| 3/4/2026 |
a.
HW 8 has been republished: Part a of the Friday reading assignment asked you to study MF ch.11.6 and ch.11.7.1 - 11.7.2.
It now asks you to read MF ch.11.6 - 11.7 and to skim ch.11.8.1.
b.
HW 9 has been posted.
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| 3/6/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 6 grades to the usual places and updated the solutions PDF.
b.
I made an error grading problem 3 of quiz 5. Please bring your quiz 5!
You may get some additional points!
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| 3/4/2026 |
HW 8 has been posted.
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| 2/25/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 5 grades to the usual places and updated the solutions PDF.
b.
A Heads Up:
Next lecture I'll continue with ch.6.5. Highly non-optional material!
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| 2/24/2026 |
HW 7 has been posted.
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| 2/17/2026 |
a.
Reminder: Midterm 1 will be held tomorrow, Wed Feb 18.
It will start at 8:15 AM and last 60 minutes.
Wait outside with all your belongings until I ask yo to come in:
I'll place the exams and move the seats around before you start.
b.
HW 6 has been posted.
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| 2/16/2026 |
The date for the final exam has been posted to the Schedule page.
BU admin may change it, so double-check the official schedule!
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| 2/14/2026 |
I have replaced the reference sheet for Midterm 1 with an updated version
(removed some out of scope combinatorics info).
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You will obtain a printed copy when you take the exam.
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| 2/13/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 4 grades to the usual places and updated the solutions PDF.
b.
If you did not get #4 and #5 right, beware: Understanding of conditioning and independence is crucial!
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| 2/3/2026 |
a.
Midterm 1 will be held on Wed Feb 18.
It will start at 8:15 AM and last 60 minutes
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Scope: The non-optional chapters of MF ch.2 - 5, MF ch.7 until before the introduction of multinomial coefficients,
and the corresponding material in WMS ch.2.
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For exam prep review the quizzes. The major exams are to a large degree structured like the quizzes,
except that some of the problems will be computationally more involved.
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I have published the first page of (version A of) the midterm and last semester's reference sheet for Midterm 1
on the course materials page.
An updated version of that sheet with relatively few changes will be published later this week.
See the bottom of the course materials page.
b.
HW 5 has been posted.
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| 1/29/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 3 grades to the usual places and updated the solutions PDF.
b.
Abysmal showing in all three problems. Many of you have to substantially improve your Calc2 and 3 knowledge
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| 2/5/2026 |
HW 4 has been published.
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2/4/2026 |
Version 2026-01-04 of the MF lecture notes has been published.
More minor corrections. Replaces ver. 2026-02-02.
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| 2/2/2026 |
Version 2026-01-02 of the MF lecture notes has been published.
Very minor corrections only.
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| 1/31/2026 |
HW 3 has been published.
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| 1/30/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 2 grades to BS and also, anonymously, to the grades page of my course site.
b.
A link to the solutions to quiz 1 has been posted to the bottom of my course materials page.
Solutions to #2 will follow later.
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| 1/29/2026 |
a.
I have posted your quiz 1 grades to BS and also, anonymously, to the grades page of my course site.
b.
A link to the solutions to quiz 1 will be posted tomorrow to the bottom of my course materials page.
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| 1/26/2026 |
a.
I have posted the link to today's Zoom lecture record as a BS announcement.
b.
My 1/26 office hours have been moved to Wed 1/28, 11:30 - 1:00.
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| 1/24/2026 |
Revised point b:
Revised quiz schedule: quiz 1 on Wed 1/28!! (I erroneously kept the old date of 1/26)
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| 1/24/2026 |
a.
The Mon 1/26 class will be held via Zoom. You have received an email with the login data.
If you enrolled after Sat 1/24 4:00 PM you may not have received that email.
In that case please contact me.
b.
Revised quiz schedule: #1 on Wed 1/28 (NOT 1/26) and #2 on Fri 1/30.
c.
HW 2 has been posted.
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| 1/20/2026 |
Quizzes 1 and 2 will be given on Mon 1/26 and Fri 1/30.
Note that most of the subsequent quizzes will NOT BE ANNOUNCED!
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| 5/8/2025 |
a.
The first lecture will be on Wednesday, January 21.
Don't miss it!
I will hold my first office hours on Tuesday, January 20.
b.
Homework about your math background
(see "Homework zero" on the Homework page!)
is due by email on Monday, January 26.
c.
The first quiz will be administered as early as Monday, January 28.
d.
I do not respond to BS (BrightSpace) messages.
All written correspondence must be done by email to
mfochler@binghamton.edu
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