MATH 300: Intro to math reasoning. Section 08. Spring 2008.
General Information
Lecturer: Eduardo
GonzálezOffice: 342, Hill Center.
Office Phone: 732-445-2656
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Meeting: TuTh, 6:10-7:30 pm. HH-A6
Office hours: Tuesday, 1:30-3:00pm. In my office.
Final Exam: TBA
Text: A Transition To Advanced Mathematics. D. Smith, M. Eggen, & R. St. Andre. Brooks/Cole, 2001 (6th ed.)
General Web page:
http://www.math.rutgers.edu/courses/300/
Special Announcements
Final exam: May 8th, 8:00-11pm. In the same lecture room HH-A6 About the class
Exams: There will be two mid-term exams and a cumulative final. The final will count 200 points. Each midterm will count 100. They will be closed book exams and student-prepared formula sheets will not be permitted.
Homework: Homework problems will be assigned each week and
collected. Homework will count 100 points toward the term grade.
Make-up exams and late homework policy: There will be no make-up exams, except in case of documented emergency. Late homework will not be accepted.
In summary, here are the components of the term grade with their maximum possible points:
| Component | Points |
| Hour Exams | 200 |
| Final | 200 |
| Quizzes | 100 |
| Total | 500 |
Homework Problems
Note: You can consult other books and work in groups to solve the problems, but you have to write your own solution, and clearly state your sources.
Homework 1.
Section 1.1: problems 2 (b,e,h,k) 3 (d,f,i) 4 (a,d,g,i,k) 5 (a,b,d) 8 (a,c).
Section 1.2: problems 4 (a,b,d,h,i) 5 (a,b,d,k) 6 (a,d) 9 (a,e,f) 10 (b,c) 13 (b,d,f)
Homework 2. Due Feb 07 2008
Section 1.3: 5(a,g,i,j), 6(a,c,e,f), 7(c,e,j), 8(a,c), 9(b,c)
Section 1.4: 5(a,b,e), 6(a,c), 7(c,i), 9(a,e)
Section 1.5: 3(c,f,h), 5(a), 6(a), 12(c,d)
Homework 3. Due Feb 14 2008
Section 1.6: 1(b,d,h), 2(a,d), 3, 5(d), 7(e,f,n), 8(e,f)
Section 2.1: 4(a,d,f),5(b,d), 11. (Not to hand in: try to do 10, it is hard...)
Homework 4. Due Feb 26th 2008
Section 2.2: 1(d,f,h,j); 2(b,h,c), 10(b,fg), 13(b,c) 15(b,c)
Section 2.3: 1(d,j);14
Section 2.4: 8(c,e,l);9(c);15(c)
Homework 5. Due March 6th 2008
Section 2.5: 2, 4, 11
Section 2.6: 3,18, 19(a,c)
Homework 6. Due March 25th 2008
Section 3.1: 1,3d,5, Read about inverse of a relation pp138 and theorem 3.3
Section 3.2: 1(b,d,f,g), 4(d,e,j), 7(e), 12(a,c), 16(a,d)
Section 3.3: 2(a,b,e), 8(b,c), 14(a,b), 15(a)
Homework 7. Due April 3rd 2008
Section 3.4: 1(f), 3(a,c,e), 8,10, 14(b,c), 18,22
Homework 8. Due April 24th
4.1: 1(b,c,i), 3(c,h), 4(a,b,e,f),6(a,b),9, 18(b)
4.2: 1(b,h), 3(d,h),14(b,c,i), 15(a,b,c), 19(b)
4.3: 1(b,d,g,i), 4, 8(b,c,d,f), 15(a,c,d), 17(b)
Homework 9. Due ...
4.4: 1(b), 2(d,e), 8, 14(b,e), 16
Section 1.1: problems 2 (b,e,h,k) 3 (d,f,i) 4 (a,d,g,i,k) 5 (a,b,d) 8 (a,c).
Section 1.2: problems 4 (a,b,d,h,i) 5 (a,b,d,k) 6 (a,d) 9 (a,e,f) 10 (b,c) 13 (b,d,f)
Homework 2. Due Feb 07 2008
Section 1.3: 5(a,g,i,j), 6(a,c,e,f), 7(c,e,j), 8(a,c), 9(b,c)
Section 1.4: 5(a,b,e), 6(a,c), 7(c,i), 9(a,e)
Section 1.5: 3(c,f,h), 5(a), 6(a), 12(c,d)
Homework 3. Due Feb 14 2008
Section 1.6: 1(b,d,h), 2(a,d), 3, 5(d), 7(e,f,n), 8(e,f)
Section 2.1: 4(a,d,f),5(b,d), 11. (Not to hand in: try to do 10, it is hard...)
Homework 4. Due Feb 26th 2008
Section 2.2: 1(d,f,h,j); 2(b,h,c), 10(b,fg), 13(b,c) 15(b,c)
Section 2.3: 1(d,j);14
Section 2.4: 8(c,e,l);9(c);15(c)
Homework 5. Due March 6th 2008
Section 2.5: 2, 4, 11
Section 2.6: 3,18, 19(a,c)
Homework 6. Due March 25th 2008
Section 3.1: 1,3d,5, Read about inverse of a relation pp138 and theorem 3.3
Section 3.2: 1(b,d,f,g), 4(d,e,j), 7(e), 12(a,c), 16(a,d)
Section 3.3: 2(a,b,e), 8(b,c), 14(a,b), 15(a)
Homework 7. Due April 3rd 2008
Section 3.4: 1(f), 3(a,c,e), 8,10, 14(b,c), 18,22
Homework 8. Due April 24th
4.1: 1(b,c,i), 3(c,h), 4(a,b,e,f),6(a,b),9, 18(b)
4.2: 1(b,h), 3(d,h),14(b,c,i), 15(a,b,c), 19(b)
4.3: 1(b,d,g,i), 4, 8(b,c,d,f), 15(a,c,d), 17(b)
Homework 9. Due ...
4.4: 1(b), 2(d,e), 8, 14(b,e), 16
Last modified: 02/09/2008