Reading and Problem assignments for Math 273, Section 30 (TTh 10:30-11:50)


Weekly reading assignments and problem sets, which are due on Tuesdays, will be assigned a week in advance.

Late problems will be accepted only in documentable cases of hardship. The problem set with the lowest grade will not be counted.

Week #9: Read Chapter 11 through Section 11.3.

Eighth problem assignment due Tuesday, March 6

All problems are from the text:

Problem Set 10.4.1 - ## 1,2,5,7,9,10; Problem Set 11.3.1 - ## 1,2,4,8


Week #8: Read Chapter 10 through Section 10.4.1.

Seventh problem assignment due Tuesday, February 28

Three problems appear here

The remaining problems are from the text:

Problem Set 10.3.1 - ## 2,6,7,9,10,11,12


Week #7: Read Chapter 6.

Sixth problem assignment due Tuesday, February 21

All problems are from the text:

Problem Set 6.2.1 - ## 4,5,8,10,13; Problem Set 6.4.1 - ##2,4,7,8,9


Week #6: Read Chapter 4 through section 4.5 and all of Chapter 5.

Fifth problem assignment due Tuesday, February 14

Two problems appear here

The following eight problems are from the text:

Problem Set 4.4.1 - #8; Problem Set 5.1.1 - ##3,7,8; Problem Set 5.3.1 - ## 5,6; Problem Set 5.4.1 - ##2,5


Week #5: Read Chapter 4 through section 4.4. There is NO problem assignment for this week!

Note that a set of study-guide problems has been posted here.



Week #4: Read Chapter 3, Sections 3.4,3.5,3.6; Chapter 4, Sections 4.1 and 4.2

Fourth problem assignment due Tuesday, January 31. The first eight problems are from the text:

Problem Set 3.4.1 - ##4,5; Problem Set 3.5.1 - ##3,6; Problem Set 3.6.1 -## 1,3,6,7
The last two problems appear here

Week #3: Reread Section 2.3; read Sections 3.1-3.3

Third problem assignment due Tuesday, January 24. The first problem is found here. The remaining problems are from the text.

Exercises 2.3.1: ##3,4,7,12,13; Exercises 3.2.1: ## 12,13,14; Exercises 3.4.1, #1

Week #2: Read Sections 2.1 through 2.3

Second problem assignment due Tuesday, January 17. All problems are from the text.

Exercises 1.4.1: #4; Exercises 2.1.1: ##2,4,7,9,15 and Exercises 2.1.2: ##1,3,4; Exercises 2.3.1: #1

Week #1: Read Sections 1.1 through 1.4

First problem assignment due Tuesday, January 10. All problems are from the text.

Exercises 1.2.1: ##6,7,10,13,14,20 and Exercises 1.3.1: ##1,2,7,10


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