MAS1241/MAS2241: Number systems

Assignments 2010/2011

• There are 2 written assignments.
  • Written assignments are to be handed in weeks 6 and 11: on Thursday between 2pm and 4pm or on Friday between 9am and 12 noon, of the appropriate week.
  • It is not possible to extend submission deadlines for coursework in this module and no late work can be accepted. For details of the policy (including procedures in the event of illness etc.) please look at the School web site homework link.
  • The questions to be handed in are on pages 118-122 of the course booklet.
  • Written assignment schedule. (There may be some adjustment to this schedule.)

    Hand in on	Questions
    Friday, November 12th 2010	6.1.1 to 6.1.6
    Friday, December 17th 2010	6.2.1 to 6.2.7

• There are 4 computer based assessments (CBA).
  • Instructions on completing these CBA assessments are here.
  • Each CBA will be open in practice mode for a week, then open in exam mode for a week, by the end of which it must have been submitted.
  • CBA Timetable
• Marks for all assignments will be available on NESS

The Exam

Past exam papers are put on the web by the university: enter MAS1202 or MAS2202 in "Module Code" and then "Go". This module corresponds to MAS1202/2202 Semester 1.

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

• School home page
• First year handbook

• UCS Documentation