MCS-115: The Nature of Mathematics 
Assignments and Class Schedule

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Week Date What to read for class Homework Problems from the section HW due
1 Sept 3


Sept 5 Class Starts:  p. xi-xiv

Sept 7 1.1/1.2, stories 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 1.4: 1, 3, 5, 8 Sept 10
2 Sept 10 2.1 2.1: 4, 8, 12, 14 Sept 17
Sept 12 2.1/2.2 2.2: 6, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22
Sept 14 2.2
3 Sept 17 2.4 2.4: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 32, 34 Sept 21
Sept 19 2.4
Sept 21 7.1

4 Sept 24 7.2 7.2: 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 30 Oct 5
Sept 26 Review for Test 1
Sept 28 7.2/7.4     7.4: 2, 6, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26
5 Oct 1 7.4

Oct 3 NOBEL CONFERENCE

Oct 5 7.5 7.5: 1, 7, 10, 17 Oct 10
6 Oct 8 8.1 8.1: 3, 10, 16
Oct 10 8.2     8.2: 3, 8, 10, 18 Oct 15
Oct 12 8.2  
7 Oct 15 3.1/3.2  3.2 3.1: 9, 10, 19, 20  Oct 24
Oct 17 Review for Test 2  
Oct 19 3.2  3.2: 9, 15, 16, 29, 36
8 Oct 22 FALL BREAK

Oct 24 Project Presentations


Oct 26 3.2/3.3  
3.3: 4, 8, 10, 14, 16 Nov 2
9 Oct 29 3.3
Oct 31 4.1 4.1: 2, 8, 12, 15 Nov 7
Nov 2 4.3 - bring calculator to class 4.3: 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17
10 Nov 5 4.5 pp 269-277, bring book and 3D classes to class 4.5: 5, 8 (applet for drawing graphs), 15, 16 Nov 12
Nov 7 4.5 pp 277-284: Duality
Nov 9 5.1
 5.1: 9, 11, 23, 25, 26, 27, 40 Nov 16
 
11 Nov 12 5.1


Nov 14 Review for Test 3


Nov 16 Project Presentations


12 Nov 19 5.2 5.2: 8, 9, 22, 24, 32, 36 Nov 28
Nov 21 Thanksgiving Break


Nov 23 Thanksgiving Break


13 Nov 26 5.2/5.3 5.3: 7, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23 Dec 3
Nov 28 5.3


Nov 30 6.1/6.2 6.1: 2, 6, 8 (look at these, but don't hand in) Dec 7
14 Dec 3 6.2 6.2: 1, 13, 14, 15, 17, 23, 29
Dec 5 Project Presentations

Dec 7 6.3 6.3: 3, 4, 13, 14, 16, 21
 Dec 12
15 Dec 10 6.3

Dec 12 Present/Eval/Review


Dec 19 FINAL EXAM 1pm - 3pm  
(Hvidsten) Nobel Hall 222
(LoFaro) Olin Hall 318