Homework policy
Problem sets are due at the beginning of class each Wednesday. Problem sets must be stapled, and no late assignments will be accepted. You are encouraged to work on the problemswith other students in the class, but each student is responsible for understanding and writing up his or her own solutions. Also, if you work with other students in the class, please acknowledge your collaborators on your assignment.| Week | due date | Problems | Reading assignment |
| 0 | 5:00 p.m., April 4 | Please send me an email telling me a bit about yourself. (For example: Why are you taking this course? What kind of math background do you have? What do you like best or least about math? Would you prefer chocolate or nuts as a snack at office hours?) | Introduction, 1.1 |
| 1 | April 9 | Introduction: 9, 12, 14, additional problems (corrected version) (If you do not have a copy of the text yet, notes on the Introduction are available in the Materials section on Coursework.) | 1.2-1.5 |
| 2 | April 16 | Final version of Problem Set 2. Note that two problems must be TeXed and turned in separately; you may find it useful to use the TeX version of PS2 as a template. | 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
| 3 | April 23 | Final version of Problem Set 3, TeX | 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 |
| 4 | April 30 | Final version of Problem Set 4, TeX | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
| 5 | May 9 | Final version of Problem Set 5, TeX Note: Midterm May 5, covering material through 3.2 | 3.4, 3.5 |
| 6 | May 14 | Final version of Problem Set 6, TeX Note: the first draft of the writing project is due to your partner next week! | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 |
| 7 | May 21 | Final version of Problem Set 7, TeX The first draft of your writing project should be given to your editing partner this week. | 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 |
| 8 | May 28 | Final version of Problem Set 8, TeX The Writing Project is due on May 23! | 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 |
| 9 | June 4 | Final version of Problem Set 9, TeX |