Mathematics 201 §C: Introduction to Proofs

Instructor
Consulting Hours
Textbook
Dr. Roger Alexander
Associate Professor of Mathematics
444 Carver Hall, (29)4-7579
alex at iastate dot edu
D'Angelo and West

D'Angelo and West
Mathematical Thinking, 2nd Edition
Chapters 1-4, 13-15.
REQUIRED WORK SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES
Your course grade will be determined from (percentages subject to adjustment)
  • [10%] Class participation. Students work out proofs at the board in small groups. Attendance is essential: it is not feasible to "make up" the work of a missed class meeting.
  • [50%] Written proofs will be due at each class meeting. Proofs will be graded for completeness and correctness and for the quality of the writing.
  • [40%] Two in-class exams and the final exam.
See the Math 201 calendar for reading and homework assignments, scheduling of exams, &c.

Disability Accommodation Statement

  • Sets, Functions, the Real Numbers.
  • Logic, Statements, Connectives, Quantifiers
  • Constructing and writing proofs.
  • Induction.
  • Functions, Bijections, Finite and Countable Sets.
  • Sequences and Series
  • Limits of functions; continuous functions and their properties.
Develop skill in communicating mathematics.
Construct proofs about
  • Sets
  • Functions
  • Number systems N,Z,Q,R
  • Limits of sequences
  • Limits of functions; continuous functions

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Document last modified on Tue Jan 11 2011