Course mechanics: Homework in Math 131A, Check-ins, Workflow.
Course content:
The official web page for our textbook, which includes two helpful lists of errata.
HW | Outline due | Definitions from sections | Due date | Last revision due | Problems to be done but not turned in | Problems to be turned in |
PS00 | n/a | n/a | Wed Jan 31 | n/a | n/a | See handout. |
PS01 | Wed Jan 31 | Sec 3 (starting with Defn 3.3), 4 | Mon Feb 05 | Fri Mar 01 | 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.11, 4.13, 4.15. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
PS02 | Wed Feb 07 | Sec 5, 7 | Mon Feb 12 | Fri Apr 12 | 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.7, 7.1, 7.3, 7.5. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
PS03 | Wed Feb 14 | Sec 8, 9 | Mon Feb 19 | Fri Apr 12 | 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7, 8.9, 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.7, 9.9, 9.11, 9.13, 9.15, 9.17. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
PS04 | Thu Feb 29 | Sec 10, 11 | Tue Mar 05 | Fri Apr 12 | 10.1, 10.3, 10.5, 10.7, 10.9, 10.11, 11.1, 11.3, 11.5, 11.7, 11.9, 11.11; also see handout. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
PS05 | Wed Mar 06 | Sec 12, 14 | Mon Mar 11 | Fri May 03 | 12.1, 12.3, 12.5, 12.7, 12.9, 12.11, 12.13; 14.1, 14.3, 14.5, 14.7, 14.9, 14.11, 14.13. | See handout, corrected Tue Mar 05 (LaTeX source). |
PS06 | Thu Mar 14 | Sec 15, 17 | Tue Mar 19 | Fri May 03 | 15.1, 15.3, 15.5, 15.7; 17.1, 17.3, 17.5, 17.7, 17.9, 17.11, 17.13, 17.15. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
PS07 | Tue Mar 26 | Sec 18, 19, 20 | Fri Mar 29 | Fri May 03 | 18.1, 18.3, 18.5, 18.7, 18.9, 18.11; 19.1, 19.3; 20.1, 20.3, 20.5, 20.7, 20.9, 20.11. | See handout (LaTeX source). |
Optional review reading: Ross Sections 1-2; Proof handout: Sections 1-6, 7, 9, 11, 13-14.
LaTeX is well worth learning, if you have some free time; it's used for manuals and technical reports throughout nerd-dom. For self-study, I highly recommend Learning LaTeX (Griffiths and Higham) for beginners, and the LaTeX book by Leslie Lamport as a reference.
Homework: | 20% |
Exam 1: | 14% |
Exams 2 & 3: | 18% each |
Final: | 30% |