Course Information Overview
- Math 320 - Foundations of Higher Mathematics
- Class Number 14943
- Monday & Wednesday 7:00-8:15 pm
- Chaparral Hall (CR) 5119
Course Description
The goal of this course is to help students transition from a primarily computational mode of doing mathematics to a more conceptual mode of doing mathematics. The emphasis will be on proofs, which are taught in the context of elementary number theory, combinatorics, and analysis; the language of sets, relations, order, equivalence classes, functions, cardinality is introduced. Students are expected to write large numbers of proofs and communicate mathematical ideas clearly.
Course Prerequisites
MATH 150B - Calculus II.
Student Learning Objectives
To be added
Grading
There will be two in-class exams plus a final cumulative exam. Homework will be collected each week. Class participation is expected and could improve your grade. The grading scheme is as follows
2% Attendance
20% Homework
24% 1st. Midterm exam
24% 2nd. Midterm exam
30% Final exam
Bonus: Class participation
The ± will be used for final grades. 90% guarantees an A, 80% a B, 70% a C, and 60% a D.
Tutoring
The Department of Mathematics has implemented tutoring for math 320. There are 4 graduate students and 5 undergraduates who are available to tutor Math 320. The new tutoring center is in LO 1319 (Live Oak) and the days/times for Math 320 tutoring are as follows:
- Monday 10-12, 1:30-5:30
- Tuesday 10-5:30
- Wednesday 10-12, 1-5
- Thursday 10-5:30
- Friday 10-11, 1:30-3