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.





Monday

Wednesday

Friday




January 20th

 ×No class. MLK Jr. Day.

22nd     C1

Introduction. § 1.4.

24th     C2

Introduction. §§ 2.0–2.1. HW01 out.




27th     C3

§§ 2.2–2.3.

29th     C4

§§ 2.4–2.5.

31st     C5

§ 2.6. HW01 due.




February 3rd     C6

PLY (see readings). HW02 out.

5th     C7

§ 2.7, PLY.

7th     C8

§§ 2.8-2.9.




10th     C9

§ 2.10.

12th     C10

Catch-up, review.

14th     C11

 Quiz 1, regular class time & place.




17th

 ×No class. Presidents’ Day.

19th     C12

§§ 2.11–2.$. HW02 due.

21st     C13

§§ 3.0-3.1. JCoCo (see readings).




24th     C14

§§ 3.2-3.3. HW03 out.

26th     C15

Catch-up, review.

28th     C16

 Midterm Exam 1, regular class time & place.




March 3rd     C17

§§ 3.4-3.5.

5th     C18

§§ 3.6-3.7

7th     C19

§§ 3.6-3.7




10th     C20

§§ 3.8-3.9

12th     C21

§§ 3.10-3.12 HW03 due.

14th     C22

§§ 3.12-3.13




17th

 ×No class. Spring break Mar. 17–23.

19th

 ×No class. Spring break.

21st

 ×No class. Spring break.




24th     C23

§§ 5.1,5.3,5.4. HW04 out.

26th     C24

§§ 5.5

28th     C25

§§ 5.6,5.7,5,8




31st     C26

§§ 5.9,5.10

April 2nd     C27

Catch-up, review.

4th     C28

 Quiz 2, regular class time & place.

§§ 5.11,5.12,5.13




7th     C29

§§ 5.14,5.15,5.16

9th     C30

§§ 5.* HW04 due.

11th     C31

§§ 7.0–7.3




14th     C32

Catch-up, review.

16th     C33

 Midterm Exam 2, regular class time & place.

§§ 7.4–7.5 HW05 out.

18th     C34

§§ 7.6–7.7




21st     C35

§§ 7.8–7.9

23rd     C36

catch-up; review.

25th     C37

catch-up; review. HW05 due.




28th     C38

Catch-up, synthesis, and review.

30th     C39

Catch-up, synthesis, and review.

May 2nd     C40

Catch-up, synthesis, and review.




5th

 ×No class.   Finals week. Check Univ. schedule.

7th

 ×No class.   Final exam: 10:30am–12:30pm; WW 201.

9th

 ×No class.   Finals week.




Figure 1: Approximate schedule, likely to change. Notation: §§ x.y textbook chapter x, section y. Updates ongoing for 2025.