| Foundations of Higher Mathematics | Syllabus | Evaluation Form | |||||
| Tentative schedule: | Presentation Topic Handouts | Observational Checklist | |||||
| Week | Topic | Tuesday 9:30-10:50 | Thursday 9:30-10 | Thursday 10-10:50 | |||
| 31-Jan | Language of proof | Propositions | Propositions & Quantifiers [1.1-1.3] | Quantifiers [1.1-1.3] | |||
| 7-Feb | Sets | Introduction to Set Theory [2.1] | Set Operations [2.2] | Group work | |||
| 14-Feb | Language of proof | Quantifiers & Methods of Proof [1.4] | Group work | Group work | |||
| 21-Feb | Mathemetical Induction | Induction proofs [3.1] | Further Induction Results [3.2] | Group work | |||
| 28-Feb | Further Induction Results [3.2] | Number Theory [3.4-5] | Group work | ||||
| 7-Mar | Number Theory | Number Theory [3.4-5] | Number Theory [3.4-5] | Group work | |||
| 14-Mar | Relations and Congruence | Number Theory [3.4-5] | Relations & Graphs [4.1&2] | 1st Student Presentation day | |||
| 21-Mar | Relations & Graphs [4.1&2] | Equivalence Relations [4.3] | Group work | ||||
| 28-Mar | More Number Theory | Congruence [4.5] | Congruence [4.5] | 2nd Student Presentation day | |||
| 4-Apr | Functions | Functions as Relations [5.1] | Images and Inverse Images [5.5] | Group work | |||
| 11-Apr | Spring | Break | !!! | ||||
| 18-Apr | Elementary Analysis | Sequences and Convergence [9.1] | Subsequences [9.2] | 3rd Student Presentation day | |||
| 25-Apr | Limits of Functions [9.3] | Continuity [9.4] | 4th Student Presentation day | ||||
| 2-May | Combinatorics | Sum and Product rules [6.1] | Pigeonhole Principle [6.2] | Group work | |||
| 9-May | Binomial Theorem [6.3] | Graphs [6.4] | 5th Student Presentation day | ||||
| 16-May | catch up | catch-up | Group work | ||||
| 23-May | FINAL at 10:15 | ||||||
| Week | Topic | Assignment: | Remarks | ||||
| 31-Jan | Complete Survey | First Journal due Monday via email. | |||||
| 7-Feb | Language of proof | F&P # 6,13,27,39,41,42. | |||||
| 14-Feb | Sets | F&P Chap 2 # 1,10,15,17,18,19. | |||||
| 21-Feb | Language of proof | F&P Chapter 1 # 43, 59, 67, 73(a), 73(b), 73(c)and (d), and supplemental problem (see right) | supplemental problems for homework 3 click here! | ||||
| 28-Feb | Induction | F&P Chap 3: # 1d, 1k, 1m, 1q, 5, 8, 15,19. | See new hints in induction handout (latest version!) | ||||
| 7-Mar | Induction | F&P Chap. 3: 20, 25, 28, 35, 36, 39 (do not hand in), 40, 52. | See new hints in induction handout (latest version!) | ||||
| 14-Mar | Number Theory | F&P Chapter 3 # 84, 94, 95, 101,103, 111,112 118. | Click here for homework hints | ||||
| 21-Mar | Relations | F&P Chapter 4 # 10, 11,13,19,20,25,34. | |||||
| 28-Mar | Equivalence Relations | F&P Chapter 4 # 35, 37, 40, 42, 65. | |||||
| 4-Apr | Congruence | F&P Chapter 4 # 66, 67,68,70 (hint: induction on m),73,75 (read Chinese Remainder Theorem, Thm 4.14), 81. | |||||
| 18-Apr | Functions | See end of handout on functions | |||||
| 25-Apr | Functions | F&P Chapter 5 # 67, 69, 73 and problem 8 from last week's homework. | |||||
| 2-May | Analysis | See Homework I on Analysis in handout | Practice Final | Other 320's Midterm from this term | |||
| 9-May | Analysis | See Homework II on Analysis in handout second to last page of most recent version on the web (corrected 5/4/06) and fill out the survey to the left and return it to me. | Department Survey | ||||
| 16-May | Review | Do the practice final & Midterm. Also fill out the two surveys to the right and return it to the secretary in the math department. | Evaluation Form | Study skills survey | |||