Buck up, troops! This past week I've been hearing from quite a few of you that the math gets harder as it becomes more modern. Yes, Dr. Allen warned me, "The path of least resistance is to stay in the Greeks for a LONG time," but I wasn't satisfied with that. I hope that our speeding up earlier will give you some time to absorb the more modern material in a relaxed fashion (not to mention finishing your essays and term papers). Actually, there aren't many problem assignments left; Allen wrote no problems for this week (Riemann and other later analysis), and it wasn't hard for me to decide not to try to fill the gap. I'm aiming for an "algebra" assignment due Wed. 11/19 and an "infinity" assignment due Mon. 12/1 (or 11/26 if you want to finish it before Thanksgiving); that puts them well away from the paper deadlines. Then my Thanksgiving homework will be to write a final chapter on the history of linear algebra and related subjects; if I attach exercises to that, I probably won't collect them.