Tentative Schedule 

Schedule will probably shift because it is a bit fast.

Check at least weekly (or in class) for changes.

 wk

 date

 Monday

 Wednesday

 Friday

 1

 1/8

  Chapter 0

  Chapter 0

 Chapter 1

 2

 1/15

   Holiday

  Chapter 2

 Chapter 2, 3

 3

 1/22

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 4, 5

 4

 1/29

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 5, 6

  exam review

 5

 2/5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 6, 7

  Exam Chs.0-5

 6

 2/12

  Chapters 7

  Chapter 7,8

  Chapter 8

 7

 2/19

  Holiday

  Chapter 9

  CAPE; Chapter 9

 8

 2/26

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 10

 9

 3/5

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 11, review

  review

 10

 3/11

  Public key crypto.

  [Chapter 27]

  [Chapter 28]

 

Homework is an important part of learning mathematics.

 Math 103A  Homework  (due at Friday lectures)          page up for schedule

Be sure to read Academic integrity page        No late homework

See also 103 homepage of TA

**** Hand in only even numbered exercises. ****
Solutions to odd numbered exercises are in the text.
Other solutions on Nowacki's page (your TA):   www.math.ucsd.edu/~jnowacki/ta/103a.htm

Problems worthy of attack
prove their worth  by hitting back.
                --Piet Hein (1905-1996)

  • Due 1/19: Ch.0 #1, 4, 5, 10, 17, 24, 30, 48, 49, 50   Remember: hand in only even numbered exercises
    Ch.1 #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 22(2nd row only)
    Ch.2 #1, 2, 3, 7
  • Due 1/26: Ch.2 #8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 26, 27, 35
    In #14 you can't just substitute b=c into ab=ca and conclude ab=ba for all a,b---you need to know that for all a,b there is a c such that ab=ca, so prove that first.
    Ch.3 #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14 (what about union?--don't hand in), 18, 25, 28, 31, 49
    Ch.3 #15, 20, 52 end of assignment
  • Due 2/2: Ch.4 #1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14, 17, 27, 40
    Supp. (p.90) #1, 2, 5, 23, 25
    Ch.5 #2, 3, 6, 7,9, 19, 21, 41, 55 end of assignment

Exam Friday 2/9 on Chapters 0-5.   Solutions  ps  pdf
The exam is closed book and no calculators, but you may have one page of notes (both sides).
Bring a blue book for your exam.

  • Due 2/14: Note move to Wednesday because of Friday exam.
    Ch.6 #1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 17, 25, 29, 30, 31  end of assignment
  • Due 2/23: Ch.7 #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20(see#14 p.68), 27, 30, 31, 35, 36, 40, 47
    Ch.8 #1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 36   end of assignment
  • Due 3/2: Supp. (p.174) #1, 2, 7, 8, 23, 51
    Ch.9 #1, 2, 5, 7, 8(a), 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 41   end of assignment
  • Due 3/9: Ch.10 #1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 21, 27, 48
    Ch.11 #1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 21   end of assignment
    No more homework this quarter

Office hours Saturday 3/17 1-3 PM.  I will stay later if people are around.

3/19 (Monday) Final exam in Peterson 103.
Bring a blue book.  You may have two pages of notes, both sides.
The exam is cumulative up to and including Chapter 11, but emphasizes the material since the midterm.
It does not include material discussed after the review.