| Due Date | Assignment |
| Wed Jan 10 | Read Intro and Section 1.1. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 1.1: Problem 2 |
| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 1.1: Problems 1, 3, 17, 25, 33 |
| Fri Jan 12 | Read Section 1.2. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 1.2: Problem 4 |
| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 1.2: Problems 5, 15, 21, 33, 37 |
| Wed Jan 17 | Read Section 1.3. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 1.3: Problem 6 |
| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 1.3: Problems 7, 15, 17, 19, 35 |
| Fri Jan 19 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following Problems: |
| | Section 1.1: 47 or 49; Section 1.2: 43; or Section 1.3: 42, 43 or 48 |
| Fri Jan 19 | Read Section 2.1. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 2.1: Problem 6 |
| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 2.1: Problems 21, 23, 31, 33, 35 |
| | Homework for Friday (bring to class for discussion): Do the postnet worksheet handed out in class. |
| Mon Jan 22 | Read Section 2.2. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 2.2: Problem 12 |
| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 2.2: Problems 4, 5, 13, 19, 25, 33, 36, 37 |
| Wed Jan 24 | Read Section 2.3. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 2.3: Problem 16 |
| Here is how I worked out
Reading Homework Problem 16 from Section 2.3 (but I include a lot of additional explanation).
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| | Homework (not to turn in): Section 2.3: Problems 3, 7, 9, 17, 19, 25 |
| Fri Jan 26 | Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2 |
| Practice Quiz 1: Click here
for a practice quiz for quiz 1. |
| Here are solutions to the practice quiz for quiz 1. |
| Quiz 1 Solutions: Click here for solutions to Quiz 1. |
| Mon Jan 29 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following Problems: |
| | Section 2.1: 52; Section 2.2: 56; or Section 2.3: 51 |
| Mon Jan 29 | Read Section 6.1. |
| | Reading Homework: Section 6.1, #16 |
| Wed Jan 31 | Read Eulerization Handout |
| | Reading Homework: Handout Problem 3b |
| | Homework Problems over 6.1: 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32 |
| Fri Feb 2 | Read Section 6.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 6.2, #18 |
| | Homework Problems: The rest of the problems on the handout, and Section 6.1,
problems 48-50 |
| Mon Feb 5 | Read Section 6.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 6.3, #22 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 6.2, 9, 13, 17, 23, 37 |
| Wed Feb 7 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| | (a) The Asia Pacific Cable Network (see #40, p. 375); discuss the interruption caused by the earthquake Dec 27 2006 |
| | (b) Minimal spanning trees (see #41, p. 375) |
| | (c) The four color theorem (see p. 402) |
| Wed Feb 7 | Read Section 7.1 and this Critical Time Computation handout |
| | Reading Homework: Section 7.1, 24 |
| | Also, work through the Hamiltonian Circuit handout for class discussion |
| | Homework Problems: Section 6.3, 1, 3, 5, 13, 19, 21, 37 |
| Fri Feb 9 | Read Section 7.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 7.2, 22 |
| | Also, finish working through the Class handout for class discussion on Friday |
| | Homework Problems: Section 7.1, 11, 13, 18, 23, 29 |
| Mon Feb 12 | Read Section 7.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 7.3, 10 |
| | Also, finish working through the List Processing handout
from Friday for class discussion on Monday |
| | Work through Practice Quiz 2 for class discussion Monday (solutions to Practice Quiz 2: page 1, page 2, page 3) |
| | Homework Problems: Section 7.2, 5, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 31 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 7.3, 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 |
| Wed Feb 14 | Quiz 2 on Chapters 6 and 7 |
| | Writing Assignment: Choose from #40 or #41 on p. 431, or #39 or #40 on p. 451. |
| Fri Feb 16 | Read Section 8.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 8.1, 14 |
| Mon Feb 19 | Read Section 8.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 8.2, 8 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 8.1, 3, 5, 11, 23, 33, 41 |
| Wed Feb 21 | Read Section 8.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 8.3, 18 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 8.2, 3, 7, 9, 19, 27, 41 |
| Fri Feb 23 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| | #49, p. 502; #45, p. 525; #32, p. 553 |
