Math 109 Spring 2010

Instructors


Professor:


Name Office E-mail Phone Office Hours Lecture Time Lecture Place
Prof. Jozsef Balogh AP&M 6111 jbalog@math.ucsd.edu 534-2621 MWF 11-11:50 am. MWF 10-10:50am WLH 2111

Teaching Assistant:

Name Office E-mail Office Hours Section Times Section Place
Franklin Kenter 6463 AP&M fkenter@math.ucsd.edu M: 12-1; T: 3:15-5:15; W: 2:30-3:30 M 4-4:50 pm APM 2301
M 5-5:50 pm APM 2301

General Course Information

Textbook: An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning: numbers, sets and functions, by Peter J. Eccles

This course is intended to prepare you for the upper-division math courses required of math majors. In it, you will learn basic techniques of proof, along with some propositional logic and set theory. The basic theory will also be applied to interesting problems in number theory and combinatorics.

There will be 2 in-class midterms on Monday 4/19/10 and Monday 5/17/10, and a final exam on Day 6/7/10 from 8:00am-11:00 am. No makeup exams will be given.

Homework assignments will be due weekly on in class. Late homework cannot be accepted.

The final grade will be determined as follows: Homework 25%, Midterms 25%, Final Exam 50%.

Note: The schedule of lectures is approximate and is subject to constant revision during the term. Chapter numbers refer to Eccles, An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning. Copies of the homework assignments will be found by following the links on the calendar.

Here are the scans from the book of the first set of problems. (1-5 are the only ones due next week).

Scan of pages 53-57 of the book.

Here is a sample first midterm from 2008: Sample midterm.

Here is another sample first midterm, along with the solutions: Midterm 1 solutions.

Here is a sample second midterm, along with the solutions: Midterm 2 solutions.

Announcements:

1. Midterm II is on Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 14, 12. The test is moved to Wednesday May 19. (see e-mail sent out)

2. Homework 7 IS ASSIGNED, due May 26

3. Homework 8 IS ASSIGNED, due June 2


Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
 March 29
Chap. 1-2
   March 31
Chap. 2-3
   April 2
Chap. 3-4
2
 April 5
Chap. 4
Discussion
   April 7
Chap. 5
Homework 1 due 		  April 9
Chap. 6
3
 April 12
Chap. 6-7
Discussion
   April 14
Chap. 7-8
   April 16
Chap. 8
Discussion
4
 April 19
Midterm exam
   April 21
Chap. 8
Discussion
   April 23
Chap. 8-9
5
 April 26
Chap. 9
Discussion
   April 28
Chap. 22
   April 30
Chap. 22, 10
6
 May 3
Chap. 10, 11
Discussion
   May 5
Chap. 11
   May 7
Chapter 14
7
 May 10
Chap. 14
Discussion
   May 12
Chap. 14
  May 14
Chap. 12
8
 May 17
Chap. 13
Discussion
   May 19
Midterm Exam 2
   May 21
Chap. 13, 15
9
 May 24
Chap. 16, 17,
  May 26
Chap. 17, 18,
   May 28
Chap. 18
Discussion
10
 May 31
Memorial Day (no class)
   June 2
Chap. 19
   June 4
Review
11 June 7
Final Exam
8:00am-11:00am