Transition to Formal Mathematics: Math 299, Section 6

Spring 2014

Instructor: David Duncan
Email: duncan42[at]math.msu.edu
Office: Wells Hall C-315
Office Hours: By appointment
TA: Alex A. Chandler
Lecture: M, W 5-6:20, Wells Hall A-318 (changed from A-304)
Recitation: Th 5-6:20, Wells Hall A-336

Homework

Homework will be due at the beginning of every lecture, unless otherwise specified.

Final

The final exam will be held on Tuesday, April 29 from 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm in Wells Hall A-108. This exam will be accumulative, covering all of the material from the course. I will be holding additional office hours on Monday, April 28 from 5-7 pm.

Here is a set of review problems for the final exam, and here are some solutions. Note that Problem 22 had a typo (n should start at 12, not 11); thank you to those who pointed this out.

Midterm 2

The second midterm will be held on Thursday, April 3 during the recitation. It will cover Chapters 6, 8 and 9 from the textbook, except for Sections 6.3, 9.2, 9.7.

Here is a set of review problems for Midterm 2, and here are solutions. You do not need to hand this in. The homework problems, recitation material and lecture material are also good study devices.

Midterm 1

The first midterm will be held on Thursday, February 13 during the recitation. It will cover Chapters 1-4 from the textbook.

Here is a set of review problems for Midterm 1, and here are some solutions. You do not need to hand this in. A few corrections: Problem 10e should only ask you to compare the statements a-c (do not compare with (d)). In Problem 10f, when they say the 'original statement', they mean the statement 'for all real numbers a, b, c, P(a, b, c)'. Problem 16b: You should assume throughout that x is not zero. Problem 16c: You should assume throughout that x is not -1.

Announcements

3/5: Here is the induction worksheet from lecture: Induction Worksheet, Solutions

3/5: Here is the material from recitation 7: Worksheet/Quiz, Solutions

2/26: My office hours on March 11 and 12 are cancelled. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me.

2/3: Here is the material from recitation 4: Worksheet, Quiz, Solutions

1/21: The lecture room on Mondays and Wednesdays has changed to WH A-318 (previously A-304). The recitation room on Thursdays remains the same.

1/6: There will be a quiz during the first recitation (1/9) of the semester.

Other Information

Last modification 4/27/2014