Schedule

A rigid schedule is not conducive to effective learning, since it would limit our flexibility in exploring ideas as they arise in class. A partial and approximate schedule, to serve as a baseline, appears in Figure 1; it will be updated as we progress. Please use it only as a rough guide to plan your studies. Do not use it to schedule travel or other events. If you need a definite answer on when something will or will not occur, you should check with me.

At the beginning and end of each class, I typically announce the topics and textbook sections covered in that class and those due at the next class. It is important that students read the material before the class in which it is discussed and, in general, keep up with readings and studies.




Tuesday

Thursday



January 17th     C1

Introduction.

19th     C2

§§ 1.*.



24th     C3

§§2.0–2.6.

26th     C4

§§2.7–2.9



31st     C5

§§2.*

February 2nd     C6

catch-up, review and synthesis, etc.



7th     C7

 Quiz 1, regular class time & place.

9th     C8



14th     C9

16th     C10



21st     C11

23rd     C12



28th     C13

 Midterm Exam 1, regular class time & place.

March 2nd     C14



7th     C15

9th     C16



14th

 ×No class. Spring break Mar. 13–19.

16th

 ×No class. Spring break Mar. 13–19.



21st     C17

23rd     C18



28th     C19

 Quiz 2, regular class time & place.

30th     C20



April 4th     C21

6th     C22



11th     C23

 Midterm Exam 2, regular class time & place.

13th     C24



18th     C25

20th     C26



25th     C27

27th     C28



May 2nd

 ×No class.   Final exam: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. DPC 107

4th

 ×No class.  Check Univ. schedule for final exams.



Figure 1: Approximate schedule, likely to change. Notation: §§ x.y textbook chapter x, section y.