Mathematics 5

Winter Term 2006

The World According to Mathematics

 

Dwight Lahr

 

Weekly Schedule: Week #5

 

Readings:

 

Lahr—6.5; 3.4, 3.5, 3.14, 3.15; 4.1.   

                                               

 

Exercises:

           

Due Monday 1/30:

Mid-term paper--bring hard copies to class; no electronic copies accepted.

 

Due Wednesday 2/1:

•Exercises 6.5: 1, 3

•Read 3.4

 

Due Friday 2/3:

•Exercises 3.5: 2, 3, 4, 6ade, 8, 9, 10
•Read 3.14

•Exercises 3.15: 3, 4, 5, 6bcd

•Read Intro to Chap 4

 

Due Monday 2/6:

•Exercises 4.1: 1bd, 2ab, 3a, 4b, 10, 11, 12,13,14

•Read 4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday discussion: 

 

This week we will revisit the ISBN coding algorithm, and use number theory as the basis for discussing the interplay between pure and applied mathematics.