Fall 2011
December
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Final exam solutions and statistics posted. Course grades are being submitted today. It is strictly against Cornell rules to send out grades by email, so don't try asking us.
Have a good winter break. We hope to see you back next semester.
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The final exam will take place in Rockefeller Hall 201 (Schwartz Auditorium). Easiest access to the auditorium is from the East (rear) entrance to Rockefeller Hall next to the Space Sciences Building.
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Practice final solutions posted.
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Special office hours during study and exam period! The locations will be as announced on the Sections page, or when overcrowded may be moved to the Malott 5th floor lounge.
- Ana Rita Pires, Saturday 10 December, 4:00pm–7:00pm.
- Shankar Sen, Monday 5 and 12 December, 11:30am–1:00pm.
- Reyer Sjamaar, Sunday 11 December, 2:00pm–5:00pm.
- Yao Liu, Saturday 10 December, 1:00pm–4:00pm.
- Tianyi Zheng, Friday 9 December, 3:00pm–5:00pm.
November
29
Practice finals and practice problems posted on the Exams page.
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Cornell Undergraduate Math Club talk on Monday 21 November at 04:30pm in the Malott 5th floor lounge. Professor Ana Pires will speak about A little linear algebra, a little symplectic geometry.
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Tianyi Zheng's office hours on Friday 18 November will be moved to Monday 21 November 02:30pm–04:00pm.
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The homework page has been updated. Note that there will be a brief homework assignment due in the week after Thanksgiving.
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Prof. Sjamaar's office hours today are truncated to 01:00pm–02:30pm.
October
30
Prelim 2 statistics posted on Exams page.
Prelim 2 and solutions posted on Exams page.
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Practice prelim solutions posted on Exams page.
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Special office hours next week! Reyer Sjamaar is moving his Friday 29 Oct office hours to Tuesday 25 Oct 04:00pm–06:00pm. Tianyi Zheng is moving her Friday 29 Oct office hours to Wednesday 26 Oct 03:00pm–05:00pm.
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Practice prelim and practice problems posted on the Exams page.
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The Mathematics Department is holding its Fall Math Majors Reception on Monday 17 October from 04:00pm–05:15pm in the Malott 5th floor lounge. The purpose is to recruit new majors, inform current and potential majors about the department and the major, tell students about opportunities within the major, and give students a chance to mingle with faculty, especially those teaching upper-level classes in the spring.
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Prelim 1 statistics posted on Exams page.
September
30
Prelim 1 and solutions posted on Exams page.
Cornell Undergraduate Math Club talk on Monday 3 October at 04:30pm in the Malott 5th floor lounge. Professor Tara Holm will speak about the Dance of the Astonished Topologist (...or how I left squares and hexes for math).
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The mathematics department organizes weekly practice sessions in preparation for the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The first session is on Wednesday 28 September. Visit our Putnam team's website if you are interested.
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Practice prelim solutions posted on Exams page.
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Special office hours next week! Prof. Pires is moving her Wednesday 28 Sep office hours to Monday 26 Sep 03:00pm–06:00pm. Prof. Sjamaar is moving his Friday 23 Sep office hours to Sunday 25 Sep 02:00pm–04:00pm.
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Practice prelim and practice problems posted on the Exams page.
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The first prelim exam will be on Tuesday 27 September. If you have an exam conflict, or if you are entitled to an extended-time exam, please contact your discussion section instructor (Yao Liu or Tianyi Zheng) no later than Tuesday 20 September to make arrangements.
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There will be no class or discussion sections on 5/6 September because of Labor Day.
August
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The publisher has temporarily run out of copies of the textbook. They expect to have it back in stock by 9 September and the Cornell Store should receive a shipment soon after. Those of you who are registered for the course and have been unable to obtain a copy are eligible to receive a pdf copy of the first three chapters. If you signed up for this option in class, your copy is now available for download through the Cornell DropBox. Log in to the DropBox with your net ID and check your inbox. If you did not get your name on the list, you can request your copy by sending an email to Michelle Klinger.
If you wish to purchase the book from the Cornell Store, we suggest you reserve your copy at their information counter. They will email you when the shipment arrives.
As an alternative, CourseSmart offers the book for digital rental at a cost of $59.20 for 180 days.
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The Cornell Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics offers an Ice Cream Float Social on Wednesday 31 August at 4pm in Malott Hall's 5th floor lounge. All members of the Cornell community are welcome.
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Some of you have been unable to obtain a copy of the textbook. As an emergency measure I have temporarily posted a copy in pdf format of the homework exercises for next week on the homework page. This pdf file will be deleted later.
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Announcements for all sections of Math 2210 will be posted in blog format on this home page. Course information can be found through the links at the top. Please familiarize yourself with the general information on the Info page.
Before each lecture we expect you to read the material to be covered according to the lecture plan. We are using a new edition of the book this year, so the lecture plan is tentative and subject to change.
The first homework is due next week!
For information on instructors follow the link to Sections and click on their names.