MATH 13150: Freshman Seminar

MATH 13150:FRESHMAN SEMINAR SPRING 2010

Course Information

Instructor:

sevens at nd.edu

Course syllabus pdf file
Office Hours: Monday 12:00-12:45, Wednesday 5:00-5:50, or by appointment
Office Hours exam week: Tuesday, May 4, 12 pm to 2 pm. Thursday, May 6, 11 am to 1 pm, or by appointment (contact me by email).
Gross and Harris, "The Magic of Numbers", Prentice-Hall, and related lecture notes
Text: Simon Singh, "The Code Book", Anchor
Class Time: MWF 1:55--2:45, HH 229.

Exams, tentative dates :
- Exam I: Friday, February 19, in-class.
- Exam II: Monday, March 29, in-class.
- Final: THUR, May 6, 1:45--3:45, HH 229.
Practice for exam 1 pdf file
Brief answers to practice exam 1 pdf file

Practice for exam 2 pdf file

Brief answers to practice exam 2 pdf file

Practice for final exam pdf file

Brief answers to practice final pdf file

Quizzes:

Approximately every two weeks. First quiz, Wednesday, January 27.

Next Quiz, Wed., April 14.

Pascal's triangle image

List of first 1000 primes

Power calculations in modular arithmetic program by Ben Jones

Used in class ca. April 19:

video

Some cryptography-related youtube videos; many are not serious. Some may require parental supervision

video

Lecture Notes: Dates are approximate dates when material was covered:

Unit 1, Wed. 1-14. pdf file

Unit 2, Fri. 1-15, Mon. 1-18. pdf file

Unit 3, Wed. 1-20. pdf file

Unit 4, Fri. 1-22, Mond. 1-25. pdf file

Unit 5, Fri. 1-29, Mon 2-1. pdf file

Unit 6, Mon. 2-1, Wed. 2-3. pdf file

Unit 7, Fri. 2-5, Mon. 2-8. pdf file

Unit 8, Fri. 2-12, Mon. 2-15. pdf file

Unit 9, Mon. 2-22, Wed. 2-24. pdf file

Unit 10, Fri. 2-26, Mon. 3-1. pdf file

Unit 11, Wed. 3-3, Mon 3-15. pdf file

Unit 12, Wed. 3-17, Fri 3-19. pdf file

Unit 13, Fri. 3-19, Mon 3-22. pdf file

Unit 14, Wed. 3-31, Wed 4-7. pdf file

Unit 16, Fri. 4-9, Mon. 4-12. pdf file

Unit 15, Mon. 4-12, Wed. 4-14. pdf file

Unit 17, Wed. 4-14, Fri. 4-16. pdf file

Unit 18, Mon. 4-19, Wed. 4-21, Fri. 4-23. pdf file

Assignments: Assignments with a date are due on the specified date.

Homework 1, due Wed 1-27. pdf file

Group 1, due Wed 1-20, pdf file

Homework 2, due Wed 1-27. pdf file

Group 2, due Wed 1-27, pdf file

Homework 3, due Wed 2-3. pdf file

Group 3, due Wed 2-3, pdf file

Homework 4, due Wed 2-10. pdf file

Group 4, due Wed 2-10, pdf file

Homework 5, due Wed 2-17. pdf file

Group 5, due Wed 2-17, pdf file

Read chapters 3 and 4 of the Codebook. There-will be a writing assignment later from the Codebook.

Homework 6, due Wed 3-3. pdf file

Group 6, due Wed 3-3, pdf file

Homework 7, due Wed 3-17. pdf file

Homework 8, due Wed 3-24. pdf file

Group 8, due Wed 3-24, pdf file

Homework 9, due Fri 4-9. pdf file

Group 9, due Wed 4-7, pdf file

Homework 10, due 4-14. pdf file

Group 10, due Wed 4-14, pdf file

Homework 11, due 4-21. pdf file

Group 11, due Wed 4-21, pdf file

Homework 12, due 4-28. pdf file

Group 12, due Wed 4-28, pdf file