MAS121/221: Number systems and the foundations of analysis

Semester 1

[ Timetable | Course Material | Tutorials | Assignments| The Exam | Newsgroup | Places of Interest ]

Timetable

Course Material

• Notes PostScript - PDF - Postcript 2-up

• Slides (PDF only - not for printing)

• Solutions to exercises
  • Solutions 1: full size - reduced
  • Solutions 2: full size - reduced
  • Solutions 3: full size - reduced
  • Solutions 4: full size - reduced
  • Solutions 5: full size - reduced

• Errata Postscript - PDF

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  Assignments

  Assignments are to be handed in on Mondays of weeks 3,5,7,9,11. The questions to be handed in and their deadlines are:

  Hand in on	Questions
  Monday, October 17th	1.1, 1.2(c), 1.4, 2.1 (b),(c),(e),2.2(c); 2.3(a),(c)
  Monday, October 31st	2.9 (d), (e), (f); 2.10 (a), (b), (c); 3.1(c),(d),(e),(f),(g); 3.2(b),(d),(e); 3.3(b); 3.4(b),(c); 3.5(a),(c); 3.7(a),(b), (e)
  Monday, November 14th	3.10; 4.4; 4.6; 4.7(b),(d); 4.9(a)
  Monday, November 28th	5.2; 5.7(a); 5.9; 5.11(i), (ii); 5.13; 5.14(b), (d) (see the online version of the notes above)
  Friday, December 16th	6.4; 6.7; 6.9(a),(b),(e); 6.13(a),(c)

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  The Exam

  Past exam papers are put on the web by the university: enter MAS121 or MAS221 in "Module Code" and then "Go".

  • MAS121 Mock Exam Paper PDF - PostScript
  • MAS221 Mock Exam Paper PDF - PostScript
  • MAS121 Mock Exam Solutions PDF - PostScript
  • MAS221 Mock Exam Solutions PDF - PostScript
  • MAS121 Semester 1, 2002-2003 PostScript
  • MAS221 Semester 1, 2002-2003PostScript

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  Newsgroup

  If you are using Internet Explorer, clicking on these links should work. If you are using Netscape, you may need to run Microsoft Outlook Newsreader in order to read these groups.
  • ncl.mas.announce (for announcements only)
  • ncl.mas.discuss (for general undergraduate use)
  • ncl.mas.102 (group for MAS102)
  • ncl.mas.111 (group for MAS111)
  • ncl.mas.121 (group for MAS121)
  • ncl.mas.131 (group for MAS131)

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  Places of Interest

  • Number Theory
    • The Prime Pages devoted to information about prime numbers
    • The Great Internet Prime Search download software for making your own search for new prime numbers - in particular Mersenne primes
    • The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive at St. Andrews University: all sorts of historical and biographical information on mathematics and mathematicians
    • RSA labs: cryptography FAQ an overview of cryptography

  • Module description
  • Class list (MAS121/221)

  • School home page
  • First year handbook
  • Study skills booklet for 1st year students
  • MAS102 further information
  • MAS111 further information
  • MAS131 further information

  • UCS Documentation

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  Andrew Duncan
  Last modified: Mon Jan 23 09:04:06 GMT 2006