College of the Holy Cross
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Syllabus
  
  
• Linux Introduction
  
  
• Assignments:
  
  
  • #1: Due Friday, September 11. Read Section 1.1, pp. 2-7, Section 1.2 and Section 1.3. Quiz #1 on Friday, September 11, covering Sections 1.1-1.2.
    
    • Section 1.1: 1, 4, 5, 12.
    • Section 1.2: 3a, 6 (in (b) through (e) express your answers as linear combinations of u, v,and w), 7b, 8, 9.
    
    
    • Sample Quiz 1
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 1 Solutions.
      
    
    
    
  • #2: Due Friday, September 18. Read Sections 1.3.
    
    
    • Section 1.3: 1a-e, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12.
    
    
  • #3: Due Friday, September 25. Read Sections 1.4, 2.1 and 2.2. Quiz #2 on Friday, September 25, cover Sections 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, and 2.2.
    
    
    • Section 1.4: 2, 8a,b(i),b(ii), 9ab, 11acd, 13ac, 14.
    • Section 2.1: 1ab, 2, 3, 5bc, 6, 7bc, 8bc, 11.
      
    • Section 2.2: 1, 2, 3, 8, 10.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 2
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 2 Solutions.
      
    
    
    
  • First Hour Exam Thursday, October 1, 8-9:30 PM. Exam covers Sections 1.1-1.4, 2.1, and 2.2.
    
    
    • Sample Test 1
      
      
    • Sample Test 1 Solutions.
      
    
    
    
  • #4: Due Friday, October 9.
    
    
    • Section 2.4: 1, 2, 3, 4ab, 5, 6.
      
    • Section 2.6: 6, 7.
      
      
  • #5: Due Friday, October 16. Read Sections 3.1 and 3.2. Quiz #3, Friday, October 16, covering Sections 2.4, 2.5, 3.1 and 3.2.
    
    
    • Section 3.1: 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 13ab, 14bc.
    • Section 3.2: 6ac, 7ac, 10, 12.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 3
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 3 Solutions.
      
    
    
    
  • #6: Due Friday, October 23. Read Section 3.3 and 3.4.
    
    
    • Section 3.3: 3-10.
      
      
  • #7: Due Friday, October 30. Read Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 4.1. Quiz #4, Friday, October 30, covering Sections 3,3, 3.4, 3.5, and 4.1.
    
    
    • Section 3.4: 2abc, 3abc, 4abc, 5abc, 7.
      
    • Section 3.5: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7ac.
      
    • Section 4.1: 2, 4, 7, 10.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 4
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 4 Solutions.
      
    
    
    
  • Second Hour Exam Thursday, November 5, 8-9:30 PM. Exam covers Sections 2.4, 2.5, 3.1-3.5, and 4.1.
    
    
    
    
  • #8: Due Friday, November 13. Read Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1 and 5.2.
    
    
    • Section 4.2: 3, 4, 5ab.
    • Section 4.3: 1bd, 2, 3, 4, 5.
    • Section 4.4: 1, 2.
    • Section 5.2: 1ac, 2, 3, 4, 8ac, 9ac, 11ab.
      
      
  • #9: Due Friday, November 20. Read Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3. Quiz #5, Friday, November 20, covering Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
    
    
    • Section 5.2: 1ac, 2, 3, 4, 8ac, 9ac, 11ab.
    • Section 5.3: 3-7.
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 5
      
      
    • Sample Quiz 5 Solutions.
      
    
    
  • 10#: Due Tuesday, December 7. Read Sections 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3. Quiz # 6, Tuesday, December 7, covering Sections 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
    
    
    • Section 5.4: 1ab, 3ab, 4, 7c, 8abc.
    • Section 5.5: 7.
    • Section 6.1: 2ac, 3, 4, 5, 6b.
    • Section 6.2: 1ac, 2ac, 6, 7ac.
    • Section 6.3: 2ac, 3ab, 6a, 8.
    • Section 6.4: 15.
      
      
  • Final Exam: Friday, December 18, 2:30-5:30 PM, Smith Labs 155.