Assignments and Announcements for Math 308E



January 6: We finished Section 1.1 and began Section 1.2, which I hope to finish on Friday. You should now be able to do all the Section 1.1 problems on Webassign.

January 8: We covered most of Section 1.2; you should now be able to do problems 1-14 on the Section 1.2 problems on Webassign. On Monday, we will finish Section 1.2 and move on to Section 2.1. (I don't plan to spend much if any time on Section 1.4, although I am planning for some homework discussion time on Wednesday, January 13.)

January 11: We finished Section 1.2 and discussed Section 2.1. You should now be able to do all of the Webassign problems due Thursday. The homework due next Thursday will be made available to you at 6:00 tonight: you will be able to do the problems from Section 2.1. On Wednesday, I will take questions about the homework assignment due January 14; we will then begin Section 2.2.

January 15: We got almost through Section 2.2, and you should now be able to do all the Section 2.2 problems on Webassign with the exception of Problem 14. On Wednesday, I will finish Section 2.2 and move on to 2.3.

January 20: We finished Section 2.2 and began in on Section 2.3. We will continue with Section 2.3 on Friday.

January 22: We continued on with Section 2.3. Since we are a little behind, the Webassign Section 2.3 problems are now due on Wednesday, January 27 at 11:00 PM. You should, however, be already able to do problems 1-6 and 8-18. On Monday we will finish Section 2.3 and perhaps begin in on Section 3.1. The first midterm will however only cover up through Section 2.3.

January 25: We finished Section 2.3 today, and you should now be able to do all of the Webassign problems. We will do some review on Wednesday and perhaps begin Section 3.1.

February 1: We began Section 3.1 today; you should now be able to do problems 1,3,4,5,9,10,11,14 of your Section 3.1 Webassign homework. We will finish 3.1 on Wednesday and perhaps begin in on Section 3.3.

February 3: We finished Section 3.1, and you should now be able to finish your Webassign homework due tomorrow. We also began Section 3.2 and will continue that on Friday.

February 5: We discussed most of the concepts in Section 3.2 and will continue with some examples on Monday. We will then start Section 3.3.

February 8: We finished Section 3.2, so that you now should be able to do that Webassign homework. We also started Section 3.3, and I hope to finish that on Wednesday.

February 10: We finished Section 3.3 today, and I will answer some questions about that Webassign homework on Friday. We will then move on to Chapter 4. I will be organizing the material slightly differently than your text.

February 12: We got through most of Section 4.1 today. You should certainly be able to do problems 8-15 and 21 of your Section 4.1 Webassign homework. On Wednesday, we will finish 4.1 and move on to Section 4.2.

February 17: We finished Section 4.1 today, and you should now be able to complete that Webassign homework. We also began Section 4.2, and you are now able to do problems 1-3, 7-11, and 17-30 from that assignment. I hope to finish 4.2 and most of Section 4.3 on Friday.

February 19: We continued with Sections 4.2 and 4.3 - I will finish them both on Monday. You should now be able to do problems 4-6 from the Section 4.2 Webassign and problems 4,5,11,12 from the Section 4.3 Webassign. We will also begin with Section 5.1 on determinants on Monday.

February 22: We finished Sections 4.2 and 4.3 today. You should now be able to do the rest of your Webassign problems. We then began Section 5.1.

The midterm on Friday will cover the material from Sections 3.1-3.3 and 4.1-4.3. Calculators, books, and notes will not be allowed. On Wednesday I plan to answer questions and review for the test.



February 29: We finished Section 5.1 and began Section 6.1. You should be able to do all of the Section 5.1 Webassign problems and at least problems 1-4 and 8-12 from the Section 6.1 Webassign. On Wednesday we will finish 6.1 and perhaps begin 6.3.

March 2:: We finished Section 6.1 and began Section 6.3. You should now be able to do all the Webassign problems due tomorrow. Another assignment will be posted tomorrow, and, on Friday, we will finish Section 6.3.

March 4: We finished Section 6.3, so you should now be able to do all the Section 6.3 Webassign problems. On Monday, we will cover Section 8.1.

March 7: We finished Section 8.1 today and began in on 8.2. You should now be able to do all the Section 8.1 Webassign problems. On Wednesday we will finish 8.2.

March 9: We finished Section 8.2, and you should now be able to finish your Webassign homework. In addition, I recommend problems 75 from Section 8.1 and 59 from Section 8.2 in your text. (You will want to use a calculator on the last one, as the numbers become very large.) We also covered a little bit from Section 8.5, and I recommend that you read that section. However, you are not responsible for any material there that was not covered in class.

March 11: The final is on Wednesday, March 16 from 2:30-4:20 PM. Notes, books, and calculators are not allowed; however, you will get a piece of paper with Theorem 6.11, Definition 8.13, and Theorem 8.17 from your text on it. These will appear exactly as they do in your text --- I am just photocopying them to give to you.