Homework assignments
(MATH 1165-001, Fall 2008)
Instructor: Gábor Hetyei Last update: Friday, December 12, 2008

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Notation: 23.1/(4)a means exercise 1, part (4)a, in section 23.

No. Date due: Problems:
14 Tue Dec 9 24.1, 24.2, 25.1b, 26.1cd.
Our final exam will be on Thursday December 18 at 3:00 pm. You may download the Study Guide I distributed in class.
13 Tue Dec 2 23.1/beg, 23.2.
12 Tue Dec 2 22.1/bc, 22.2/bcjm.
11 Th Nov 20 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.6, 21.3 bd, 21.4c.
Bonus: 21.6
10 Tue Nov 11 19.1 bc, 19.2, 19.4c, 19.5.
9 Tue Nov 4 15.7, 15.9, 15.11, 15.12.
Bonus: As n goes to infinity, what number does the probability of a random permutation being a derangement converge to?
Our second test will be on Tuesday November 4. You may download the Study Guide I distributed in class.
8 Tue Oct 28 13.1 cd, 13.2 b, 14.1 bc, 15.1 (answer the part about {1,2,3,4} only), 15.2 e.
7 Tue Oct 21 18.1, 18.3, 18.4.
6 Th Oct 16 16.3, 16.4ac, 16.7, 16.10, 16.15, 17.3, 17.10 abc
Bonus 17.10 d.
5 Tue Sep 30 11.1 adf, 11.3, 11.5, 11.7, 11.9, 11.16 acf.
Note: there was a typo here that I corrected on Monday, September 29, 2008. If you did 11.6 instead of 11.6 acf, I will allow extra time to do 11.16 acf. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Bonus:
  1. Find a formula expressing the maximum numbers of regions created by drawing n circles in the plane.
  2. 12.4.
Our first test will be on Tuesday September 30. You may download the Study Guide I distributed in class.
4 Tue Sep 23 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.1 cdf, 10.2 cdf, 10.4 bcde, 10.5 bce.
Bonus: Let n be a positive integer and p be a prime number. Use the base p representation of n to express the highest exponent m for which pm divides n. (Hint: involve the sum of the digits and the summation formula for a geometric sequence.)
3 Tue Sep 16 7.3, 7.6, 7.9bd, 7.12, 8.3, 8.4, 8.8
Bonus: 8.11
2 Tue Sep 9 5.3, 5.7, 5.8, 6.11bf, 6.12b, 6.15ab.
1 Tue Sep 2 2.7, 2.9a, 3.1bd, 3.2, 3.4, 3.8;   4.2, 4.13, 4.15.
Bonus: 2.9b (write a pseudocode); find the answer to 2.9a in St. Augustine's book "The City of God".