Math 265: Introduction to Mathematical Proof --- Spring 2020

To contact the instructor: j.rhodes@alaska.edu                   Course Syllabus

The textbook we will use is available free as a pdf, or can be bought bound. See https://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/

LaTex template for homework: M265_HWtemplate.tex

Homework Assignments:

The following problems are to be turned in written form, on the Monday after they are assigned, unless otherwise specified.

Any problem number in bold (e.g., 3,4,5) should be typeset in LaTeX. Turn in a printout of your pdf for such problems with the hand written ones. Also, name the .tex file something like "Smith2.5.tex" using your last name and due date, and put it in the appropriate folder for the assignment on DropBox by the due date.

  • 1/13 § 1.1 #1-52 odd, 14,16,26,28,36,38,50,52 -- due 1/22
  • 1/15 § 1.2 #1,4,7,8,10-13,17-19 -- due 1/22
  • 1/17 § 1.3 #2-4,7-16; § 1.4 #3-6,8,10-13,15-20 -- due 1/22
  • 1/22 § 1.5 #1,4,5,8,9; § 1.6 #1,5,6; § 1.7 #3-7,11,13 -- due 1/27
  • 1/24 § 1.8 # 1-13 odd,10,12,14 -- due 1/27
  • 1/27 Be sure you can access LaTex and Dropbox
  • 1/29 § 2.1 #1-15 odd, 8,10,12,14; § 2.2 #1-13 odd, 12,14 -- due 2/3
  • 1/31 § 2.3 #1-11 odd, 6,8,10; § 2.4 #1-5 odd, 2,4 -- due 2/3
  • 2/3 § 2.5 #1,5,8; § 2.6 #1,3,8,9,11,12 -- due 2/10
  • 2/5 § 2.7 #1-9 odd, 2,8,10;§ 2.10 #1-11 odd; 2,4,10 -- due 2/10
  • 2/7 Finish reading Chapter 2, read §§ 4.1-3, from end of Chapter 4, #1,3,7,4,6,10
  • 2/10 Finish reading Chapter 4, #11,13,15,16,18,20,26
  • 2/12 Chapter 5, #5,7,9,4,6,10
  • 2/14 Finish reading Chapter 5, #19,23,25,16,18,22,32
  • 2/17 Chapter 6, #3,7,17,4,6,14
  • 2/19 Chapter 6, #5,9,15,10,16,18
  • 2/21 Finish reading Chapter 6, Chapter 4 #12,17; Chapter 5 #8,11; Chapter 6 #12,13
  • 2/24 none
  • 2/26 MIDTERM EXAM 1
  • 2/28 Chapter 7 #1,7,15,4,6,10
  • 3/2 Chapter 7 #21,31,35,12,18,32
  • 3/4 Chapter 8 #3,7,25,4,6,26
    • 3/6 Chapter 8 #9,13,17,10,14,16
  • 3/23 Chapter 9 #3,5,9,6,8,34
  • 3/25 Chapter 10 #3,7,13,2,4,8
  • 3/27 Chapter 10 #17,19,18,22, grade (with comments) the proofs on M265_class_solutions_3.23.pdf
  • 3/30 Chapter 10 #25,27,28,30
  • 4/1 § 11.1, #1,5,9,11,2(omit drawing),4,12
  • 4/3 § 11.2, #1,3,9,2,10; § 11.3, #3,5,6,7, 8
  • 4/6 § 11.4, #1,5,2,6
  • 4/8 MIDTERM EXAM 2
  • 4/10 § 11.5 #7,4; § 12.1 # 1,3,7,9,11,2,8
  • 4/13 § 12.2, #1,3,5,7,9,2,4,8,10,14 (Note "Verify"="Prove".)
  • 4/15 § 12.4, #1,3,7,2,4,6 (Skip over § 12.3 for now)
  • 4/17 § 12.5, #1,5,9,2,4,6
  • 4/20 § 14.1, #3,5,7,9,11,4,10,16
  • 4/22 § 14.2, #3,5,7,11,2,4,8,12
  • 4/24 § 14.3, #1,3,5,7,2,4,8
  • 4/27 Last Day of Class