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 Feb 9 p. xi-xiv Feb 16
Feb 11 1.1/1.2, stories 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 1.4: 1, 3, 5, 8
Feb 13 2.1 2.1: 4, 8, 12, 14 Feb 23
2 Feb 16 2.1/2.2 2.2: 6, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22
Feb 18 2.2
Feb 20 2.4 2.4: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 32, 34 Feb 25
3 Feb 23 2.4
Feb 25 Review for Test 1
Feb 27 7.1
4 Mar 2 7.2 7.2: 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 30 Mar 9
Mar 4 7.2/7.4 7.4: 2, 6, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26
Mar 6 7.4
5 Mar 9 7.5 7.5: 1, 7, 10, 17 Mar 13
Mar 11 8.1 8.1: 3, 10, 16
Mar 13 8.2 8.2: 3, 8, 10, 18 Mar 20
6 Mar 16 8.2
Mar 18 Review for Test 2
Mar 20 Spring Break starts
7 Mar 30 3.1/3.2 3.1: 9, 10, 19, 20 Apr 6
Apr 1 3.2 3.2: 9, 15, 16, 29, 36
Apr 3 3.2/3.3 3.3: 4, 8, 10, 14, 16 Apr 8
8 Apr 6 3.3
Apr 8 Project Presentations
Apr 10 4.1 4.1: 2, 8, 12, 15 Apr 17
9 Apr 13 4.3 - bring calculator to class 4.3: 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17
Apr 15 4.5 pp 269-277, bring book and 3D classes to class 4.5: 5, 8 (help), 15, 16 Apr 20
Apr 17 4.5 pp 277-284: Duality
 
10 Apr 20 Review for Test 3
Apr 22 Project Presentations
Apr 24 5.1 5.1: 9, 11, 23, 25, 26, 27, 40 May 4
11 Apr 27 5.1
Apr 29 5.2 5.2: 8, 9, 22, 24, 32, 36
May 1 5.2
12 May 4 5.3 5.3: 7, 9, 15, 16, 21, 26, 29 (help for 29) May 8
May 6 5.3
May 8 6.1/6.2 6.1: 2, 6, 8 (look at these, but don't hand in) May 15
13 May 11 6.2 6.2: 1, 13, 14, 15, 17, 23, 29
May 13 Project Presentations
May 15 6.3 6.3: 3, 4, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 27 May 20
14 May 18 6.3
May 20 Present/Eval/Review