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Entries from July 2008

Homework Due Thursday, July 31st

July 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment

No Practice Problems:
Graded Problems: Complete the worksheet handed out in class. A copy of it can be found in the link for yesterday’s homework.

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Homework Due Wednesday, July 30th

July 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment

No Practice problems.
Graded Problems: Complete the worksheet handed out in class, a copy of which can be found here.

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Homework Due Tuesday, July 29th

July 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment

No practice problems.

Graded Homework: Complete the worksheet handed out in class. A pdf of the worksheet is here.

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Homework Due Monday, July 28th

July 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Practice Problems: 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 on the worksheet handed out in class. A copy of it can be found here.

Graded Problems: 2, 4 and 7 on the worksheet handed out in class. A copy of it can be found here.

Also, remember to turn in the entire group work packet.

There will be a quiz during the first 20 minutes of Monday’s class on 3.1 through 3.6.

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Homework Due Friday, July 25th

July 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment

No homework to turn in, but continue working on the group work exercises from class, and we will work on them at the beginning of Friday’s class.

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Homework Due Thursday, July 24th

July 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment

No homework due Thursday.

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Homework for Wednesday, July 23rd

July 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Practice problems: 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.6.2, 3.6.3

Graded problems: 3.8.10, 3.8.11

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Homework Due Tuesday, July 22nd

July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Practice Problems: 3.1.1, 3.1.2 (b), 3.2.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3

Graded Problems:

  1. What is the coefficient of a^{100} b^{100} in (a+b)^{200} expanded out?
  2. 3.8.7

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Homework Due Monday, July 21st

July 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Practice Problems: 2.1.10, 2.1.12, 2.1.13, 2.3.1

Graded Problems:

  1. Use induction to prove that \sum_{k=1}^n k^3 = \frac{n^2(n+1)^2}{4}.
  2. Of 30 superhero fans, 14 like Aquaman, 14 like Batman, 6 like Superman and Aquaman, 7 like Superman and Batman, 8 like Aquaman and Batman, 2 like all three, and 7 don’t like any. How many like Superman? Use both Venn diagrams and Inclusion-Exclusion to get the answer.
  3. If there are 8 million people in NYC, and no human has more than 500,000 hairs on their head, what is the smallest number of people in NYC you can be sure have the same number of hairs on their head?

(EDIT Tuesday July 22nd) Also, you should turn in the problem from Thursday’s group work I assigned you to write up.

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Homework Due Friday, July 18th

July 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Practice Problems: None

Graded Problems: 1.8.5 and 1.8.6, either the algebraic explanation or the combinatorial explanation.

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