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Schedule for Math 106

(Combinatorics)

Due Dates

Text Reading Assignments

Homework & Class Handout Submissions

Quizzes & Exams

08/27 M

Section 1 - Introduction

 

 

08/29 W

Section 2 - Tree Diagrams

Section 1 Homework Problems & Section #1 Handout

 

08/31 F

Section 3 - Recipes

Section 2 Homework Problems & Section #2 Handout

 

09/03 M

Section 3 - Recipes & Section 4 – Permutations

Section #3 Handout

 

09/05 W

Section 4 - Permutations

Section 3 Homework Problems

 

09/07 F

Section 5 - Combinations

Section #4 Handout & Section 4 Homework Problems

 

09/10 M

Section 5 - Combinations &

Section 6 - More Ordered Arrangements

Section #5 Handout & Section 5 Homework Problems

 

09/12 W

Section 6 - More Ordered Arrangements

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #1 on Sections 1 to 5

09/14 F

Section 7 - Permutations with Repeated Objects

Section #6 Handout

 

09/17 M

Section 7 - Permutations with Repeated Objects

Section 6 Homework Problems

 

09/19 W

Section 8 - Pascal’s Triangle

Section #7 Handout &

Section 7 Homework Problems

 

09/21 F

Section 9 - Binomial Expansion

Section #8 Handout &

Section 8 Homework Problems

 

09/24 M

Section 9 - Binomial Expansion

Section #9 Handout &

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #2 on Sections 6 to 9

09/26 W

 

Section 9 Homework Problems &

Review Exercises (#1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) on page 81

Sample Test #1 (1, 2, 4, 5, 6) on page 83

 

09/28 F

 

Exam Practice Problems are posted here and

answers can be checked here

Exam #1 on Sections 1 to 9

10/01 M

Section 11 - Subsets

 

 

10/03 W

Section 12 - Linear Equations: A first Try

Section #11 Handout &

Section 11 Homework Problems

 

10/05 F

Section 13 - Non-adjacent Objects

Section #12 Handout &

Section 12 Homework Problems(#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

 

10/08 M

Section 13 - Non-adjacent Objects

Do Problem #5 on Section #13 Handout

 

10/10 W

Section 14 - Linear Equations with Unit Coefficients

Section #13 Handout &

Section 13 Homework Problems

 

10/12 F

Section 14 - Linear Equations with Unit Coefficients

Do Problem #5 on Section #14 Handout

 

10/15 M

Section 15 - Equations With Restricted Solutions

Section #14 Handout &

Section 14 Homework Problems(#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

 

10/17 W

Section 15 - Equations With Restricted Solutions

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #3 on Sections 11 to 13

10/22 M

Section 15 - Equations With Restricted Solutions

Do Problem #3 on Section #15 Handout

 

10/24 W

Subsets, Strings, Equations - Handout #1

Section #15 Handout &

Section 15 Homework Problems

 

10/26 F

Subsets, Strings, Equations - Handout #2

Complete Subsets, Strings, Equations - Handout #1

 

10/29 M

 

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #4 on Sections 14 & 15

10/31 W

 

Complete Subsets, Strings, Equations - Handout #2

Review Exercises (#1abc, 2abcdeg, 5, 6, 7) on page 148

Sample Test #2 (1abcdfgh, 3, 4) on page 150

 

11/02 F

 

Exam Practice Problems are posted here and

answers can be checked here

Exam #2 on Sections 11 to 15

11/05 M

Section 16 - Inclusion/Exclusion (#1,2 on Handout)

 

 

11/07 W

Section 16 - Inclusion/Exclusion (#3,4 on Handout)

Do #3, 4, 5 in Section 16 Homework Problems

 

11/09 F

Section 16 - Inclusion/Exclusion (#6,7 on Handout)

Do #5 in Section #16 Handout &

#8 in Section 16 Homework Problems

 

11/12 M

Section 17 - More Equations With Restricted Solutions

Section #16 Handout &

Do #6, 7 in Section 16 Homework Problems

 

11/14 W

Section 17 - More Equations With Restricted Solutions

Do #2 in Section 16 Homework &

Do  #1(e) in Section #17 Handout

 

11/16 F

Section 17 - More Equations With Restricted Solutions

 

 

11/19 M

Section 19 - Probability

Do #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Section 17 Homework Problems

 

11/26 M

Section 19 - Probability

 

 

11/28 W

 

Review Exercises (#1d, 2f, 7,8) on page 148

Sample Test #2 (1e, 4) on page 150

 

11/30 F

 

Exam Practice Problems are posted here and

answers can be checked here

Exam #3 on Sections 16 and 17

12/03 M

Section 20 - Dice

Section 19 Homework Problems

 

12/05 W

Section 20 - Dice

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #5 on Section 16

12/07 F

 

Sample Final (1, 2, 5, 7, 9a) on page 253

Review Sheet posted here

Quiz #6 on Section 19

12/10-14

 

Final Exam Review Sheet NUMERICAL ANSWERS posted here (you will submit your work with the Final Exam for up to 50 homework points)

Final Exam (in scheduled time slot) covering Sections 1 to 20