Prof. W. Kahan's Notes for Math. 55, Spring 1999

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• GRADES listed by Student ID. (PDF) (PS)
• About Math. 55, its Final Exam, etc. (PDF) (PS)
• Test on Jan. 27. (PDF) (PS)
• Two Problems in the Text Discussed. (PDF) (PS)
• Test on Feb. 10. (PDF) (PS)
• Test on March 3. (PDF) (PS)
• Midterm Exam on March 18. (PDF) (PS)
• Euclid's GCD Algorithm. (PDF) (PS)
• Integers <-> Pairs and Rationals. (PDF) (PS)
• Fermat's Little Theorem. (PDF) (PS)
• Complexity vs. Cost. (PDF) (PS)
• The Halting Problem. (PDF) (PS)
• Computing x^n. (PDF) (PS)
• Some Inequalities. (PDF) (PS)
• Problem #17 p. 249. (PDF) (PS)
• Coins and Stamps. (PDF) (PS)
• Waiting for a Bus. (PDF) (PS)
• Three HARD problems about Combinatorial Coefficients. (PDF) (PS)
• California Super Lottery. (PDF) (PS)
• Fragility of Improbability. (PDF) (PS)
• The Law of Large Numbers. (PDF) (PS)
• H.W. Lenstra's Notes on Probability. (PDF) (PS)
• Solutions to all 27 problems in Lenstra's Notes. (PDF) (PS)
• Test on Apr. 26. (PDF) (PS)
• Derangements. (PDF) (PS)
• Practice Exam Tues. 11 May. (PDF) (PS)
• Latest Syllabus for the Course. (PDF) (PS)
• Final Exam on May 14. (PDF) (PS)