Math 300 page

H. J. SUSSMANN'S
MATHEMATICS 300 HOME PAGE
FALL 2017
Updated December 9, 2017

IMPORTANT LINKS:

A very important note on how to write homework.

The first set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a second version, posted on Friday September 8 at 6:00 a.m. It supersedes the previous version, which contained a few typos and a small mistake that have now been corrected. This version probably still contains lots of typos. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 1, due on Wednesday, September 13.

The second set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a new corrected version, posted on Sunday, September 17, at 6:20 p.m. It probably still contains a lot of typos and possibly even one or two mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 2, due on Wednesday, September 20.

The third set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a corrected version, posted on Tuesday, September 26. In particular, in this version I have corrected a few typos in the proof of Theorem 27, and in the statement of Problems 17 (question 3), and I have added two more items (items 5 and 6) for you to prove or disprove in Problem 27.) This new version probably still contains a lot of typos and possibly even one or two mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 3, due on Wednesday, September 27

The fourth set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a corrected version, posted on Saturday, September 30, at 12:20 PM. In this version a small typo in the statement of Problem 30 has been corrected, but it probably still contains a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 4, due on Wednesday, October 4

The fifth set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a corrected version, posted on Wednesday, October 11, at 2:45 PM. It probably still contains a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 5, due on Wednesday, October 11

A history of set theory MacTutor History of Mathematics.

The sixth set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a very preliminary version. I am sure it has a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 6, due on Wednesday, October 18

Homework assignment no. 7, due on Wednesday, October 25

The seventh set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a very preliminary version. I am sure it has a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

Homework assignment no. 8, due on Wednesday, November 1

Homework assignment no. 9, due on Wednesday, November 8

The eighth set of lecture notes for the course. (This is a very preliminary version. I am sure it has a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An improved version will be posted in a few days.)

The ninth set of lecture notes for the course. (This set of notes was written in a hurry, after it became clear to the instructor that students are not familiar with the use of the logical rules, letter variables, and quantifiers, and there was an urgent need to make available to the students detailed explanations of the rules, the distinction between open (i.e., free) and closed (i.e., bound) variables, and the use of quantifiers. These notes are a very preliminary version. I am sure they contain a lot of typos and possibly even several mistakes. An effort will be made to make an improved version available ASAP.)

Homework assignment no. 10, due on Wednesday, November 15

Homework assignment no. 11, due on Monday, November 20

The tenth set of lecture notes for the course.

Homework assignment no. 12, due on Wednesday, December 6

Homework assignment no. 13, due on Wednesday, December 13

My course on INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL REASONING (Mathematics 300, Sections 04 and 05) meets on Monday and Wednesday, as follows:

  • Section 04 meets in SEC 218, Busch Campus, during the sixth period (5:00-6:20).
  • Section 05 meets in SEC 211, Busch Campus, during the fifth period (3:20-4:40).

  • INSTRUCTOR'S NOTES AND TEXTBOOK :   We will be using

    The material of the instructor's notes is the main reading for the course.

    Students are advised to read the book as well, in order to get an alternative perspective on the material of the course, but the main reading is the instructor's notes.

    Students should bring printouts of the notes to every lecture.

  • INSTRUCTOR'S NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION:
  • INSTRUCTOR'S OFFICE HOURS: My office hours will be:

  • LECTURES AND EXAMS:    We will have      and