Math 390 - Problem Solving Seminar
UMass Boston
Fall 2014

Course Description: This course is an undergraduate seminar on mathematical problem solving. It is intended for students who enjoy solving challenging mathematical problems and who are interested in learning various techniques and background information useful for problem solving.
Syllabus: [PDF file]
Schedule: TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am, in M-02-214
Help:

Office hours: By appointment, Tu 11:00am - 1:00pm and Th 12:00pm - 1:00pm in S-03-091.
   Please follow this link to schedule a 10 or 20 minute appointment, at least 3 hours in advance. You can stop by my office without a confirmed appointment, but I may be unavailable.

Piazza: Instead of sending questions by email, please use the discussion boards available at piazza.com to post questions and provide answers.

Assignments:
  1. Induction
  2. Pigeonhole Principle
  3. Invariants
  4. Counting
  5. Games and Puzzles
  6. Combinatorics
  7. Number Theory
  8. Sequences and Series

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