Math 142 Homework Assignments

Always read the textbook section prior to doing the homework because the problems typically ask you to extend or apply the ideas in the section(s).

Math 142  Combinatorics  Professor Jackson  Fall 2003

Homework Assignments and Schedule

Aug. 25  section 5.1   5.1: 9,10,11,12,13,15,20,21,22,23,26,30

Aug. 27  section 5.2   5.2: 3,4,5,7,8,9,12,15,18,23,26,30

Sept. 1  Labor Day

Sept. 3  section 5.3   5.3: 3,4,5,6,9,13,16,17,20,22,29

Sept. 8 section 5.4   5.4: 2,5,7,9,12,14,17,20,24,32,35,45

Sept. 10  section 5.5   5.5: 7,11,13,15,16,19,22,26,28,32  

Sept. 15  section 6.1   6.1: 3,6,9,10,13,16,19,23,24 

Sept. 17  section 6.2   6.2: 2,3,5,7,8,12,14,15,16,18,20

Homework #1  Due Wed. Sept. 17  30 points.

5.1: 20,26,30   5.2: 18,26,30   5.3: 16,20,22   5.4: 20,24,32   5.5: 16,22,26

Sept. 22  section 6.3   6.3: 2,3,5,7,8,12,14,15,16,18,20

Sept. 24  section 6.4   6.4: 1,3,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,20

Sept. 29  review day 

Review Problems: 6.1: 6,10,16   6.2: 8,18,22   6.3: 2,12,14   6.4: 8,10,12

Wed. Oct. 1  Midterm #1  60 points    

Covers chapters 5-6, one page of notes and a calculator allowed. 

Oct. 6  section 7.1   7.1: 3,5,6,9,11,12,15,17,18,20,22,28,31

Oct. 8  section 7.3   7.3: 1,2,3,5,6,10 

Oct. 13  section 7.4   7.4: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,17 

Oct. 15  section  8.1   8.1: 1,3,4,7,8,10,12,16,19,22,25,33

Oct. 20  section 8.2   8.2: 2,3,5,6,8,10,11,14,17,18,25,27,31,38,39 

Oct. 22  section 9.1   9.1: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Oct. 27  section 9.2   2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Homework #2  Due Mon. Oct. 27  30 points.

7.1: 6,18,22   7.3: 2,6   7.4: 8,10,12   8.1: 12,16,22   8.2: 10,14,18,38 

Oct, 29  section 9.3   9.3: 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,15

Nov. 3 review day

Review Problems: 9.2: 2,4,6,8,10   9.3: 2,4,6,8

Wed. Nov. 5  Midterm #2  60 points    

Covers chapters 7-9, one page of notes and a calculator allowed. 

Math 142 Assignments

Nov. 12  section 1.1: 2,4,9,18,23,36  

Nov. 17  section 1.2: 3,5,7,12,16;  section 1.3: 1,3,5,6,11,13

Nov. 19  section 1.4: 5,8,11,14,18,20,23:  section 2.1: 2,3,5,8,10,14

Nov. 24  section 2.2: 2,5,9,16,18,21,24;  section 2.3: 2,10,11,15,17 

Nov. 26  Thanksgiving vacation

Dec. 1 section 2.4: 7,10,12,13,14,16  section 3.1:

Dec. 6 section 3.2

Homework #3  Due Mon. Dec. 8  30 points.

1.1: 23,36  1.2: 16  1.3: 6,13 1.4 8,20  2.1: 8 2.2: 16,21  2.3: 10  2.4: 12

Oct, 29  section 9.3   9.3: 2,3,4,6,8,9,10,11,15

Dec. 8 review day

Practice Final Due  15 points  Extra credit 

Final  90 points    

Covers chapters 1-2,5-9 one page of notes and a calculator allowed. 

Friday Dec. 12  2:45-5:00