| Fri Feb 23 | Read Section 9.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 9.1, 2 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 8.3, 1, 9, 11, 13, 25 |
| Mon Feb 26 | Read Section 9.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 9.2, 2 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 9.1, 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, start filling out Vocabulary Worksheet |
| Wed Feb 28 | Reading: pp. 594-608 (stop at variance) |
| | Reading Homework: Section 9.3, 18 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 9.2, 1, 5, 9, 21, 29(ab), Vocabulary Worksheet |
| | Bring Calculator: This next section is computationally intensive |
| | Go over Practice Quiz 3 (Solutions) |
| Fri Mar 2 | Quiz 3 |
| | Bring Calculator |
| Mon Mar 5 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| | #33, p. 577 (do this with respect to jury selection in Lincoln or Lancaster County); #43, p. 593; #54, p. 624 |
| Mon Mar 5 | Reading: Section 10.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 10.1, #4 |
| Wed Mar 7 | Read Section 10.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 10.2, 4b |
| | Homework Problems: Section 10.1, 1, 3, 9, 11, 15, 19, 33, 41 |
| Fri Mar 9 | Read Section 10.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 10.3, 18 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 10.2, 3, 7, 17, 19, 21, 25, 39, 41, 45 |
| Mon Mar 19 | Read Section 11.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 11.1, 14 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 10.3, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 27, 31, 33, 49 |
| Wed Mar 21 | Read Section 11.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 11.2, 10; also redo 10.3, 18 (using the example in class as a model) |
| | Homework Problems: Section 11.1, 3, 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43 |
| Fri Mar 23 | Read Section 11.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 11.3, 24 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 11.2, 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 25, 33 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 11.3, 1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 23, 39 |
| Fri Mar 23 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| | #45 p. 650, #46 p. 650, or #48(b) p. 693 |
| Mon Mar 26 | Quiz 4 |
| | Practice Quiz 4 |
| | Practice Quiz 4 Solutions |
| Wed Mar 28 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following three topics: |
| | #47 p. 715, #41 p. 728, or
write a brief history of the Gallup Organization |
| | (take into account its founding, mergers with other companies, and its connection to UNL) |
| Wed Mar 28 | Read Section 4.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 4.1, 24 |
| Fri Mar 30 | We will continue with Section 4.1 |
| Mon Apr 2 | Read Section 5.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 5.1, 12 |
| Wed Apr 4 | Read Section 5.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 5.2, 16 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 5.1, 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 21, 23, 33, 37 |
| Fri Apr 6 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following topics: |
| | #49 p. 234, or write a short bio on John H. Conway |
| Fri Apr 6 | Read Section 5.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 5.3, 16 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 5.2, 5, 6, 11, 15, 21, 23 |
| Mon Apr 9 | Read Section 3.1 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 3.1, 16 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 5.3, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19 |
| Wed Apr 11 | 1-2 pp. double spaced written report |
| | Topic: Choose from among the following topics: |
| | #41, p. 305; #45, p. 306; #51, p. 334 | |
| | Review for quiz: Practice Quiz 5(Solutions) | |
| Fri Apr 13 | Quiz on Chapters 4.1 and 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 |
| Mon Apr 16 | Read Section 3.2 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 3.2, 22 |
| | Homework Problems: Section 3.1, 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 25, 37 |
| Wed Apr 18 | Read Section 3.3 |
| | Reading Homework: Section 3.3, 26a,b |
| | Homework Problems: Section 3.2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 33 |
| Fri Apr 20 | Quiz on Chapter 3 (Practice Quiz) (Solutions) |
| Fri Apr 20 | Writing Assignment |
| | (Due Apr 20 but I'll accept it as late as Apr 27) |
| | Discuss how this course may (or may not!) have changed your view of math. |
