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 are updated AFTER we meet each day, confirming that day's content, announcements, and assignments.
 
 
............Monday.......................Wednesday.......................Friday............
Jan. 20 - MLK Day
No SRU classes
Jan. 22 - Course Intro, Logic Review Jan. 24 - What is Proof?, Direct Proof
- No HW due today
Jan. 27 - Proof by Cases
- HW #1 due by 4pm in my office
Jan. 29 - Proof by Cases Jan. 31 - Proof by "Or Conclusion"
- HW #2 due by 4pm in my office
Feb. 3 - Proof by Contrapositive Feb. 5 - Proof by Contradiction (XX) Feb. 7 - Proof by Contradiction (XX)
- HW #3 due by 4pm in my office
Feb. 10 - Biconditional Proof Feb. 12 - Biconditional Proof Feb. 14 - "For all" proof
- HW #4 due by 4pm in my office
Feb. 17 - Constructive "exist" proof Feb. 19 - Other "for all/exists" styles Feb. 21 - Exam #1 (tentative date)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 2-14)
- No HW due today
Feb. 24 - Mixed quantifier proof
- Exam #1 take-home problem due by 4pm
Feb. 26 - Mixed quantifier proof Feb. 28 - Uniqueness Proofs
- HW #5 due by 4pm in my office
Mar. 3 - Set Proofs: Subset, Not-a-Subset Mar. 5 - Set Proofs: Equality Mar. 7 - Set Proofs: Identities
- HW #6 due by 4pm in my office
Mar. 10 - Spring Break
No SRU classes
Mar. 12 - Spring Break
No SRU classes
Mar. 14 - Spring Break
No SRU classes
Mar. 17 - Set Proofs: General Mar. 19 - Set Proofs: General Mar. 21 - Relations: Defn Review, Set Proof
- HW #7 due by 4pm in my office
Mar. 24 - Relations: Proofs Mar. 26 - Relations: Proofs Mar. 28 - Exam #2 (tentative date)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 3-21)
- No HW due today
Mar. 31 - Functions: Defn Review, Set Proof
- Exam #2 take-home problem due by 4pm
Apr. 2 - Function Proofs: Set Proofs Apr. 4 - Function Proofs: Bijection
- HW #8 due by 4pm in my office
Apr. 7 - Function Proofs: Bijection Apr. 9 - Function Proofs: Bijection Apr. 11 - PMI Proof: Intro
- HW #9 due by 4pm in my office
Apr. 14 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas Apr. 16 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas Apr. 18 - PMI Proof: Arithmetic formulas
- HW #10 due by 4pm in my office
Apr. 21 - Function proofs: review Apr. 23 - Relation proofs: review Apr. 25 - Exam #3 (tentative date)
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 4-18)
- No HW due today
Apr. 28 - PSI Proof
- Exam #3 take-home problem due by 4pm
Apr. 30 - Key Results: PMI=PSI=WOP May 2 - Key Results: FTEqR
- No HW due today
May 5 - Last Day of Classes - Review
(There MAY be an OPTIONAL HW #11
due Friday by 3pm. We'll discuss as a class.)
THURSDAY, May 8, 1:00-3:00 pm
Final Exam
(Link opens Topics List, goes live 4-28)
Final Exam dates are FIRM.
You MUST take the Final Exam
at the SRU-scheduled time.

         

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