MA 242 - Fall 2003 - Home Page

Click HERE to see course syllabus (in Adobe PDF format) [updated 8/25/03].

OFFICE HOURS: M,W 3-5 in Room MCS 235

Important Dates

Classes Begin - September 3

Days Off

• Monday October 13 (substitute monday on Tuesday October 14!)
• Wednesday November 26 - Friday November 28 (Thanksgiving)

Exams

• Exam 1 - Friday October 17
• EXAM 2 - (DATE CHANGE) Friday December 5th
• Final Exam - Tuesday December 16, 12:30-2:30

Classes End - Thursday December 11

Friday October 3 - Last Day to Drop Class without a 'W'

Friday October 24 - Last Day to Drop Class with a 'W'

Homework Assignments (Non turn-in)

Week 1

• Wed, Sep. 3
  • none
• Fri, Sep. 5
  • none

  Week 2

• Mon, Sep. 8
  • 1.1: 1-13 odd
• Wed, Sep. 10
  • Turn in #1
• Fri, Sep. 12
  • 1.2: 1,3,7,9,11,17

  Week 3

• Mon, Sep. 15
  • none
• Wed, Sep. 17
  • 1.3: 1-14 odd,21-31 odd
• Fri, Sep. 19
  • none

  Week 4

• Mon, Sep. 22
  • 1.4: 3-21 odd,37
• Wed, Sep. 24
  • Turn in #2 and #3
• Fri, Sep. 26
  • 1.5: 1-13 odd, 35
  • Read 1.6 (but not to be tested on, just to see some applications)

  Week 5

• Mon, Sep. 29
  • 1.7: 1-19 odd,27,31
• Wed, Oct. 1
  • Turn in #4
• Fri, Oct. 3
  • 1.8: 1-5 odd,9,13,31
  • 1.9: 1,3,15

  Week 6

• Mon, Oct. 6
  • none
• Wed, Oct. 8
  • 2.1: 1-5 odd, 9, 27
  • Turn in #5
• Fri, Oct. 10
  • continue with 2.1 homework

  Week 7

• Mon, Oct. 13
  • (no class)
• Tue, Oct. 14 (Substitute Monday!)
  • 2.2: 1-7 odd,15,21
  • Office Hours: W, 3-5 and Th, 3-5
• Wed, Oct. 15
  • none
• Fri, Oct. 17
  • Exam #1

  Week 8

• Mon, Oct. 20
  • 2.3: 1-23 odd, 2.4: 1,3,5,9
• Wed, Oct. 22
  • none
• Fri, Oct. 24
  • Turn in #6

  Week 9

• Mon, Oct. 27
  • 3.1: 1-23 odd,33,35,37
• Wed, Oct. 29
  • 3.2: 5-25 odd
• Fri, Oct. 31
  • Keep working on 3.2.

  Week 10

• Mon, Nov. 3
  • 3.2: 32,34,35
• Wed, Nov. 5
  • 3.3: 1-11 odd, 19,27,30
  • Turn in #7
• Fri, Nov. 7
  • Ch. 3 Supplementary Exercises: 2,3,5,7,9

  Week 11

• Mon, Nov. 10
  • 4.1: 1,5,7,21
• Wed, Nov. 12
  • 4.2: 1-21 odd
  • Turn in #8
• Fri, Nov. 14
  • 4.3: 1-19 odd, 23, 25

  Week 12

• Mon, Nov. 17
  • no class
• Wed, Nov. 19
  • 4.4: 1-11
• Fri, Nov. 21
  • 4.5: 1-17 odd,25,27
  • 4.6: 1-15 odd
  • Turn in #9

  Week 13

• Mon, Nov. 24
  • 4.7: 1,7,9
• Wed, Nov. 26
  • no class
• Fri, Nov. 28
  • no class

  Week 14

• Mon, Dec. 1
  • Study for Exam 2: Ch. 3 and 4.
• Wed, Dec. 3
  • none
• Fri, Dec. 5
  • Turn in #10
  • 5.1: 1-19 odd, 20,25,27
  • 5.2: 1-19 odd

  Week 15

• Mon, Dec. 8
  • 5.3: 1-19 odd
• Wed, Dec. 10
  • none

Homework Assignments (Turn In!)

• #1. Assigned - Wed. Sep. 10 (Due Fri. Sep. 12)
  • 1.1: #14
• #2 and 3. Assigned - Wed. Sep. 24 (Due Fri. Sep. 26)
  • 1.3: #14 and 1.4: #22
• #4. Assigned - Wed. Oct. 1 (Due Fri. Oct. 3)
  • 1.5: #16 (similar to the example in class)
• #5. Assigned - Wed. Oct. 8 (Due Tue. Oct. 14)
  • Download this pdf file of the problem.
• #6. Assigned - Fri. Oct. 24 (Due Mon. Oct. 27)
  • Ch. 2: Supplementary Exercises #4 (First do #3 to see the idea.)
• #7. Assigned - Wed. Nov. 5 (Due Fri. Nov. 7)
  • 3.2: #10
• #8. Assigned - Wed. Nov. 12 (Due Fri. Nov. 14 )
  • 3.3: #6
• #9. Assigned - Fri. Nov. 21 (Due Mon. Nov. 24)
  • 4.1: #12 (First practice with #11.)
• #10. Assigned - Fri. Dec. 5 (Due Mon. Dec. 8)
  • 4.5: #26