MCS-115 The Nature of Mathematics
Fall 2005

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Week Date What to read
for class
Homework Problems from
the section
HW
Due
1 Sep 9 p. xi-xiv, 1.1/1.2, stories 1-5 (try me)   9/20
2 Sep 12 Surfing Book, 1.1/1.2 stories 6-9 (try me) 1.4: Ch 1 (pp28-32): 1, 3, 5 (about 5), 8
Sep 13 4.1, bring kit to class 4.1: II.8, II.12, II.15
Sep 14/15 4.1/4.3, bring kit to class & calculator  
Sep 16 4.3, bring calculator 4.3: 3, 8, 9
3 Sep 19 4.3 4.3: 12, 13, 16, 17 9/30
Sep 20 4.5 pp269-277, bring book and 3D glasses to class (Try me) 4.5: 6, 8 (help), 15, 16 (help)
Sep 21/22 4.5 (duality) pp277-284  
Sep 23 4.7 (dimensional basics) (spheres) 4.7: 6, 7, 9, 12, 16
4 Sep 26 4.7 (folding cubes) (cubes fall through flatland)  
Sep 30 4.5/4.7  
5 Oct 3 Test 1    
Oct 4 2.1 2.1: 8, 12, 14 10/11
Oct 5/6 2.2 2.2: 6, 8
Oct 7 2.2 2.2: 17, 19, 22, 29, 30
6 Oct 10 2.3 2.3: 7, 12, 14, 15, 21, 30 10/18
Oct 11 2.3  
Oct 12/13 2.4 2.4: 6, 8, 11, 16, 32, 34
Oct 14 2.4    
7 Oct 17 3.1/3.2 3.1: 9, 10, 19, 20 10/27
Oct 18 3.2 3.2: 9, 15, 16, 29, 36
Oct 19/20 3.2/3.3  
Oct 21 3.3 3.3: 8, 10, 16
8 Oct 26/27 Review    
Oct 28 Test 2 3.3: 8, 10, 16
9 Oct 31 5.1 5.1: 6, 9, 11 11/11
Nov 1 5.1  
Nov 2/3 5.2 5.2: 8, 9, 22, 24, 32, 36
Nov 4 5.2  
10 Nov 7 5.3 5.3: 7, 9, 15, 16, 21, 26, 29 (help for 29)
Nov 8 6.1/6.2 6.1: 2, 6 (do but don't turn in) 11/15
Nov 9/10 6.2 6.2: 13, 14, 15, 23, 29
Nov 11 6.3 6.3: 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 27
11 Nov 14 6.3    
Nov 15 Review  
Nov 16/7 Project day (no class)  
Nov 18 6.3  
12 Nov 21 7.1    
Nov 22 7.2 7.2: 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 30 12/6
Nov 23/4 Thanksgiving break (no class)  
Nov 25 Thanksgiving break (no class)  
13 Nov 28 7.2/7.3 7.3: 18, 21, 26, 28, 30, 31
Nov 29 7.3  
Nov 31/Dec 1 7.5 7.5: 1, 7, 10, 17
Dec 2 Project work day  
14 Dec 5 7.5  
Dec 6 7.6 7.6: 5, 6, 11, 24 12/14
Dec 7/8 8.1 8.1: 3, 10, 16
Dec 9 8.2 8.2: 3, 8, 10, 18
15 Dec 12 Poster day  
Dec 13 Last day