As I have not taught this material previously, the syllabus should be regarded as fluid. We shall have to see as the semester progresses how accurate my guesses about how much time we will want to spend on different topics will prove to be.
| 7 September | Introductory Meeting |
| 9 September | Section 1.1 |
| 12 September | |
| 14 September | |
| 16 September | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #1: Due 23 September | |
| 19 September | Section 1.3 |
| 21 September | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #2: Due 28 September | |
| 23 September | Section 1.4 |
| 26 September | |
| 28 September | |
| 30 September | Section 1.5 |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #3: Due 7 October | |
| 3 October | Introduction to Quantification Theory |
| 5 October | Section 2.1, pp. 83-90 |
| 7 October | |
| End of material covered by Mid-term Examination | |
| 10 October | No Class: Columbus Day Holiday |
| 12 October | Review Session |
| 14 October | Mid-Term Examination |
| 17 October | Section 2.1, pp. 90-94 |
| 19 October | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #4: Due 26 October | |
| 21 October | Section 2.2, pp. 96-105 |
| 24 October | |
| 26 October | |
| 28 October | Section 2.2, pp. 105-12 |
| 31 October | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #5: Due 7 November | |
| 2 November | Section 2.3, pp. 114-29 |
| 4 November | |
| 7 November | |
| 9 November | |
| 11 November | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #6: Due 18 November | |
| 14 November | Section 3.1, pp. 194-200 |
| 16 November | |
| 18 November | Section 3.2 |
| 21 November | |
| 28 November | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #7: Due 5 December | |
| 30 November | Section 1.6, pp. 63-67 |
| 2 December | |
| 5 December | Section 3.3, pp. 216-24 |
| 7 December | |
| End of material covered by Problem Set #8: Due 15 December | |
| 15 December | Take-home Final Examination Due by 5pm |