math 2300 schedule

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(Latest Revision -- 2017/11/27)
[2017/11/27: Finalized date and coverage for Quiz #3]
[2017/11/08: Specified Coverage for Quiz #2]
[2017/10/26: Quiz #2 Date Set]
[2017/09/19: Quiz #1 Date Set]
[2017/08/14: Initial work]

WORK SCHEDULE FOR Math 2300 -- Fall 2017

WEEK #1: Wed Aug 23 - Fri Aug 25

🍂 First day of university classes is Wednesday, August 23.
Class meets in room P-101 from 14:00 to 14:50.
Reading Assignment:
- The Course Description
- Section 1.1: Variables
- Section 1.2: The Language of Sets
- Section 1.3: The Language of Relations and Functions
- Scan through the rest of this document (the course schedule).
Homework Assignments: Be familiar with the information about homework in the Course Description. The homework assignments themselves are located on this assignment page, which includes problem numbers, assignment dates, and due dates. Check the assignment page often - at least once or twice each week. Get started doing homework problems NOW, work on them continuously until the end of the semester, and give them to me at the appropriate times, prepared according to the directions. This will be your responsibility, regardless of how many reminders I happen to give you.
Lecture Topics:
- Chapter One - Speaking Mathematically

WEEK #2: Mon Aug 28 - Fri Sep 01

Reading Assignment:
- Section 2.1: Logical Form and Logical Equivalence
- Section 2.2: Conditional Statements
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #3: Tues Sep 5 - Fri Sep 8

No Classes Monday, Sep 4 --> Labor Day Holiday
Reading Assignment:
- Section 2.3: Valid and Invalid Arguments
- Section 3.1: Predicates and Quantified Statements I
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #4: Mon Sep 11 - Fri Sep 15

Reading Assignment:
- Section 3.2: Predicates and Quantified Statements II
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #5: Mon Sep 18 - Fri Sep 22

Reading Assignment:
- Section 3.3: Statements with Multiple Quantifiers
- Section 3.4: Arguments with Quantified Statements
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)
秋
Friday, Sept 22: Equinox - autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere.

WEEK #6: Mon Sep 25 - Fri Sep 29

~~🍂 Quiz #1: Tentative Date: Monday, September 25, on sections (TBA)~~
🍂Quiz #1: Wednesday, September 27, on sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3

Reading Assignment:
- Section 4.1: Direct Proof and Counterexample I: Introduction
- Section 4.2: Direct Proof and Counterexample II: Rational Numbers
- Section 4.3: Direct Proof and Counterexample III: Divisibility
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #7: Mon Oct 2 - Fri Oct 6

Reading Assignment:
- Section 4.4: Direct Proof and Counterexample IV: Division into Cases and the Quotient-Remainder Theorem
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #8: Mon Oct 9, Tues Oct 10, Thu Oct 12, Fri Oct 13

No Classes Wednesday, Oct 11 --> non-Instructional Day
Reading Assignment:
- Section 4.6: Indirect Argument: Contradiction and Contraposition
- Section 5.1: Sequences
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #9: Mon Oct 16 - Fri Oct 20

Reading Assignment:
- Section 5.2: Mathematical Induction I
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #10: Mon Oct 23 - Fri Oct 27

Reading Assignment:
- Section 5.3: Mathematical Induction II
- Section 5.4: Strong Mathematical Induction and the Well-Ordering Principle
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #11: Mon Oct 30 - Fri Nov 03

Reading Assignment:
- Section 5.6: Defining Sequences Recursively
- Section 5.7: Solving Recurrence Relations by Iteration
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #12: Mon Nov 6 - Thurs Nov 9

~~Quiz #2: Tentative Date: Monday, November 6, on sections (TBA)~~

No Classes Friday, Nov 10 --> Veteran's Day Observed
Reading Assignment:
- Section 5.8: Second-Order Linear Homogeneous Recurrence Relations with Constant Coefficients
- Section 5.9: General Recursive Definitions and Structural Induction
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #13: Mon Nov 13 - Fri Nov 17

Quiz #2: Monday, November 13, on sections (3.1-3.4; 4.1-4.4; 4.6; 5.1-5.2)

Reading Assignment:
- Section 6.1: Set Theory: Definitions and the Element Method of Proof
- Section 6.2: Properties of Sets
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #14: Mon Nov 20 - Wed Nov 22

No Classes Thursday, Nov 23 --> Thanksgiving Holiday
No Classes Friday, Nov 24 --> Admission Day Observed
Reading Assignment:
- Section 6.3: Disproofs, Algebraic Proofs, and Boolean Algebras
- Section 8.1: Relations on Sets
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #15: Mon Nov 27 - Fri Dec 01

Reading Assignment:
- Section 8.2: Reflexivity, Symmetry, and Transitivity
- Section 8.3: Equivalence Relations
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #16: Mon Dec 4 - Fri Dec 8

Quiz #3: Friday, December 8, on

section 5.3: Mathematical Induction II
section 5.4: Strong Mathematical Induction
section 5.6: Defining Sequences Recursively
section 5.7: Solving Recurrence Relations by Iteration
section 5.8: Second-Order Linear Homogeneous Recurrence Relations with Constant Coefficients
section 5.9: General Recursive Definitions and Structural Induction
section 6.1: Set Theory: Definitions and the Element Method of Proof

Reading Assignment:
- Section 9.4: The Pigeonhole Principle
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

WEEK #17: Mon Dec 11

Reading Assignment:
- Catch Up!!
Lecture Topics:
- (TBA)

🍂 FINAL EXAM FOR THE MWR 14:00-14:50 Math 2300, Section 001 CLASS: The Math 2300 comprehensive final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from 14:00 to 16:00 (2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m.). The exam is currently scheduled to be in the regular classroom: P-101.

Bring a Scantron 882-E form a #2 pencil, and an eraser with you. The 882-E forms are sold in the bookstore.