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

• I forgot I will be away on Friday so regarding the grading of the last homework, if you submit it by Monday, December 8 at 5 PM, I'll try to grade it by Tuesday morning. If you submit by Wednesday, December 10 at 5 PM, I'll grade it that evening.
• No office hours Tuesday, December 9.

Instructor

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

 

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Handouts and Documents (PDF)

• Course information (PDF)
  

Reading List

Lecture Notes (PDF)

• August 25, 2008
• August 28, 2008
• September 4, 2008
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• November 20, 2008
• November 24, 2008
• December 1, 2008

Problem Sets (PDF)

• Homework 1 (due Monday, September 22 at 12 PM)
  • Solutions
• Homework 2 (due Tuesday, October 14 at 12 PM)
  • Solutions
• Homework 3 (due Thursday, November 20 at 12 PM; Problem 3.1 corrected on 11/14/08)
  • Solutions
• Homework 4 (absolute deadline: Wednesday, December 10 at 5 PM; submit by Monday, December 8 at 5 PM for grade by Tuesday; Problem 3.1 corrected 12/07/08; Problems 1.9, 2.1, 2.6 clarified 12/08/08)