Math 194, Autumn 2006

Karl Rubin


Announcements

The 2006 Putnam exam is available.

The Putnam exam will be given on Saturday December 2, 2006, 8-11 am and 1-4 pm in MSTB 120

There will be an optional meeting on Monday December 4 at 7pm in MSTB 254 to go over the Putnam exam.


Important dates:

Putnam exam: Saturday December 2, 2006, 8-11 am and 1-4 pm, MSTB 120

You can take the Putnam Exam even if you don't take Math 194, but you must sign up by October 7. To sign up, send me an e-mail at krubin@uci.edu. All signups will be acknowledged. Because of the early deadline, you should sign up if there's any chance at all you'll want to take the exam. If you change your mind and don't take it, that's OK.


Structure:

The seminar meets Tuesdays 7:00-8:20 pm in MSTB 114. Each week there will be a discussion and presentations of homework solutions, a short lecture, and some time to work on new problems. Refreshments will be provided!

Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are enrolled for credit. If you like solving problems it should be fun. If you want to take the Putnam exam (and who wouldn't?) this will be good practice.


Grading:

The grading is pass/not pass only. To pass, attendance, participation in class, and taking the Putnam Exam are required.

Attendance will be recorded. One unexcused absence is allowed. Anything beyond that requires a doctor's note or similar documentation.


Text:

Problem solving through problems, by Loren Larson.


General information about the Putnam exam:

Official site
Harvey Mudd Putnam page
Archive of problems and solutions


Syllabus (tentative)

You will need the password given in class (or get it from me) to download the weekly problem sets.

date Chapter from Larson problems to do for next week
Sept. 26 1 problem set 1
Oct. 3 2 problem set 2
Oct. 10 3 problem set 3
Oct. 17 4 problem set 4
Oct. 24 5 problem set 5
Oct. 31 6 problem set 6
Nov. 7 7 problem set 7
Nov. 14 8 problem set 8
Nov. 21 1996 Putnam Exam
Nov. 28
Dec. 4 (Monday!), MSTB 254 (optional) go over Putnam exam