Math Thought--Math 120
    Fall 1998
    Science Center B243, 9:30 am

    Last modified 12/04/98


    Excursions in Modern Mathematics, the web site associated with the book.

    Course Policies

    Syllabus

    Guidelines for Homework Presentation

    Projects

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    "Life is good for only two things: discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics"

    --Simeon Poisson

    Homework Assignments

    • Do all assigned problems. Only turn in those listed in bold print.
    • While it is always important to show work, it especially important when turning in an odd-numbered problem, since the answers are in the back of the book.
    • Bring any questions you may have to class the day before they are due.
    None
    Date Assignment
    9/2/98Reading: Chapter 1: page 3-middle of page 12
    Course Policies
    Suggestions for Reading a Math Book
    Homework:Bring the completed questionnaire Friday!
    Chapter 1 (pages 27-34): 2, 3, 4, 7, 13, 21, 44
    due 9/9/98
    9/4/98Reading: Chapter 1: page 12-middle of page 21
    Guidelines for Homework Presentation
    Homework:Bring questions on homework for Monday
    No journals due today
    Explore my web pages. Here's a link to my home page. You can move around from there.
    Explore the web site associated with the text
    Make bookmarks to my web page and to the book's web page
    9/7/98Reading: Chapter 1: pages 21-27
    Guidelines for Homework Presentation(again)
    Suggestions for Reading a Math Book
    Homework:Problems due Wednesday
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    9/9/98Reading: Chapter 1: pages 34-38
    Chapter 2: pages 41-45
    Homework:Chapter 1 (pages 27-34): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 42, 50
    due 9/16/98
    Bring journals Friday
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    9/11/98Reading: Project 1
    Homework:Bring questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    deadline=9/18/98! Explore the web sites for Chapter 1
    9/14/98Reading: Chapter 2: pages 46-top of page 51
    Guidelines for Homework Presentation(again)
    Homework:Problems due Wednesday
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    deadline=9/18/98!
    9/16/98Reading: Re-read Chapter 2: pages 41-51, read pages 51-53
    Homework:Chapter 2 (pages 61-69): 2, 4, 13ab, 16ab, 17ab, 18ab
    due 9/23/98
    Bring journals Friday
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    deadline=9/18/98!
    9/18/98Reading: Read page 60 and page 70; re-read Ch. 2
    Homework:Bring rough draft of project Friday or Monday
    Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Sign up for a commercial or paper
    the deadline is today!
    After that, - 2 points/day!
    Explore the web sites for Chapter2
    9/21/98Reading: Chapter 4: pages 113-119
    Guidelines for Homework Presentation(again)
    Homework:Group Project due Wednesday
    (remember to paperclip checklist to your paper)
    Problems due Wednesday
    If you haven't yet, sign up for indiv. project
    -2 points today!-4 tomorrow!
    Note 1: remember to do all the problems,not just those that are due.
    Note 2: I have solutions to the homework in my office.
    9/23/98Reading: Chapter 4: bottom of page 119-middle of page 121
    Homework:Ch 2: 12, 23, 25, 26, 27
    Ch 4: 1,4
    Due 9/30
    Group Project and last week's HW due by 4 today
    (remember to paperclip checklist to your paper)
    Note 1: remember to do all the problems,not just those that are due.
    Note 2: I have solutions to the homework in my office.
    9/25/98Reading: Read Ch. 4, pages 121-middle of page 124
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    9/28/98Reading: Chapter 4: read 124-128
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    The first exam is one week from tomorrow.
    9/30/98Reading: Chapter 4: bottom of 128-130
    Homework: Ch. 4 (pp 134-141): 2, 4, 10 - 13,15-18 (all 4 are due), 24, 25
    Due 10/7
    Last week'sHW due by 4 today
    Journals due Friday
    Remember: To think about optional activities
    10/02/98Reading: Read Ch. 4, pages 131-134
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Explore the web sites for Chapter4
    10/05/98Reading: Chapter 4: read 141-146
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Sign up for an exam time, if you haven't already
    Don't forget to come take the exam tomorrow.
    Think about those optional activities.
    If your indiv. proj. is due by 10/29, come talk!
    10/07/98Reading: Chapter 4: 149-154
    Homework: Ch. 4 (pp 134-141): 5, 19, 37, 47, 48
    Note: Do number 48 either in a group or a spreadsheet (like Excel).
    Due 10/14
    Last week'sHW due by 4 today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    10/09/98Reading: Read Ch. 5, pages 155-middle of p 161
    Homework: Bring HW questions Wednesday
    Journals due today
    10/14/98Reading: Chapter 5: Re-read pages 149-161
    Homework:Ch. 5 (pp 173-182): 3b, 4a
    Due 10/21
    Last week's HW postponed to 10/21
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    10/16/98Reading: Read Ch. 5: middle of page 161-middle of page 166
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Remember to do last week's and this week's HW! Journals due today
