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MENTOR — Fall 2016
Fridays, 1–3 pm
Honors College, Martel Room 212P (in the M.D. Anderson Library)






   
Semester starts August 22
   
 
 
August 26, Friday
  1-3 pm
  Orientation meeting
  PGH 646 (special location)
  Pizza will be provided
 
September 2, Friday
1-3pm
  William Ott
  Mathematical Induction
   Suggested problems    Solutions/hints  
 
September 9, Friday
1-3pm
  William Ott
  Induction continued
   Suggested problems    more problems  
 
September 16, Friday
1-3pm
  Andrew Török
  Pigeonhole principle
      Suggested problems  
 
September 23, Friday
1-3pm
  Daniel Onofrei
  Limits of sequences
   Suggested problems    Review of sequence limits  
 
September 30, Friday
1-3pm
  Andrew Török
  Inequalities
   Suggested problems     
 
October 7, Friday
1-3pm
  Daniel Onofrei
  Limits of sequences continued
   Suggested problems    Review of sequence limits  
 
October 14, Friday
1-3pm
  William Ott
 
       
 
October 21, Friday
1-3pm
  Daniel Onofrei
  Complements on sequences
   The Stolz-Cesaro Theorem, by Gabriel Nagy     
 
October 28, Friday
1-3pm
  William Ott
 
       
 
November 4, Friday
1-3pm
  Andrew Török
  Linear recursive sequences
   Notes by Bjorn Poonen, with problems    Notes by Ernie Croot  
 
November 11, Friday
1-3pm
  Andrew Török
  Recursive sequences, continued
   Notes by Bjorn Poonen, with problems     
 
November 18, Friday
1-3pm
  Andrew Török
  Putnam problems: 2015-A1, 1993-A2, 1994-A1
   Putnam problems by topic, selected by Ed Barbeau    Prof. Ed Barbeau  
 
December 1, Friday
1-3pm, Martel Room 212P
  William Ott
 
       
 
   
Semester ends December 3
   
 
 



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