MAT 331, Fall 2003

Topics and Assignments



 
 
            Week                                       Topics                           Assignments
September 3 - 5

Preliminaries about maple:
Chapter I: Sections 1-4

Read Chapter I: Sections 1-4
Problems
September 8 - 12

Preliminaries about maple:
Chapter I: Sections 5-10
If the Curve Fits, Wear it:
Chapter II: Sections 1-4

Read Chapter I:Sections 5-10
Read Chapter II:Sections 1-4
ProblemsI
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In class exercise Sep12.mwsDUE Sep. 14th
September 15-19

Chapter II:Sections 1-4
Chapter II:Sections 5-6

In class exercise Sep15.mws DUE Sep. 17th before class.
In class exercise Sep17.mws DUE Sep. 21th.
Read Chapter II:Sections 5-6

September 22-26

Chapter II: Sections 7-8
The Art of Phugoid
Chapter III: Sections 1-2

Read Chapter II:Sections 7-8
PROJECT I - DUE October 13
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DATA PROJECT 1
Read Chapter III: Sections 1-2
In class exercise Sep22.mws DUE Sep. 26
Sep 29- Oct 3

Chapter III: Sections 3-6.1

Read Chapter III:Sections 3-6.1

Oct 6 - Oct 10

Chapter III: Sections 6.2-8

Read Chapter III: Sections 6.2 - 8
In class exercise Oct8.mws DUE Oct.10 before class.
Oct 13 - Oct 17

Chapter V: A turtle in a fractal garden
Sections: 1 - 2

Read Chapter V: Sections 1-2
PROJECT II - DUE November 3rd
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Why is Lee's work different from us? DUE Oct17
Lee's work
ProblemsII
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Oct 20 - Oct 24


Chapter V: Sections 3.1-3.5

Read Chapter V: Sections 3.1-3.4
Oct 27 - Oct 31

Chapter V: Sections 5.1-6

Read Chapter V: Sections 5.1 -6
Due Wednesday Oct. 29 in class
1) Compute the fractal dimension of the set of points in [0,1] whose decimal expansion contains no 4's or 5's. Note that this example is studied in page 5:16. Explanations are required.
2) Compute the fractal dimension of the Sierpinski Triangle.
Nov 3 - Nov 7

Chapter V: Sections 7-9
Chapter IV: Criptography
Sections: 1-2

Read Chapter V: Sections 7-9
Read Chapter IV: Sections 1-2
PROJECT III - DUE November 26
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Nov.10-Nov.14

Chapter IV: Criptography
Sections: 3-5.2

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Nov.17-Nov.21

Chapter IV: Criptography
Sections: 5.1- 6

Read Chapter IV: Sections 5.1-6
Nov.24-Nov26

Chapter IV:Sections 7-8

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ProblemsIII {Due : December 8, 2003}
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Dec.1-Dec5


Chapter IV: Section 10



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Dec.8-Dec.12


Chapter IV: Section 11-12


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DUE December 19

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