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T-Th 2:10-3:25, Room HSS 304
Instructor: Mariel Vazquez;
mariel@math.sfsu.edu
Office Hours: Thursday
3:30-4:30, or by
appointment
Office location: 928 Thornton Hall
Description (bulletin): Informal
exploration and proofs in mathematics; basic concepts of advanced
mathematics courses. Exploratory thinking, elementary logic, sets,
mathematical induction, the integers, relations, and functions. (ABC/NC
grading only.)[GWAR]
Prerequisites and
requirements: Math 226
(Calculus I) or equivalent with a grade of C or better; Eng 214 (Second
year written composition - English) or equivalent with a grade of C or
better. Please contact the instructor if you do not meet these
requirements. Students who have not provided documentation for the
pre-requisites will be dropped from the class.
Assignments/Requirements:
homework will be
assigned weekly or bi-weekly. Most homeworks will be graded; the
average will count towards 20% of the final grade.
Syllabus
(pdf file)
Materials:
Required Text: The
Discrete and the
Continuous, by Matthias Beck and Ross Geoghegan.
This
book is freely available in electronic form
from Professor Beck’s site (pdf).
Homeworks
For Tuesday September 1st:
work on Homework 1
and be prepared to present the proofs to propositions 1.6-1.9.
Homework 1, due Thursday
September 3rd, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 2, due Thursday September 10th, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 3, due Thursday September 17th, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 4, due Thursday September
24th, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 5, due Thursday October
1st, 2009 (pdf).
In-class group work (to count as a
quiz), Thursday October
15th, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 6, due Tuesday October
20th, 2009 (pdf).
(Originally due Oct 15).
Homework 7 - Term project
pre-proposal, due Tuesday October
20th, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 8, due Tuesday October
27th, 2009 (pdf).
In-class group work (to count as a
quiz), Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 (pdf).
Homework 9, due Tuesday November 17th, 2009
(pdf).
Final Paper, Guidelines, 1st draft
due Thursday December 3rd, 2009 (pdf).
Examinations
Midterm
1: Thursday October 1st, 2009
Midterm 2: Thursday November
19th, 2009
Midterm 3: Thursday December
10th, 2009
Term-paper: Thursday December
17th, 2009
Lectures
Lectures will be
cancelled a few times
this semester due to furlough days.
THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON THE
FOLLOWING DATES:
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER
8th, 2009.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2009
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5th,
2009
Fixed furlough days in
the academic calendar:
Friday September 4th, Monday Sept. 7th and Tuesday Sept. 8th, 2009
Friday October 23th, Monday October 26th.
Note:
campus will be closed on fixed furlough days.
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