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

Winter 2010. Tentative Daily Schedule

01/04 (Mo)
Introduction.
01/06 (We)
Number systems. Decimal and binary systems.
01/08 (Fri)
Sexagesimal system.
01/11 (Mo)
Sexagesimal system.
01/13 (We)
Babylonian mathematics and Roman numerals.
01/15 (Fri)
Graphs. Euler's theorems.
(Sec. 5.1--5.5).
01/18 (Mo)
NO CLASSES
01/20 (We)
Fleury's algorithm. Eulerizing graphs.
(Sec. 5.6, 5.7).
01/22 (Fri)
Hamilton circuits and paths. Complete graphs.
(Sec. 6.1, 6.2).
01/25 (Mo)
Trees. Minimal spanning trees (Sec. 7.1, 7.2).
01/27 (We)
Review for midterm 1.
01/29 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
02/01 (Mo)
Kruskal's algorithm.
(Sec. 7.3)
02/03 (We)
Symmetry. Reflections.
(Sec. 11.2)
02/05 (Fri)
Rotations. (Sec. 11.3)
02/08 (Mo)
Translations. Glide reflections.
(Sec. 11.4, 11.5)
02/10 (We)
Symmetry type. (Sec. 11.6)
02/12 (Fri)
Fibonnacci numbers.
(Sec. 9.2)
02/15 (Mo)
Golden Ratio. (Sec. 9.3)
02/17 (We)
Arithmetic sequences.
(Mini-excursion 3)
02/19 (Fri)
Compound interest.
(Sec. 10.3)
02/22 (Mo)
Geometric sequences. (Sec. 10.4).
02/24 (We)
Review for midterm 2.
02/26 (Fri)
Midterm #2.
03/01 (Mo)
Sample spaces. (Sec. 15.1).
03/03 (We)
Counting. The multiplication rule. (Sec. 15.2).
03/05 (Fri)
Probability Spaces.
(Sec. 15.4)
03/08 (Mo)
Equiprobable spaces.
(Sec. 15.5)
03/10 (We)
Odds. (Sec. 15.6)
03/12 (Fri)
Review for the final.