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Math 109 Winter 2020
Mathematical Reasoning
Course Syllabus
Course: Math 109
Title: Mathematical Reasoning
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite: Math 18, or Math 20F, or Math 31AH, and Math 20C, or consent of instructor.
Catalog Description: This course uses a variety of topics in mathematics to introduce the students to rigorous mathematical proof, emphasizing quantifiers, induction, negation, proof by contradiction, naive set theory, equivalence relations and epsilon-delta proofs. Required of all departmental majors.
Textbook: An Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning: Numbers, Sets, and Functions, by Peter J. Eccles; 2007.
Lecture: Attending the lecture is a fundamental part of the course; you are responsible for material presented in the lecture whether or not it is discussed in the textbook. You should expect questions on the exams that will test your understanding of concepts discussed in the lecture.
Homework: Homework is a very important part of the course and in order to fully master the topics it is essential that you work carefully on every assignment and try your best to complete every problem. We will have two different kinds of homework assignments in this class: online homework (which will be graded) and "paper-and-pen" homework (which will not be graded).
- Online homework will be posted on Canvas and submit through Gradescope. You will be able to request a regrade via Gradescope for a specified window of time.
- No homework assignment scores will be dropped at the end of the quarter.
- You will be allowed to complete homework problems up to two days late for a 20% penalty applied to those problems submitted late.
- The "paper-and-pen" homework assignments will be announced on the course homework page. These assignments will not be turned in and will not be graded; they are for additional practice.
Midterm Exams: There will be two midterm exams given during the quarter. See the course calendar for the dates and times of the midterm exams. You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to each midterm exam; no other notes (or books) will be allowed. No calculators will be allowed during the midterm exams. There will be no makeup exams.
Final Examination: The final examination will be held at the date and time stated in the course calendar.
- It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the final examination; you should not enroll in this class if you cannot take the final examination at its scheduled time.
- You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to the final examination; no other notes (or books) will be allowed.
- No calculators will be allowed during the final examination.
Regrade Policy: Your exams and assignments will be graded using Gradescope. You will be able to request a regrade via Gradescope for a specified window of time. Be sure to make your request within the specified window of time; no regrade requests will be accepted after the deadline.
Administrative Deadline: Your scores for all graded work will be posted to TritonEd.
- It is your responsibility to check your scores and contact your TA before the end of the 10th week of the quarter to resolve recording errors.
- Questions regarding missing or incorrectly recorded scores will not be considered after the last day of instruction.
Grading: Your course grade will be determined by your cumulative average at the end of
the term and will be based on the following scale:
| A+ |
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
| 97 |
93 |
90 |
87 |
83 |
80 |
77 |
73 |
70 |
- Note: The above scale is guaranteed; however, your instructor may adjust the above scale to be more generous.
Your cumulative average will be the best of the following two weighted averages:
- 20% Homework, 20% Midterm Exam I, 20% Midterm Exam II, 40% Final Exam
- 20% Homework, 20% Best Midterm Exam, 60% Final Exam
In addition,
you must pass the final examination in order to pass the course.
Note: Since there are no makeup exams, if you miss a midterm exam for any reason then your course grade will be computed with the second option. There are no exceptions; this grading scheme is intended to accommodate emergencies that require missing an exam.
Academic Integrity: UCSD's code of academic integrity outlines the expected academic honesty of all students and faculty, and details the consequences for academic dishonesty. The main issues are cheating and plagiarism, of course, for which we have a zero-tolerance policy. (Penalties for these offenses usually include assignment of a failing grade in the course, and can be much more significant.) However, academic integrity also includes things like giving credit where credit is due (listing your collaborators on homework assignments, noting books or papers containing information you used in solutions, etc.), and treating your peers respectfully in class. In addition, here are a few of our expectations for etiquette in and out of class.
- Entering/exiting class: Please arrive on time and stay for the entire class/section period. If, despite your best efforts, you arrive late, please enter quietly through one of the rear doors and take a seat near where you entered. Similarly, in the rare event that you must leave early (e.g. for a medical appointment), please sit close to a rear exit and leave as unobtrusively as possible.
- Noise: When class/section begins, please stop your conversations. Wait until class/section is over before putting your materials away in your backpack, standing up, or talking to friends. Do not disturb others by engaging in disruptive behavior. Disruption interferes with the learning environment and impairs the ability of others to focus, participate, and engage.
- Electronic devices: Please do not use devices (such as cell-phones, laptops, tablets, iPods) for non-class-related matters while in class/section.
- Email etiquette: You are expected to write as you would in any professional correspondence. Email communication should be courteous and respectful in manner and tone. Please do not send email messages that are curt or demanding.
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