CRN 2330, MW 7:00-8:15, Rm PHELPB 124
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Semester: Spring 2002
Course: MATH 210, Foundations of Mathematical Thinking
Prerequisite: MATH 171, Calculus I
Instructor: Thomas Gruszka
Office: PD 236
Office Phone: 538-6102
Email Address: tpeter@cs.wnmu.edu
Office Hours: See Spring 2002 Schedule
Text: How to Read and Do Proofs, third edition, by Daniel Solow, chapters 1-12
Technology: Scientific Notebook
Syllabus:
- Understanding what a proof is, in particular, the meaning of A implies B.
- Using one form of a direct proof, the forward backward method
- Proving statements that involve quantifiers
- Proving statements using the method of contradiction
- Proving statements using the method of contrapositive
- Proving statements using the induction method
- Proving statements that involve either/or or min/max
Assessment:
- Quizzes and homework. Worth about 40% of the grade.
- Midterm Exam/Project: An exam and/or project will be given once during the semester, about the middle of March. Worth about 30% of the grade.
- Final Exam/Project: An exam and/or project will be given at the end of the semester. Worth about 30% of the grade.
Grades: A: 90%-100%, B: 80%-89%, C: 70%-79%, D: 60%-69%, F: below 60%
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Assignments
- Read Chapter 1; Work on problems on pp. 6-7, #1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12b
- Read Chapter 2; Work on problems on pp. 17-22, #2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.11b, 2.12b, 2.13a, 2.16, 2.17, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.24, 2.26
- Read Chapter 3; Work on problems on pp. 32-34, #3.2-3.7, 3.9-3.11, 3.14, 3.17
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Handouts
To read the following documents you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Website.
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