Estimated Schedule for Math 118
Fall 2007

last update: Sunday, 9 December 2007 at 06:06 PM EST

Date
Topics
Reading
Homework, etc
9/5, 9/7 Introduction and Administrivia. Plurality voting, Borda's method. Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
voting methods calculator applet
p.30-41: 2, 6, 11, 16, 18, 24, 28, 61, 66, 67.
Due in recitation between 9/17 and 9/20.
9/10, 9/12 Instant Runoff and Pairwise Comparisons
No recitation 9/13, no class 9/14 (Rosh Hashanah & start of Ramadan)
Sections 1.4-1.6
p.34-41: 34, 38, 44, 72, 76.
Due 9/24-9/27 in recitation.
9/17-9/21 Rankings. Weighted Voting Systems.
9/19: Last day to add or drop without a W
Sections 1.6, 2.1-2.3. p.72-79: 3, 8, 12, 19, 20, 28, 33, 55, 61, 69
Due 10/1-10/4.
9/24-9/28 Shapley-Shubik power. Euler Circuits and Paths. finish Chapter 2. Sections 5.1-5.4. p.185-195: 8, 14, 17, 26, 33, 51, 58, 64, 72.
Due 10/8-10/11.
10/1 - 10/5 Fleury's Algorithm. Eulerizing Graphs. Hamiltonian Graphs and the Traveling Salesman Problem. finish Chapter 5. Sections 6.1-6.4. p.221-230: 2, 12, 16, 22, 24, 26, 30, 63.
Due 10/15-10/18.
10/8-10/12 Algorithms for solving TSPs. Spanning Trees. finish Chap 6, start Chap 7. p.225-230: 36, 38, 42, 44, 48. p.259-268: 12, 14, 22, 60.
Due 10/22-10/25.
10/15-10/19 Shortest networks, Graph Coloring. Chapter 7, Mini-Excursion 2. p.B11-B13: 2, 4, 10, 11.
Due 10/29-11/1.
10/22-10/26 Simple and Compound interest, review, Midterm on 10/26. p.349-354; review chaps 1,2,5,6,7, excursion 2. none this week.
10/29-11/2 Logarithms & slide rules. Fibonacci numbers, the Golden Ratio, Gnomons. Java Slide Rule, Ch. 9 p.366-367: 32,35. p.329-335: 8, 15,16, 23, 27, 37, 42, 62, 65.
Due 11/11-11/15.
11/5-11/9 Gnomons (again) and Spiral Growth. Linear and Exponential Growth.
11/5: Last day to change to P/NC status or drop with a W
Ch 10. p.364-370: 4, 10, 20, 23, 29, 37, 46, 56.
Due 11/18-11/22 (will be accepted the following week).
11/12-11/16 Logistic Growth, rigid motions. Ch 10, start Ch 11. p.395-405:2,8,12, 16, 24, 28, 33
11/19,11/21 Symmetry
Tuesday, 11/20 follows a thursday schedule.    Wednesday, 11/21 follows a friday schedule (so no recitation, but we have lecture).    No classes 11/22 and 11/23 (Thanksgiving)
Ch 11. none.
11/26-11/30 review, symmetry
Second midterm on Wed, 11/28.
Ch 11  
12/3-12/7 wallpaper patterns, Fair division. Ch 11, Ch 3. p.111-126:6, 12, 22, 28, 33, 47, 54, 64.
12/10-12/14 Fair division, Review everything  
Wednesday, Dec. 19
8:00-10:30am
Final exam
Location TBA
The final will be cumulative, covering all the topics we have covered this semester.