| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5-9 | 1.1 Recurrent ... | 1.2 ... | 1.3 ... problems | Repertoire method |
| Feb 12-16 | 2.1, 2.2 Sums ... | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Feb. 19-23 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | EXAM 1 |
| Feb. 26-Mar. 2 | 9.1-9.2 Asymptotics | l'Hospital's
rule applied to asymptotics |
Sums via
integrals and (9.28) | Stirling
approximation 2.7 |
| Mar. 5-9 | 3.1, 3.4
4.1 | 4.2
4.5 115-116 | 4.6 | 4.8 129-131
4.9 133-134 |
| Mar. 12-16 | RSA | EXAM 2 | 5.1 Top 10 binomial | 5.1 coefficient |
| Mar. 19-23 | 5.1 identities | 5.2 Case studies | 5.3 High-order differences | 5.3,class notes Binomial inversion |
| Mar. 26-30 Spring Break |
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| Apr. 2-6 | Enumerative | combinatorics | Class | notes |
| Apr. 9-12 | Class notes
pp. 257-9,262, (6.19) | EXAM 3 | Taylor series (ps) (pdf) Generating functions form (ps) (pdf) |
Good Friday |
| Apr. 17-20 | Easter Monday | 5.4 pp. 196-200 | 6.6 Quiz
290-293, 297-301 | 7.2 |
| Apr. 23-27 | 7.2, 7.3 | 7.3
7.3+ | Linear | recurrences |
| Apr. 30-May 4 | nonhomogeneous recurrences | divide & conquer | exponential generating functions | EXAM 4 |
| May 7-11 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | Joint distributions |
| May 14-18 | Wrap-up | Review | Reading Day | Finals begin. |
| May 21-22 | MCS 256 Final 3:30-5:30 |