Mathematics 201-3: Introduction to Proofs
Instructor: Jonathan Smith, 496 Carver, 4-8172 (voice mail)
e-mail: jdhsmithATiastateDOTedu (substitute punctuation)
Office Hours: M 9:55 am, 2 pm, 3 pm; F 9:55 am (subject to change).
Grading: 80% for in-class assignments (at random times)
and homework (last assignment due 12/4);
20% for the final Thu. 12/14, 7:30 - 9:30 am.
Accessibility statement;
Free expression statement.
Textbooks:
Study Plan: Regular attendance and participation in class activities are the prerequisites for success. Except in extreme circumstances, no accommodation can be given for failure to meet this responsibility. The definitive version of the material will be presented in class, not taken from the textbooks.
Assignments will be given regularly. They will not be graded each week, but it is absolutely essential to solve each homework problem in order to understand the material and develop the necessary skills.
Communication devices must remain switched off during the class periods and final.
Additional Mathematics course policies
Syllabus:
Sets, logic, proofs in algebra and calculus.
Assignments
Note: In these assignments, (BP) and (BA) refer to the versions of the textbooks from the links above.
Click here for the First Graded Homework
in Portable Document Format (due 9/27).
9/22 for 9/25: Read (BP) Sections 5.1, 5.3; do (BP) Exercises 5: 2, 4, 6, 12, 16.
9/20 for 9/22: Read (BP) Sections 4.4, 4.5; do (BP) Exercises 4: 14, 16, 18, 20, 26.
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9/18 for 9/20: Read (BP) Sections 4.1 to 4.3; do (BP) Exercises 4: 2, 4, 6, 10, 12.
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9/15 for 9/18: Read (BP) Section 2.10; do (BP) Exercises 2.10: 2, 4, 6, 8.
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9/11 for 9/13: Read (BP) Sections 2.7 to 2.9; do (BP) Exercises 2.7: 4, 8, 10; 2.9: 2, 4, 6, 10.
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9/8 for 9/11: Read (BP) Sections 2.5, 2.6; do (BP) Exercises 2.5: 10; 2.6: 6, 8, 12, 14.
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9/6 for 9/8: Read (BP) Sections 2.3, 2.4; do (BP) Exercises 2.3: 2, 4, 8, 10; 2.4: 2, 4.
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9/1 for 9/6: Read (BP) Sections 2.1, 2.2; do (BP) Exercises 2.2: 1, 3-5, 7-10.
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8/28 for 8/30: Read (BP) Section 1.8; do (BP) Exercises 1.8: 2, 4, 6, 9, 14.
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8/23 for 8/28: Read (BP) Sections 1.3 to 1.7; do (BP) Exercises 1.3: 2, 4, 10; 1.4: 4, 5; 1.5: 2(a)-(c), 4(f)(g)(h); 1.6: 2(a),(f),(g); 1.7: 10, 12.
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8/21 for 8/23: Read (BP) Sections 1.1, 1.2; do (BP) Exercises 1.1: 1-4, 17-20, 30-33, 40, 42, 44; 1.2: 1, 3, 10, 12, 20.
Lesson summary
Link to syllabi of previous semesters.