Spring 2012 Schedule of Lectures and Examinations

Please see The Official Schedule for details of the schedule for University events.  Please note that if any date in the following conflicts with the official schedule and exam schedules, the official schedules apply.

Spring 2012 Exam Schedule:

• Exam #1 will be Friday, February 17.
• Exam #2 will be Friday, March 23.
• Exam #3 will be Friday, April 20.
• Final Exam: Math 103 has a final exam scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 4:00 - 6:00 PM.  It will be a two-hour, comprehensive exam having the weight of two hour exams.  University regulations require that all students in this class take the final at this time.

This is a tentative schedule of lectures and readings, and is likely to change as we progress through the semester.  I will try and keep exam dates fixed (and will provide adequate notice of changes in exam dates), but all else is subject to change.  The date and time of the final exam is set by the University and is not subject to change.

Week 1:  Monday, January 16

• Topics
• Introduction to the course
• Management Science
• Reading:  Chapter 1
• Other Notes
• Monday is Martin Luther King day:  no classes or office hours.
• Classes begin Tuesday, January 17

Week 2:  Monday, January 23

• Topics:  Management Science
• Reading:  Chapter 2
• Other Notes
• Office hours resume this week

Week 3:  Monday, January 30

• Topics:  Planning
• Reading:  Chapter 3
• Other Notes
• Monday, January 30, is the last day to drop without record.

Week 4 :  Monday, February 6

• Topics:  Linear Programming
• Reading:  Chapter 4
• Other Notes
• Exam #1 is next week

Week 5:  Monday, February 13

• Topics:  Statistics
• Reading:  Chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Exam #1 will be Friday, February 17

Week 6:  Monday, February 20

• Topics:  Statistics
• Reading:  Chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Next Monday, February 27, is the last day to drop with an automatic W

Week 7 :  Monday, February 27

• Topics:  Statistics
• Reading:  Chapter 6
• Other Notes
• Monday, February 27, is the last day to drop with an automatic W
• No classes or office hours next Friday, March 9 (Columbia History of Science Seminar)

Week 8:  Monday, March 5

• Topics:  Data for Decisions
• Reading:  Chapter 7
• Other Notes
• Mid-term is Friday, March 9 (not an exam day for us)
• Friday, March 9, I will be traveling to the Columbia History of Science Seminar in Friday Harbor.  No classes or office hours.
• Exam #2 will be the Friday after our return from Spring Break

Week 9:  Monday, March 12

• Topics:  Spring Break!  (No classes or office hours)
• Reading
• Other Notes

Week 10:  Monday, March 19

• Topics:  Probability
• Reading:  Chapter 8
• Other Notes
• Exam #2 will be Friday, March 23

Week 11:  Monday, March 26

• Topics:  Probability
• Reading:  Chapter 8
• Other Notes

Week 12:  Monday, April 2

• Topics:  Game Theory
• Reading:  Chapter 15
• Other Notes

Week 13:  Monday, April 9

• Topics:  Information Science
• Reading:  Chapter 17
• Other Notes
• Exam #3 will be next week

Week 14:  Monday, April 16

• Topics:  Symmetry
• Reading:  Chapter 19
• Other Notes
• Exam #3 will be Friday, April 20
• Reception for the Senior Art Show is Wednesday, April 18, 5 - 7

Week 15:  Monday, April 23

• Topics:  Tilings
• Reading:  Chapter 20
• Other Notes

Week 16:  Monday, April 30

• Topics:  Tilings
• Reading:  Chapter 20
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, May 2, is the last day of classes.
• Tuesday, May 1, is the last day of classes for us.  All homework must be in by 5:00 on Tuesday, May 1.

Final Exams

• Math 103 has a final exam scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 4:00 - 6:00 PM.  It will be a two-hour, comprehensive exam having the weight of two hour exams.  University regulations require that all students in this class take the final at this time.