Schedule

Listed below are deadlines for the semester. GRE problems listed under a date should be solved before that date; you should arrive to class ready to present solutions to those problems. Problems are usually grouped by topic; identifying the topic might help you solve problems, but don't let it keep you from being creative (one person's calculus problem might be another person's geometry problem). Notes and other information about the problems will be added as issues arise. Note that the future is uncertain and subject to change.

• Week 1 (9/2 and 9/3): Introductions and the syllabus.
• Week 2 (9/9 and 9/10): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 6, 10, 30
  • GRE 8767: 2, 14, 21, 24, 29, 33, 46
• Week 3 (9/16 and 9/17): Turn in your math autobiography (due by Friday 9/18). Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 1, 20, 28, 33, 46
  • GRE 8767: 4, 13, 27, 31, 36, 44
• Week 4 (9/23 and 9/24): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 9, 21, 25, 32
  • GRE 8767: 6, 7, 12, 16, 19, 27, 39, 41
• Week 5 (9/30 and 10/1): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 11, 17, 18, 56
  • GRE 8767: 8, 45, 51, 56
• Week 6 (10/7 and 10/8): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 3, 7, 13, 14, 44, 55, 61
  • GRE 8767: 30, 40, 65, (revisit 6, 51)
• Week 7 (10/14 and 10/15): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 22, 35, 41, 43, 48, 58, (revisit 55)
  • GRE 8767: 1, 3, 22, 42, 55 (revisit 44)
• Week 8 (10/21 and 10/22): Practice exam due (take-home open 10/15-19 in Canvas). Present problems from the practice exam.
• Week 9 (10/28 and 10/29): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 24, 34, 59, 64
  • GRE 8767: 5, 10, 38, 61, 62
• Week 10 (11/4 and 11/5): Solve the following problems and prepare for presentations.
  • GRE 1268: 4, 31, 37, 51
  • GRE 8767: 15, 32, 48, 52, 53
• Week 11 (11/11 and 11/12): Solve all the following problems and prepare your favorite 6 for presentation.
  • GRE 1268: 5, 15, 16, 26, 52, 54
  • GRE 8767: 9, 20, 23, 25, 37, 47, 50, 57, 60
• Week 12 (11/18 and 11/19): The remaining problems on the exams come from assorted advanced topics (abstract algebra, real analysis, complex analysis, topology, etc.). Solve those you can.
  • GRE 1268: 8, 12, 19, 23, 27, 29, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49, 50, 53, 57, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66
  • GRE 8767: 17, 18, 26, 43, 49, 54, 58, 59, 63, 64, 66
• THANKSGIVING WEEK: no class 11/25 or 11/26. Prepare for final presentations:
  • Submit a proposal of 6 problems you might like to present to the faculty (due 11/25)
  • The problems may come from GRE 1268, GRE 8767, GRE 0568, GRE 9367, GRE 9768, or GRE 9799.
  • Plan to present the problems as if they aren't multiple choice and choose accordingly.
  • Find problems that will allow you to show off your math skills (not too easy, but something you understand fully).
• Week 13 (12/2 and 12/3): Problems 1-10 of GRE 9799.
• Week 14 (12/9 and 12/10)11/26: Final presentations.
  • All math professors are invited to attend.
  • You will present one of your 6 selected problems.
  • You may work from notes.
  • You won't know in advance which of your 6 problems you'll be presenting.
  • The professors will ask questions after your presentation.
  • GRE 1268
  • GRE 8767
  • GRE 0568
  • GRE 9367
  • GRE 9768
  • GRE 9799
• Saturday, December 5 or Saturday, December 12: Major Field Test in Mathematics.
  • 9:45-12:00 in Herak 257
  • The exam consists of 2 one-hour sections with the opportunity for a break between sections.
  • No calculators or outside materials are allowed.
  • Bring a pencil for scratchwork.
  • Official description and sample questions.
  • There is no penalty for guessing.
  • Start here: http://etsreadiness.ets.org/
• Week 15: Turn in your final reflection by Friday 12/18.

Links and Resources

• Desmos
• Geogebra
• CoCalc
• WolframAlpha
• Paul's Notes
• Dr. Shultis' Calc II Notes
• Dr. Shultis' Calc III Notes
• Dr. Shultis' Linear Algebra Notes
• Dr. Beezer's Linear Algebra Book
• Grinstead and Snell's Introduction to Probability
• Virtual Labs in Probability and Statistics
• Open Textbooks in Math
• 2024 edition of the class
• 2021 edition of the class
• 2017 edition of the class
• 2014 edition of the class
• Presentation rubric (.tex)
• Syllabus
• Writing assignments

Videos

• Odd and even functions
• Mean value theorem intro
• More on the MVT
• GRE 8767 #56
• GRE 1268 #56
• Power series review
• Finding areas between curves and volumes of solids of revolution

Office hours (in person by default, virtual by request)

• Monday 9:30-10:30
• Tuesday 1:25-2:25 in the Math Learning Center (Bollier 218)
• Wednesday 9:30-10:30 and 3:30-4:30
• Or by appointment

Logan Axon
Department of Mathematics
AD Box 51
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA 99258
Office: Herak 233
Phone: 509.313.3897
Email: axon@gonzaga.edu

Last updated 8/19/2026