These are tentative assignments for Dr. Szarek's Math 321/421 class (TR 1:15-2:30, class # 4590/4604).
All assignments are subject to change.
Additions, changes and the due dates will be announced in class and/or
by email and posted on the Web (here).
Thu., Dec. 11, 12:30PM - 3:30PM FINAL (will cover material through section 5.4)
Open book, no notes; calculators allowed
Room: Sears 356 (subject to change)
Thu., Dec. 4 Last class
Set #16 (these will not need to be turned in, but solutions will be posted)
5.4 p.144 2, 7, 11, 12, 14
Set #15, due Thu., Dec. 4 !!!CURRENT!!!
5.3 p.135 2, 5, 6, 13
Set #14, due Tue., Dec. 2 !!!CURRENT!!!
5.1 p.124 7, 9, 12
5.2 p.128 1 b, c, 3, 4, 7
Set #13, due Tue., Nov. 25
4.1 p.104 8, 9a, 11b, d
4.2 p.110 2a, d, 11c
4.3 p.118 2, 5e, f, 8
Set #12, due Tue., Nov. 18
3.7 p.95 3c, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14b, 15a
In #5 you may use #4 w/out proof
In #14, 15 may use the Cauchy Condensation Test w/out proof
4.1 p.104 2a
Set #11, due Tue., Nov. 11
3.5 p.86 2b, 3b, c, 7, 11, 14
3.6 p.88 1, 2b, 8d* (* = hard)
Set #10, due Tue., Nov. 4
3.4 p.80 1, 4b, 7b, 10
Set #9, due Tue., Oct.28
3.3 p.74 2, 7, 9, 11, 15
Note: change from the tentative assignment
Set #8, due Thu., Oct.23
3.1 p.59 7, 14, 17
3.2 p.67 2a, 4, 5b, 6b,c, 8, 10, 16
Set #7, due Tue., Oct.14
3.1 p.59 2, 3b, 5c, 6c, 8
Set #6, due Tue., Oct. 7
2.5 p.50 5, 12, 16
Thu., Oct. 9 MIDTERM
In class, open book, no notes;
calculators are allowed but not really needed
Set #5, due Tue., Sep. 30
2.4 p.43 2, 4(only the first identity from each part), 13, 16
2.5 p.50 2, 7
Reading assignment: read section 2.5 through 2.5.1 and its proof.
Set #4, due Tue., Sep. 23
2.1 p.29 10b, 16a,d
2.2 p.34 11, 14, 15
2.3 p.38 2, 7, 9, 10
Set #3, due Tue., Sep. 16
1.3 p.21 12
2.1 p.29 1b,d, 2b, 7, 9
Thu., Sep. 11 a class on Logic and Proofs (see Appendix A)
Set #2, due Tue., Sep. 9
1.2 p.15 2, 7, 11, 18
Note: In exercise 18 it should say "for n > 1."
1.3 p.21 3, 4, 8 (CHANGE: #12 postponed)
Set #1, due Tue., Sep. 2
1.1 p.11 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16
Reading assignment: read and understand section 1.1
read lightly sections 1.2, 1.3 and Appendix A (Logic and proofs)