Syllabus

Topics in Mathematics Fall 2008 MTH108

The following calendar gives a timetable for the course. Your class may be slightly behind or ahead at any given time.

Below the calendar is a list of sections in the textbook "For All Practical PurposesMathematics Beyond the Numbers" by George T. Gilbert and Rhonda L. Hatcher.

Some of these may be done in class, others as homework. You should attempt them all. (Note: In the problem lists, a notation like 3-9 means that all the problems 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are assigned.)

Week	Events	Section	Problems
Sep 3		1.1	1 -- 22
Sep 8		1.2	1 -- 14
Sep 15		1.3	1 -- 16
Sep 22		1.4 & 1.5	1.4: 1 -- 12, 1.5: 1 -- 7
Sep 29	Feb 20, Exam 1	Review
Oct 6		2.1	1 -- 9
Oct 13		2.2	1 -- 15
Oct 20		2.3	1 -- 15
Oct 27
Nov 3	Last day to drop Oct 29		Review and project due Mar 26, Exam 2: Mar 27
Nov 10	No class Nov 12	3.2 & 3.2	3.1: 1 -- 30; 3.2: 1 -- 26
Nov 17		3.3 & 3.4	3.3: 1 -- 36; 3.4: 1 -- 22
Nov 24	Thanksgiving Recess
Dec 1	Exam 3 Apr 26		Review and project due Apr 24
Dec 8	Last class		Review
Dec 12	Final exam		at 11:30am and at 2:30pm