MCS-115 The Nature of Mathematics
Fall 2006

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