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

Autumn 2009. Tentative Daily Schedule

09/21 (Mo)
NO CLASSES
09/23 (We)
Introduction.
09/25 (Fri)
Number systems. Decimal and binary systems.
09/28 (Mo)
Sexagesimal system.
09/30 (We)
Babylonian mathematics and Roman numerals.
10/02 (Fri)
Graphs. Euler's theorems.
(Sec. 5.1--5.5).
10/05 (Mo)
Fleury's algorithm. Eulerizing graphs.
(Sec. 5.6, 5.7).
10/07 (We)
Hamilton circuits and paths. Complete graphs.
(Sec. 6.1, 6.2).
10/09 (Fri)
Trees. Minimal spanning trees (Sec. 7.1, 7.2).
10/12 (Mo)
Kruskal's algorithm.
(Sec. 7.3).
10/14 (We)
Chromatic polynomial.
10/16 (Fri)
Symmetry. Reflections.
(Sec. 11.1-11.3).
10/19 (Mo)
Rotations (Sec. 11.4).
10/21 (We)
Review for midterm 1.
10/23 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
10/26 (Mo)
Translations. Glide reflections.
(Sec. 11.5, 11.6).
10/28 (We)
Groups. (Sec. 11.7).
10/30 (Fri)
Groups and patterns.
(Sec. 11.8).
11/02 (Mo)
Wallpaper symmetry types. (Sec. 11.8).
11/04 (We)
Fibonnacci numbers.
(Sec. 9.1).
11/06 (Fri)
Golden Ratio. (Sec. 9.2)
11/09 (Mo)
Population growth.
(Sec. 10.1, 10.2)
11/11 (We)
NO CLASSES
Veterans' Day.
11/13 (Fri)
The exponential growth model. (Sec. 10.3).
11/16 (Mo)
The logistic growth model. (Sec. 10.4).
11/18 (We)
Review for midterm 2.
11/20 (Fri)
Midterm #2.
11/23 (Mo)
Sample spaces. (Sec. 15.1).
11/25 (We)
Counting. The multiplication rule. (Sec. 15.2).
11/27 (Fri)
NO CLASSES
Columbus Day
11/30 (Mo)
Probability Spaces.
(Sec. 15.4-15.6)
12/02 (We)
Probability.
(Sec. 15.7)
12/04 (Fri)
Review for the final.