This is the official web page for MATH 6790-01.  Please consult this page regularly  to see all reading assignments and homeworks in a much clearer format than whatever I scrawl during lecture.  Check the "last updated" date above to see whether the new information pertaining to the last class has been entered.

The development of this course was partially supported by NSF CAREER grant DMS-0449717. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Announcements

• Final exam is on Monday, May 8 from 3-6 PM

Instructor

• Peter R. Kramer (office: Amos Eaton 310, office hrs: Wednesdays 2-3 PM and Fridays 4-5 PM, phone: 276-6896, email: kramep@rpi.edu)

 

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Handouts and Documents (PDF)

• Course information (PDF)
  

Reading List

Lecture Notes (PDF)

• January 23, 2006 (PDF) 
• January 26, 2006 (PDF)
• January 30, 2006 (PDF)
• February 2, 2006 (PDF)
• February 6, 2006 (PDF)
• February 9, 2006 (PDF)
• February 13, 2006 (PDF)
• February 16, 2006 (PDF)
• February 21, 2006 (PDF)
• February 23, 2006 (PDF)
• February 27, 2006 (PDF)
• March 2, 2006 (PDF)
• March 6, 2006 (PDF)
• March 9, 2006 (PDF)
• March 20, 2006 (PDF)
• March 23, 2006 (PDF)
• March 27, 2006 (PDF)
• March 30, 2006 (PDF)
• April 3, 2006 (PDF)
• April 6, 2006 (PDF)
• April 10, 2006 (PDF)
• April 13, 2006 (PDF)
• April 17, 2006 (PDF)
• April 20, 2006 (PDF)
• April 24, 2006 (PDF)
• April 27, 2006 (PDF)

Problem Sets (PDF)

• Homework 1 (PDF) (due Thursday, February 9 at 2 PM; Problem 2.2 clarified on 02/04/06; Problem 3.1 added on 02/07/06)
• Homework 2 (PDF) (due Monday, March 6 at 2 PM)
• Homework 3 (PDF) (due Monday, April 10 at 2 PM) (Problem 1.2 requirements clarified on 04/06/06)
• Homework 4 (PDF) (due Wednesday, May 3 at 5 PM; no late submissions accepted after Friday, May 5 at 5 PM)