COURSE INFO
SCHEDULE
SYLLABUS
HOMEWORK
OFFICE HOURS
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Math 299, Fall 2014
Problem Solving
Daily Topics
We will be covering a different topic each week. Exercise numbers refer to the Compendium of A1-B1 Putnam Problems,
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Tuesday, 9/2: |
Intro to the course, Induction ; Exercises 1, 5, 10, 19, 20, 35, 36
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Tuesday, 9/9: |
Pigeon Hole Principle ; Exercises 4,8,17,40
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Tuesday, 9/16: |
Parity and Invariants ; Exercises 2, 17, 21, 41
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Tuesday, 9/23: |
Probability ; Exercises 19, 24
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