August 23 Read Syllabus Baldo cartoon
Interview with Dr. Wolf, Tufts U. reading expert
August 25 Read Chapter 1 Reading Assignment 1
Bartle & Sherbert Chapter 1, pp 1-11
Bartle & Sherbert Chapter 1, pp 12-21
August 30 Read Sections 2.1 and 2.2
p15: 4, 6, 11
p21: 4, 11, 12
and Let a_1 = 2 and let a_{n+1} = (a_n)/2 + 1/(a_n) for positive
integers bigger than 1. Show that a_n is in [1,2], the
closed interval between 1 and 2.
Problem above in the usual math notation.
No Class Monday, September 6, Labor Day
September 8 p34: 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16
p38: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
September 13 p43: 2, 3, 4, 6
First Recitations: September 13: 2:00 - 4:00 (go to LD 224P, see note on door)
and 7:30 - 8:30 (in classroom)
September 15 Read Section 2.5 Reading Assignment 2
September 20 p43: 7, 8, 9, 10
p67: 7, 8, 9, 11
September 27 Homework for 9/27
October 4 p86: 4, 5, 7, 10, 11
Solution of Problem 10, page 86
October 11 Test I on Chapters 1 - 3
Test begins at 6:00p and ends at 7:20p
No Books, No Notes, No Papers, No Machines, No Phones, ...
October 13 Read Section 4.1 Reading Assignment 3
October 27 Homework for 10/27
November 1 p124: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (Use epsilon-delta proofs for all problems.)
November 3 Read Section 5.3 Reading Assignment 4
November 8 Homework for 11/08
November 15 p144: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
(Homework not yet returned; I hope to have papers Monday in the AM)
November 22 Test II on all we have covered, but mostly Chapters 4 and 5.
Test begins at 6:00p and ends at 7:30p
No Books, No Notes, No Papers, No Machines, No Phones, ...
Reading: There is one problem that requires reading and understanding a new definition.
No Office Hours Tuesday 11/23
(email me if you'd like an appointment Tuesday morning)
November 29 Read Section 6.1 Reading Assignment 5
December 1 page 175: 6, 7, 13
December 8 page 201: 1, 2, 6, 8
page 209: 8 (maybe using contrapositive is easier than direct:
that is, for f continuous and non-negative, show that if
there is c in [a,b] with f(c) > 0, then int(f) > 0.)
December 15 Final Exam on all we have covered. The last topics will be in 7.3, through 7.3.6.
Test begins at 6:00p and ends at 8:00p
No Books, No Notes, No Papers, No Machines, No Phones, ...