. Assigned reading should be done for the given week but not necessarily by the beginning of the week (though, of course, Seminar Reading must be completed before seminar).
| Week | Algebra (due Mon morning) | Analysis (due Tues morning) | Seminar Reading (due Wed morning) | Combinatorics (due Thurs morning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None - it's the first day of class! | no turn-in this week | Dunham, Chapters 1-4 | Read Chapter 1 and sections 2.1-2.5; do the following problems: 2.1: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12 2.2: 2, 3, 5 2.3: 2, 6, 8, 9 2.5: 1cd, 3, 5 |
| 2 | Read Gallian Ch24; do the following problems: Ch8: 2, 4, 5, 11, 15, 20, 49, 50 p. 174: 7 Ch9: 24, 33 | turn-in | Dunham, Chapters 5-8 | Read Sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, and 2.10; do the following problems: 2.6: 2, 4, 6, 7 2.7: 1, 11, 15, 19, 22 |
| 3 | None - there's no class this Monday. | turn-in | Dunham, Chapters 9-12 | Read Sections 2.8 and 2.10; do the following problems: 2.7: 23 2.9: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11 |
| 4 | Read Gallian Ch12; do the following problems: Ch11: 4, 6, 10, 11, 21 Ch24: 5, 7, 11, 12, 19 | turn-in; remember that the midterm is this Thursday afternoon! | Laubenbacher & Pengelley, Preface & Chapter 1. Note that from now on the seminar problems are in the book. You may choose to do whichever problems you like from the given week's reading. You need to turn in at least a page of work (or its equivalent), which may mean you need to do more than one problem, depending on the problem(s) you choose and how thoroughly you answer it/them. | Read Sections 2.11, 2.14, and 2.19; do the following problems: 2.10: 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 |
| 5 | Read Gallian Ch13; do the following problems: Ch24: 18, 24, 27, 44 Ch12: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 18 | turn-in | Laubenbacher & Pengelley, Chapter 2 | Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3; do the following problems: 2.8: 8, 11, 12, 14 2.11: 2, 4, 10, 11 2.14: 11, 13, 16, 17 |
| 6 | Read Gallian Ch14; do the following problems: Ch12: 32 Ch13: 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 28, 41 | turn-in | Laubenbacher & Pengelley, Chapter 3. Remember that your first seminar paper is due this Friday at 5pm! | Read Section 3.4; do the following problems: 2.19: 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 24 3.1: 9, 12, 13, 15, 28 3.2: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11 |
| 7 | Read Gallian Ch15; no homework due because this Monday is a holidayyy! | turn-in | Laubenbacher & Pengelley, Chapter 4 | Do the following problems: 3.3: 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26, 27, 52, 53 |
| 8 | Read Gallian Ch16 & Ch17; do the following problems: Ch14: 5, 6, 8, 10, 20, 22, 26, 29 | turn-in | Laubenbacher & Pengelley, Chapter 5 Remember that your first seminar paper is due this Friday at 5pm. | Read Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4; do the following problems: 3.4: 1, 2, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26 |
| 9 | Read Gallian Ch18; do the following problems: Ch15: 11, 24, 38, 46, 50 Ch16: 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 31, 32 | turn-in | None - student presentations in seminar this week! Remember that your second seminar paper is due this Friday at 5pm. | Read Section 7.1; do the following problems: 5.1: 3(a-j), 4(a-j), 5, 7 5.2: 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 5.3: 1(a-j), 10, 12, 16 |
| 10 | This assignment is optional, but it covers material that's fair game for the final exam: Ch17: 3, 5, 9, 13, 25, 29 Ch18: 1, 15, 17, 21, 23 Final exam this Thursday 10a-12p! You're allowed to bring a page of handwritten notes. | no turn-in this week. Final exam this Tuesday 1p-6p! You're allowed to bring a page of handwritten notes. | None - student presentations in seminar this week! | This assignment is optional, but it covers material that's fair game for the final exam: 5.4: 12, 13 7.1: 5, 11, 17, 28 Final exam this Monday 1p-6p! You're allowed to bring a page of handwrittennotes. |