week | Monday | Thursday |
1 | Jan 18: Syllabus, Introduction, Read 2.1 and do WU 1 before next class. | Jan 21: Read 2.1 and do WU 1 before class. 2.1 The Pigeonhole Principle Read the Footnotes on 2.1, . Read the first 5 pages of 2.2 and do WU 2 before next class. Homework 1 Assignment. |
2 | Jan 25: Read the first 5 pages of 2.2 and do WU 2 before class. Quiz, 2.2 The Fibonacci Numbers |
Jan 28: Surprise Topic:
4.2 Art Galleries Read the first 9 pages of 4.3 and do WU 3 before next class. Homework 1 due. |
3 | Feb 1: Read the first 9 pages of 4.3 and do WU 3 before class. Quiz, 4.3 The Golden Rectangle Read the additional Graphs section and do WU 4 before next class. |
Feb 4: Read the additional Graphs section and do WU 4 before class. Graphs Read 5.3 and do WU 5 before next class. Homework 2 Assignment. |
4 | Feb 8: Read 5.3 and do WU 5 before class. Quiz, 5.3 Euler in Königsberg |
Feb 11:
Surprise Topic: Polyhedra and Planar Graphs, read also 4.5. Homework 2 due. |
5 | Feb 15:
Polyhedra and Planar Graphs continued, read also 5.4. Read 2.3 an do WU 6 before next class. |
Feb 18: Read 2.3 and do WU 6 before class. 2.3 Prime Cuts of Numbers (Prime Numbers) Homework 3 Assignment. Read 2.4 before next class. |
6 | Feb 22: Read 2.4 before class. 2.4 Crazy Clocks (Modular Arithmetic) Do WU 7 before next class. |
Feb 25: Do WU 7 before class. Surprise Topic and Review Homework 3 due. Read Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.5, 5.3, 5.4, and this this and this and the footnotes on 2.1, on 3.2, on the "Graphs" chapter, and on 2.4 until Midterm. |
7 | March 1: Midterm | March 4: Open Business |
8 | Academic Travel | |
9 | Academic Travel | |
10 | March 22: 2.5 Public Secret Codes Read 2.6 WU 8 before next class. |
March 25: Read 2.6 do WU 8 before class. 2.6 Irrational Numbers Read 2.4 and do WU 9 before next class. Homework 4 Assignment. |
11 | March 29: Read 5.5 and do WU 9 before class. Quiz, 5.5. Knots and Links |
April 1: Additional Material on Knots and Links Read 7.1 and do WU 10 before next class Homework 4 due. |
12 | no class | April 8: Read 7.1 and do WU 10 before class 7.1 Chance Surprises Read 7.2 and do WU 11 before next class. Homework 5 Assignment. |
13 | April 12: Read 7.2 and do WU 11 before class. Quiz, 7.2 Probability Read 7.3 and do WU 12 before next class. |
April 15: Read 7.3 and do WU 12 before class. 7.3 Random Thoughts Homework 5 due. |
14 | April 19: Surprise Topic 5 Read 9.1 and do WU 13 before next class. |
April 22: Read 9.1 and do WU 13 before class Quiz, 9.1 Expectations Read 9.2 and do WU 14 before next class. Homework 6 Assignment. |
15 | April 26: Read 9.2 and do WU 14 before class. 9.2 Risk |
April 29: Surprise Topic 6 |
16 | May 3: Homework 6 due. Surprise Topic 7 |
May 6: Review |