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All numbers indicate sections from
Number Theory, A Lively Introduction by Pommersheim, Marks, and Flapan
For Friday August 30 Class
Reading due Thursday, August 29 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 1.1 - 1.5, 2.1
The Wheaton Honor Code
Community Standards,
Affirming Diversity,
Plagiarism,
Technology Acceptable Use,
Conduct Off Campus, and
Judicial Procedures
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #1)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 1.1 | 8, 9 | 10 |
| 1.3 | | 13, 24 |
| 1.4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2.1 | | 21 |
For Monday September 2 Class
Labor Day. No class meeting
For Wednesday September 4 Class
Reading due Tuesday September 3 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #2)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 2.2 | | 12, 13 |
| 2.3 | | 6, 8, 9, 13 |
| 2.4 | 6 | |
For Friday September 6 Class
Reading due Thursday September 5 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 3.1
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #3)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.1 | 8 | 18, 20, 25 |
For Monday September 9 Class
Reading due Sunday September 8 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 3.2, 3.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #4)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.2 | | 16 |
| 3.3 | | 5, 8 |
For Wednesday September 11 Class
Re-read Section 3.3. No Reading Assignment due.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #5)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.2 | | 21 |
| 3.3 | | 13, 14 |
For Friday September 13 Class
Reading due Thursday September 12 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 3.4
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #6)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.4 | 1abg, 2ach,
3, 4 | 13 |
For Monday September 16 Class
Reading due Sunday September 15 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 3.5
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #7)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.4 | | 23, 25 |
| 3.5 | 1adf, 4 | 12, 15 |
For Wednesday September 18 Class
Reading due Tuesday September 17 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 4.1
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #8)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 3.5 | | 16, 18e, 21 |
| 4.1 | 1, 2 | |
For Friday September 20 Class
Reading due Thursday September 19 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 4.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #9)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 4.2 | 1de | 3, 4, 7, 11, 12 |
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For Monday September 23 Class
Reading due Sunday September 22 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 5.1
A short rant on notation, appropriate after Friday's class
Watch the four minute TED Talk by Terry Moore:
Why is 'x' the unknown?
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #10)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 5.1 | 1, 5, 18, 21 | 9, 11, 20, 22 |
For Wednesday September 25 Class
Reading due Tuesday September 24 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 5.2 and 5.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #11)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 5.2 | 2, 5, 10 | 14 |
| 5.3 | 1, 5, 7 | 12, 15abd, 18 |
For Friday September 27 Class
Reading due Thursday September 26 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 5.4
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #12)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 5.3 | | 16, 17, 20 |
| 5.4 | 5, 10, 11 | 19, 28 |
For Monday September 30 Class
Reading due Sunday September 29 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 6.1 and 6.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #13)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 6.1 | 1ab, 2ab | 7, 8, 18, 21 |
| 6.2 | 1dgh, 3, 10 | 13 |
For Wednesday October 2 Class
Exam #1 tonight. No Reading Assignment due.
For Friday October 4 Class
Re-read Section 6.2. No Reading Assignment due.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #14)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 6.2 | | 21, 15, 17, 19, 24 |
For Monday October 7 Class
Reading due Sunday October 6 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 7.1
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #15)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 7.1 | 1, 4, 9 | 11, 14, 16, 19abdf, 20abdf |
For Wednesday October 9 Class
Reading due Tuesday October 8 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 7.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #16)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 7.2 | 3, 6, 9 | 13, 14, 15, 20, 23, 24 |
For Friday October 11 Class
Reading due Thursday October 10 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 7.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #17)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 7.2 | | 29, 30, 31, 32 |
| 7.3 | 2, 3, 4 | 7, 10 |
For Monday October 14 Class
Fall Break. No Reading Assignment due.
For Wednesday October 16 Class
Due to Fall Break, reading due Wednesday October 16 @ 9:30 am. Submit through onCourse
Section 7.4
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #18)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 7.4 | 3, 5, 12 | 9, 23, 27, 28 |
For Friday October 18 Class
Reading due Thursday October 17 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 7.5. There's a pretty good party trick in here.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #19)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 7.4 | 29, 30 | 36, 37 |
| 7.5 | 2, 4, 6, 8 | 15, 18 |
For Monday October 21 Class
Reading due Sunday October 20 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 8.1 and 8.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #20)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 8.1 | 3, 6c | 8 |
| 8.2 | | 5, 16, 18, 19 |
For Wednesday October 23 Class
Reading due Tuesday October 22 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 8.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #21)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 8.3 | 1bc, 6 | 8, 10, 11, 18 |
For Friday October 25 Class
Reading due Thursday October 24 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 8.4 and 8.5
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #22)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 8.4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8.5 | 1, 2 | 9, 10 |
For Monday October 28 Class
Reading due Sunday October 27 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 9.1
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #23)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 9.1 | 7, 8 | 9, 10, 11 |
For Wednesday October 30 Class
Reading due Tuesday October 29 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 9.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #24)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 9.1 | | 12, 16 |
| 9.2 | | 12, 16 |
For Friday November 1 Class
Reading due Thursday October 31 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 9.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #25)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 9.2 | | 9, 11 |
| 9.3 | 1, 3, 5 | 8, 16, 18 |
For Monday November 4 Class
Reading due Sunday November 3 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 9.4
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #26)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 9.4 | 1, 2 | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
For Wednesday November 6 Class
Reading due Tuesday November 5 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 9.5
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #27)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 9.5 | 2, 3, 5 | 8, 10, 13 |
For Friday November 8 Class
Reading due Thursday November 7 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 14.1 and 14.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #28)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 14.1 | 1, 9 | 10 |
| 14.2 | 1, 5, 9abd | 11, 15, 24, 25 |
For Monday November 11 Class
Re-read Section 14.2. No Reading Assignment due.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #29)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 14.2 | | 29, 30 |
For Wednesday November 13 Class
Exam #2 tonight. No Reading Assignment due.
For Friday November 15 Class
Reading due Thursday November 14 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Sections 14.3 and 14.4
No Daily Homework because of the exam on Wednesday night.
We'll work on some problems from these sections during class.
For Monday November 18 Class
Reading due Sunday November 17 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 15.2
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #30)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 15.2 | | 4, 6, 7, 14 |
For Wednesday November 20 Class
Reading due Tuesday November 19 @ 6:00 pm. Submit through onCourse
Section 15.3
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #31)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 15.2 | | 16 |
| 15.3 | | 14, 15, 16, 17 |
For Friday November 22 Class
Re-read Section 15.3. No Reading Assignment due.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #32)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 15.3 | | 7, 9, 11, 12 |
For Monday November 25 Class
We'll go through the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem for the case n=4 in detail.
No new reading or Daily Homework for today.
For Monday December 2 Class
Due to Thanksgiving Break, reading due Monday December 2 @ 8:30 am. Submit through onCourse
Section 15.4, and be sure to read the Spotlight on Sophie Germain at the beginning of
the chapter.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #33)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 15.4 | 1, 2, 5, 6 | 8, 9, 12 |
For Wednesday December 4 Class
Re-read Section 15.4. No Reading Assignment due.
Daily Homework due in class (Daily HW #34)
| Section
| Type I
| Type II |
| 15.4 | | 13, 14 |
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