    10/19/98Reading: Chapter 5: pages 161- 167
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    If your indiv. proj. is due by 11/03, come talk!
    10/21/98Reading: Chapter 5: Read bottom of page 167-172
    New Homework:Ch. 5 (pp 173-182): 1a, 2c, 10abcd, 18, 24ab, 27, 30, 31, 32
    Due 10/28
    Last two week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    10/23/98Reading: Read Ch.6: pp 185-192
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 5
    10/26/98Reading: Chapter 6: pages 193-bottom of p. 199
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    If your indiv. proj. is due by 11/11, come talk!
    10/28/98Reading: Chapter 5: bottom of p. 199-top of p. 204
    New Homework: Ch. 6: (pp 210-221) 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17ab, 18ab, 20, 28
    Due 11/4
    Last week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    10/30/98Reading: Read Ch.6: pp 204-209
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 6
    11/2/98Reading: Project 2
    comments on your last project
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    If your indiv. proj. is due by 11/11, come talk!
    11/4/98Reading: Chapter 9: page 301-305
    New Homework: Chapter 6: 17cd, 18cd, 21, 22, 27, 31, 33, 38 Chapter 9: 4ab, 5, 6
    Due 11/11
    Last week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    Exam Tuesday!
    Sign up for a time!
    Start studying!
    11/6/98Reading: Read Ch.9: pp 305-309
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Exam Tuesday!
    Journals due today
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 9
    11/9/98Reading: Sign up for exam time
    Study for Exam tomorrow:
    Ch.4 (Jefferson's, Adams', Webster's, Huntington-Hill
    Ch.5 (graphs in general, Euler circuits and Euler paths,
    Fleury's algorithm, Eulerization,
    creating a graph to address your problem
    Ch. 6 (Hamilton circuits, Brute Force, Repetitive Nearest
    Neighbor, Cheapest Link, creating a graph
    For Wednesday:
    Have read Ch.9: pp 308-middle of 314
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    If your indiv. proj. is due by 11/23, come talk!
    11/11/98Reading: Chapter 9: middle of p. 314-317
    New Homework: Chapter 9: 15, 24. 25.26, 28, 31, 32, 38, 44
    Due 11/18
    Last week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    11/13/98Reading: Read Ch.11: pp 359-364
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 9
    11/16/98Reading: Ch.11: pp 362-368
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    11/18/98Reading: Chapter 11: pp 366-373
    New Homework: Chapter 11: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14
    Due 12/02
    Notice revised due date! But bring questions on Monday, 11/23. Last week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    Think about optional activities
    11/20/98Reading: Read Ch.11: pp 368-377
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals not due today
    (since I'm only returning them to you today.)
    If you'd like to turn one in anyway,
    (perhaps to make up for a missed one),
    please do! Explore the web sites for Chapter 11
    11/23/98Reading:
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday 12/04.
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Think about those optional activities.
    11/30/98Reading: Ch.11: bottom of p. 367-373
    Homework: Problems due Wednesday
    Note HW Modification!!!! Due Wed: Ch. 11: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
    Postponed: Ch. 11: 9, 10,14
    Remember to do all the problems.
    Remember: optional activities are not optional.
    12/2/98Reading: Chapter 11: pp 373-377
    New Homework: Chapter 11: 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 21ac, 22a, 23ad
    Not to be turned in, but should be done by 12/9!
    Last week's HW due today
    Journals due Friday
    I must have any optional activities by 12/11.
    12/4/98Reading: Read Ch.12: page 393-middle of page 400
    Homework: Bring HW questions Monday
    Journals due today (for the last time)
    Penultimate call for optional activities
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 11
    12/7/98Reading: Ch.12: pp 400-407
    Homework: Problems should be done Wednesday, but are not due
    I will post the solutions outside my door. These are not to be removed
    even for photocopying.
    Last call: optional activities must be in by Friday.
    12/9/98Reading: Chapter 12: pp 407-415
    New Homework: Chapter 12: 9, 10, 17, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30
    Not to be turned in.
    Should be done before you pick up the final
    12/11/98Reading: none
    Homework: finish all homework
    before picking up final.
    The final will be run the same as the other exams
    except you may pick it up any day starting today
    (presuming I have it done by then.)
    I recommend you wait until at least Monday, however.
    The final is cumulative!
    Explore the web sites for Chapter 12

    Janice Sklensky
    Wheaton College
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
    Science Center, Room 109
    Norton, Massachusetts 02766-0930
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