Math 116: Excursions in Mathematiucs
(Instructor: Sergei Chmutov)

Winter 2008. Tentative Daily Schedule

12/31 (Mo)
01/02 (We)
01/04 (Fri)
Introduction.
01/07 (Mo)
Number systems. Decimal and binary systems.
01/09 (We)
Sexagesimal system.
01/11 (Fri)
Babylonian mathematics and Roman numerals.
01/14 (Mo)
Graphs. Euler's theorems.
(Sec. 5.1--5.5).
01/16 (We)
Fleury's algorithm. Eulerizing graphs.
(Sec. 5.6, 5.7).
01/18 (Fri)
Hamilton circuits and paths. Complete graphs.
(Sec. 6.1, 6.2).
01/21 (Mo)
NO CLASSES
01/23 (We)
Trees. Minimal spanning trees (Sec. 7.1, 7.2).
01/25 (Fri)
Kruskal's algorithm.
(Sec. 7.3).
01/28 (Mo)
Chromatic polynomial.
01/30 (We)
Symmetry. Reflections.
(Sec. 11.1-11.3).
Review for midterm 1.
02/01 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
02/04 (Mo)
Rotations (Sec. 11.4).
02/06 (We)
Translations. Glide reflections.
(Sec. 11.5, 11.6).
02/08 (Fri)
Groups. (Sec. 11.7).
02/11 (Mo)
Groups and patterns.
(Sec. 11.8).
02/13 (We)
Wallpaper symmetry types. (Sec. 11.8).
02/15 (Fri)
Fibonnacci numbers.
(Sec. 9.1).
02/18 (Mo)
Golden Ratio. (Sec. 9.2)
02/20 (We)
Population growth.
(Sec. 10.1, 10.2)
02/22 (Fri)
The exponential growth model. (Sec. 10.3).
02/25 (Mo)
The logistic growth model. (Sec. 10.4).
02/27 (We)
Sample spaces. (Sec. 15.1).
Review for midterm 2.
02/29 (Fri)
Midterm #2.
03/03 (Mo)
Counting. The multiplication rule. (Sec. 15.2).
03/05 (We)
Probability Spaces.
(Sec. 15.4-15.7)
03/07 (Fri)
Review for the final.