The syllabus presented here is the same as in the course outline, with one addition: a tentative list of problems to be tackled in class are listed here. You do not need to try these problems before coming to class. However, I know that some students like to look at the problems ahead of time.
| Date | Readings | Problems |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | Introductory lecture and Chapter 4 | |
| Jan. 7 | Sections 5.1–5.7, excluding 5.6.1 | Ex. gr. 5.1 #1; 5.2 #1, 4, 5; 5.4 #1, 4; 5.6 #1, 2 |
| Jan. 12 | Sections 5.8 and 5.9 | Ex. gr. 5.7 #1, 3; 5.8 #1; 5.9 #2, 3, 6 |
| Jan. 14 | Sections 6.1–6.4 and 6.7 | Ex. gr. 6.1 #1–4; 6.2 #1 and 6.5 #1, 2, 4 + extra problem |
| Jan. 19 | Sections 7.1–7.6 | Ex. gr. 7.4 #2; 7.5 #2, 3, 5; 7.6 #1, 2; 7.7 #6(a) |
| Jan. 21 | Sections 8.1–8.4 | Ex. gr. 8.1 #1–4; 8.7 #6 8.2 #1 and 8.3 #2, 3 |
| Jan. 26 | Section 8.6 | Ex. gr. 8.5 #7, 9, 10; 8.7 #4 |
| Feb. 2–4 | Sections 9.1 to 9.3 | Ex. gr. 9.1 #1; 9.2 #1–3; 9.3 #1, 2 and question 5 from the Spring 2020 final examination |
| Feb. 9 and Mar. 23 | Sections 10.1–10.4 and 10.5.3 | Ex. gr. 10.1 #1–4; 10.2 #1, 2, 5; 10.3 #2 and 10.4 #3–5 |
| Mar. 25 | Review session | Spring 2016 Final Examination section 1 questions 2(a–c), 3, 5 and 6 |
| Mar. 30 | Chapters 11 and 12 | Ex. gr. 11.1 #1; 11.2 #1; 11.3 #1; 11.4 #1; 11.5 #2; 12.1 #1, 4; 12.2 #1; 12.3 #3 |
| Apr. 1 | Test 2 (chapters 8–10) | |
| Apr. 6 | Section 13.1 | Ex. gr. 13.1 #2, 13.2 #2, 4, 5 and extra problems |
| Apr. 8 | Sections 13.2 and 13.3.1 | Ex. gr. 13.3 #2, 3, 5 and Rev. ex. gr. 13.6 #6, 7, 8 |
| Apr. 13 | Test 3 (chapters 11–13) | |
| Apr. 20 | Section 14.1 | Ex. gr. 14.1 #2, 3, 5, 6 |
| Apr. 22 | Sections 14.2–14.4 | Ex. gr. 14.1 #1, 4, 14.2 #1 and Rev. ex. gr. 14.3 #2 |
| Apr. 27 | Test 4 (chapter 14) | |
| Apr. 29 | Sections 15.1, 15.2 | Ex. gr. 15.1 #1–3 |
| May 4 | Sections 17.1–17.3 | Ex. gr. 17.1 #3, 4, 17.2 #1–3, 6 and 17.4 #5, 9 |
| May 5 | Section 17.4 | Ex. gr. 17.3 #1, 2, 17.4 #6 |