Math 300 page

H. J. SUSSMANN'S
MATHEMATICS 300 HOME PAGE
SECTION 4
FALL 2019
Updated December 12, 2019

IMPORTANT LINKS:

A very important note on how to write homework
How to write mathematics, by Paul Halmos. This is a famous essay by a very important mathematician who was also a great writer of mathematics. IT'S A MUST READ.
Homework assignment No. 1, due on Wednesday September 11.
Homework assignment No. 2, due on Wednesday September 18.
Homework assignment No. 3, due on Monday September 30.
Homework assignment No. 4, due on Wednesday October 9. This assignment was originally due on Monday October 7, but the deadline has been moved to Wednesday October 9.
Homework assignment No. 5, due on Monday October 28.
Homework assignment No. 6, due on Wednesday November 13. This assignment was originally due on Monday November 11, but the deadline has been changed. The new deadline is Wednesday November 13.
Homework assignment No. 7, due on Wednesday November 20. In this new version, posted on 11/19/2019, an important mistake in Problem 5 has been corrected.
Homework assignment No. 8, due on Wednesday December 2.
Lecture notes, version of December 11, 2019. This is the final version of the notes. It contains a lot of new material, especially what was covered in the last two lectures of the course, on relations, functions, bijections, cardinality, finite and infinite sets, and Cantor's theorem. I regret that this final version still has lots of typos, but I believe it is clear enough for you be able to read it.

Lecture notes, version of November 24, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of December 11.

Lecture notes, version of November 10, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of November 24. It is nearly identical to the one of November 4, except for the fact that a couple of typos in the statement of Problem 76 have been corrected.

Lecture notes, version of November 4, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of November 10. (The only change from the Nov. 4 version to the Nov. 10 one is that I have corrected a couple of typos in the statement of Problem 76.) This version contains all the material of the seven previous versions, plus a lot of new stuff. In particular, this new version contains two chapters explaining other forms of induction, such as generalized induction, and induction going forward and backward. And it differs from the October 29 version in that in this version I have incuded the proof of the existence part of the division theorem that was discussed in class on Monday November 4.

Lecture notes, version of October 29, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of November 4.

Lecture notes, version of October 19, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of October 29.

Lecture notes, version of October 6, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of October 19.

Lecture notes, version of September 22, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of October 6.

Lecture notes, version of September 13, 2019. This version is superseded by the one of September 22.

My course on INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL REASONING (Mathematics 300, Section 4) meets in SEC 218 (Busch Campus), on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6th period, 5:00 PM to 6:20 PM;

INSTRUCTOR'S NOTES AND TEXTBOOK : We will be using

the lecture notes written by the instructor, which will be regularly posted on this Web page.
the book A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (eight edition, 2015), by Douglas Smith, Maurice Eggen, and Richard St. Andre , Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, ISBN:978-1285463261.

The instructor's notes are the main reading for the course. Students are also encouraged to read the book, which will provide them with an alternative perspective, but the main reading is the instructor's notes.

INSTRUCTOR'S NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION:

My name is H. J. Sussmann,
My office is Hill 538,
My e-mail address is hectorjsussmann@gmail.com.

INSTRUCTOR'S OFFICE HOURS: My office hours will be:

Wednesday 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, in my office, Hill 538;
any other time, by appointment, in my office, Hill 538. (The best way to schedule an appointment is by talking to me, or by sending me e-mail, to hectorjsussmann@gmail.com).

LECTURES AND EXAMS: We will have

26 lectures, on the following dates:
- September 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30,
- October 2, 7, 9, 14, 21, 23, 28, 30,
- November 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25,
- December 2, 9, 11.

two midterm exams, on
- Wednesday October 16,
and
- Wednesday December 4,

and a final exam, on Tuesday, December 17, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

HOMEWORK: Homework will usually be due every Wednesday, but there may be special occasions when a homework assignment will be due on a different day.

A very important note, explaining in detail the specifications you must follow for your homework, is available. Click here.

(This is a preliminary version, A more detailed note will be posted later.)

The list of homework problems for each week will be posted on this page.

THE FINAL GRADE: The final grade will be determined by taking into account the grades for the midterms, the grade for the final exam, the grades for the homework, and class atendance,

The midterm exams will be worth 38% of the final grade (19% for each midterm).
The final exam will be worth 38% of the final grade.
Homework will be worth 18% of the final grade.
Class atendance will be worth 6% of the final grade.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY: Follow this link.

POLICIES ON ABSENCES, EXAM SCHEDULES AND CONFLICTS: Follow this link.

H. J. SUSSMANN'S MATHEMATICS 300 HOME PAGE SECTION 4 FALL 2019 Updated December 12, 2019

IMPORTANT LINKS:

The instructor's notes are the main reading for the course. Students are also encouraged to read the book, which will provide them with an alternative perspective, but the main reading is the instructor's notes.

A very important note, explaining in detail the specifications you must follow for your homework, is available. Click here.

H. J. SUSSMANN'S
MATHEMATICS 300 HOME PAGE
SECTION 4
FALL 2019
Updated December 12, 2019