Math 235 - Foundations of Mathematical Proof
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Dr. J. Lyn Miller, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Slippery Rock University                        

TENTATIVE Daily Calendar

The listings below are TENTATIVE as we start the semester.
 
Links go live AFTER we meet each day, when they'll open UP-TO-DATE content, announcements, and assignments.
 
 
............Monday.......................Wednesday.......................Friday............
Aug. 26 - Course Intro, Logic Review Aug. 28 - Logic Review Aug. 30 - What is Proof?, Direct Proof
HW #1 due by 4pm in my office/box
Sept. 2 - Labor Day
No SRU classes
Sept. 4 - Direct Proof Sept. 6 - Proof by Cases
HW #2, Part A - due date to be decided
Sept. 9 - Proof by Cases, "Or Conclusion" Sept. 11 - Proof by Contrapositive Sept. 13 - Proof by Contradiction (XX)
HW #3 due by 4pm in my office/box
Sept. 16 - Biconditional Proof (2-Part) Sept. 18 - Biconditional Proof (Chain) Sept. 20 - "For all" proof
HW #4 due by 4pm in my office/box
Sept. 23 - Constructive "exist" proof Sept. 25 - Other "for all/exists" styles Sept. 27 - Exam #1 (TENTATIVE date!)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 9/20)
Sept. 30 - Mixed quantifier proof
(Exam #1 take-home problem due by 4pm)
Oct. 2 - Mixed quantifier proof Oct. 4 - Uniqueness Proofs
HW #5 due by 4pm in my office/box
Oct. 7 - Fall Break
No SRU classes
Oct. 9 - Set Proofs: Subset, Not-a-Subset
(Sets: Review handled via HW assignment.)
Oct. 11 - Set Proofs: Equality
HW #6 due by 4pm in my office/box
Oct. 14 - Set Proofs: Identities Oct. 16 - Set Proofs: General Oct. 18 - Relations: Review, Basic/Set Proof
HW #7 due by 4pm in my office/box
Oct. 21 - Relations: Proofs Oct. 23 - Relations: Proofs Oct. 25 - Exam #2 (TENTATIVE date!)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 10/18)
Oct. 28 - Functions: Defn Review, Set Proofs
Exam #2 take-home problem due by 4 pm
Oct. 30 - Function Proofs: Set Proofs Nov. 1 - Function Proofs: Bijection
HW #8 due by 4pm in my office/box
Nov. 4 - Function Proofs: Bijection Nov. 6 - Function Proofs: Bijection Nov. 8 - PMI Proof: Intro
HW #9 due by 4pm in my office/box
Nov. 11 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas Nov. 13 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas Nov. 15 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas
HW #10 due by 4pm in my office/box
Nov. 18 - Function proofs: review Nov. 20 - Relation proofs: review Nov. 22 - Exam #3 (TENTATIVE date!)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 11/15)
Nov. 25 - PSI Proof
(Exam #3 take-home problem due by 4pm)
Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Break
No SRU classes
Nov. 29 - Thanksgiving Break
No SRU classes
Dec. 2 - Key Results: PMI=PSI=WOP Dec. 4 - Key Results: PMI=PSI=WOP Dec. 6 - Key Results: FTEqR
Tentatively no HW due
Dec. 9 - Last Day of Classes
(There MAY be an OPTIONAL HW #11
due Friday by 3pm. We'll discuss as a class.)
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 1:00-3:00 pm
Final Exam
(Link opens Topics List, goes live Dec. 2)
Final Exam dates are FIRM.
You MUST take the Final Exam
at the SRU-scheduled time.

         

    Course Documents   
for
    Current Semester   


 
  • Dr. Miller's Office Hours, Contact Info
     
  • Course Syllabus (posts by Aug. 26)
     
  • Policy on solutions to assignments and exams
     
  • Exam Topics Lists
     
  • Selected Past Exams and Solutions
     
  • Direct link to full Daily Task list