Math 1116: Excursions in Mathematiucs
(Instructor: Sergei Chmutov)

Autumn 2018. Tentative Daily Schedule

8/20 (Mon)
8/22 (Wed)
Introduction. Graphs. (Sec. 5.1)
8/24 (Fri)
Graph concepts. (Sec. 5.2)
8/27 (Mon)
Graph models. (Sec. 5.2)
8/29 (Wed)
Euler's theorems.
(Sec. 5.3)
8/31 (Fri)
Fleury's algorithm.
(Sec. 5.3)
9/03 (Mon)
NO CLASSES
9/05 (Wed)
Hamilton circuits and paths. Complete graphs.
(Sec. 6.2)
9/07 (Fri)
Hamilton circuits and paths. Complete graphs.
(Sec. 6.2)
9/10 (Mon)
Traveling Salesman Problem. (Sec. 6.1)
9/12 (Wed)
Review for midterm 1.
9/14 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
9/17 (Mon)
The brute-force algorithm. (Sec. 6.3)
9/19 (Wed)
The nearest-neighbor algorithm. (Sec. 6.4)
9/21 (Fri)
Repetitive nearest-neighbor algorithm. (Sec. 6.4)
9/24 (Mon)
The cheapest-link algorithm. (Sec. 6.5)
9/26 (Wed)
The cheapest-link algorithm. (Sec. 6.5)
9/28 (Fri)
Trees. (Sec. 7.1)
10/01 (Mon)
Minimal spanning trees (Sec. 7.2)
10/03 (Wed)
Kruskal's algorithm.
(Sec. 7.3)
10/05 (Fri)
Kruskal's algorithm.
(Sec. 7.3)
10/08 (Mon)
Symmetry. (Sec. 11.1)
10/10 (Wed)
Reflections.
(Sec. 11.2)
10/12 (Fri)
NO CLASSES
10/15 (Mon)
Rotations. (Sec. 11.3)
10/17 (Wed)
Review for midterm 2.
10/19 (Fri)
Midterm #2.
10/22 (Mon)
Translations. (Sec. 11.4)
10/24 (Wed)
Glide reflections.
(Sec. 11.5)
10/26 (Fri)
Symmetry type. (Sec. 11.6)
10/29 (Mon)
Symmetry type. (Sec. 11.6)
10/31 (Wed)
Fibonnacci numbers.
(Sec. 13.1)
11/02 (Fri)
Fibonnacci numbers.
(Sec. 13.1)
11/05 (Mon)
Golden Ratio. (Sec. 13.2)
11/07 (Wed)
Golden Ratio. (Sec. 13.2)
11/09 (Fri)
Percentages. (Sec. 10.1)
11/12 (Mon)
NO CLASSES
11/14 (We)
Review for midterm 3.
11/16 (Fri)
Midterm #3.
11/19 (Mon)
Simple interest.
(Sec. 10.2)
11/21 (Wed)
NO CLASSES
11/23 (Fri)
NO CLASSES
11/26 (Mon)
Compound interest.
(Sec. 10.3)
11/28 (Wed)
Compound interest.
(Sec. 10.3)
11/30 (Fri)
Retirement Savings.
(Sec. 10.4)
12/03 (Mo)
Consumer debt.
(Sec. 10.5)
12/05 (Wed)
Review for the final.
12/10 (Mo)
FINAL, 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM