MCS-115 The Nature of Mathematics
Spring 2006

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Karl Knight Moira McDermott

Week Date What to read
for class
Homework Problems from
the section
HW
Due
1 Feb. 7 p. xi-xiv, 1.1/1.2, stories 1-5 (try me)   2/14
Feb. 9 Surfing Book xv=xxiv, 1.1/1.2 stories 6-9 (try me) 1.4: 1, 3, 5 (about 5), 8
Feb. 10 4.1 4.1: 2, 8, 12, 15
2 Feb. 13 4.1/4.3, bring calculator to class  
Feb. 14 4.3, bring calculator 4.3: 3, 8, 9 2/21
Feb. 16 4.3 4.3: 12, 13, 16, 17
Feb. 17 4.5 pp269-277, bring book and 3D glasses to class (Try me) 4.5: 5, 8 (help), 15, 16 (help)
3 Feb. 20 4.5 (duality) pp277-284  
Feb. 21 4.7 (dimensional basics) (spheres) 4.7: 6, 7, 9, 12, 16 2/24
Feb. 23 4.7 (folding cubes) (cubes fall through flatland)  
Feb. 24 4.7  
4 Feb. 27 Review for Exam 1    
Feb. 28 2.1 2.1: 4, 8, 12, 14 3/7
Mar. 2 2.2 2.2: 2, 6, 29, 30
Mar. 3 2.2 2.2: 8, 10, 12
5 Mar. 6 2.2 2.2: 17, 19, 22
Mar. 7 2.3 2.3: 2, 7, 12, 14, 15, 21, 32 3/10
Mar. 9 2.4 2.4: 1, 3 3/17
Mar. 10 2.4 2.4: 6, 8, 11, 16, 32, 34
6 Mar. 13 Class canceled  
Mar. 14 2.4/3.1 3.1: 9, 12, 19, 20
Mar. 16 3.1/3.2 3.2: 9, 15, 16, 29, 36 3/21
Mar. 17 3.2  
7 Mar. 20 3.3 3.3: 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 19
Mar. 21 3.4 3.4: 7, 12, 13, 16 Not turned in
Mar. 23 Review for Exam 2    
Mar. 24 No Class    
8 Apr. 3 5.1 5.1: 9, 11, 23, 25, 26, 27, 40 4/7
Apr. 4 5.1  
Apr. 6 5.2 5.2: 8, 9, 22, 24, 32, 36 4/11
Apr. 7 5.2  
9 Apr. 10 5.3 5.3: 7, 9, 15, 16, 21, 26, 29 (help for 29) 4/13
Apr. 11 5.3  
Apr. 13 6.1/6.2 6.1: 2, 6 (do but don't turn in)  
10 Apr. 18 6.2 6.2: 1, 13, 14, 15, 17, 23, 29 4/21
Apr. 20 6.3 6.3: 3, 4, 13, 14, 21, 27 4/24
Apr. 21 6.3 6.3: 23, 24 
11 Apr. 24 7.1    
Apr. 25 Review for Test 3