Day	Section	Topic	Homework/Note
8/30	1.1	The origins of knot theory
9/1	1.2	Knot composition	Homework 1, due 9/8
9/6	1.3	Reidemeister moves	Bring colors next time
9/8	1.5	Tricolorability	Homework 2, due 9/15
9/13	1.4	Links and linking numbers	See project
9/15	2.1, 2.2	Tabulation and Dowker notation	Homework 3, due 9/22
9/20	2.4	Knots and planar graphs	Tell me groups for project by 9/22
9/22	3.1, 3.3	Crossing number and unknotting number	Homework 4, due 9/29
9/27	2.3, 3.2	Rational knots and bridge number
9/29		no class
10/4	4.1	Surfaces and Euler characteristic	Bring tape & scissors next time
10/6	4.1, 4.2	Surfaces with boundary	Homework 5, due 10/13
10/11	4.2, 4.3	Surfaces in knot theory	Project topics by today
10/13	4.3	The genus of a knot	Homework 6, due 10/20
10/18	5.1	Torus knots
10/20	5.2	Satellite knots	Homework 7, due 10/27
10/25	5.3	Hyperbolic surfaces
10/27	5.3	Hyperbolic knots	Homework 8, due 11/3
11/1	5.4	Braids
11/3	5.4, 6.1	Braid groups, bracket polynomial	Homework 9, due 11/10
11/8	6.1	Jones polynomial	Draft of paper due today
11/10	6.1, 6.2	Jones polynomials of alternating links	Homework 10, due 11/17
11/15	6.2	Jones polynomials and crossing number
11/17	6.3	Alexander polynomials
11/29		Presentation: Knot theory and DNA	See review sheet for final exam
12/1		Presentation: n-colorability
12/6		Presentation: Knots and links in graphs
12/8		Presentation: Knot-based cryptography	Papers and individual reflection due
12/13		Review session, 4:00 PM
12/15		Final exam, 1:00 - 3:00 PM