Math 300 Logic and the Foundations of Algebra (3 credits)
     Class Number: 3116

Fall 2007: Meets 4:30p - 5:45p TuTh
Final Exam: Friday, December 14, 3:30p - 5:30p
Carl Cowen
    Office:  LD 224P
    E-mail:  ccowen@iupui.edu
    Phone:   278-8846
    FAX:     274-3460

Office Hours:
    TuTh: 2:00-3:30p
    W:    10:30-noon


  • Syllabus for Math 300

  • Link to Dollar Copying for Morash coursepack


  •      Class Schedule

    DoA = Discourses on Algebra,   BtM = Bridge to Mathematics
    
    August 28 BtM: Read 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 DoA: Read 1.1, 1.2 Do p14: 1 A: Is the product of any two irrational numbers also irrational? B: Is the sum of any two irrational numbers also irrational? If 'yes', give a proof If 'no', give an example to show it is false August 30 BtM: Do p13: 1a-e, 2a-e, 3(a)i-v 3(b), 5a-f p25: 1a-f, 2a-f, 3a-f, 4a-f September 4 BtM: Read 2.1, 2.2 September 6 BtM: Do p56: 1, 2, 3 p60: 2a-h, 3, 4a-d Quiz on sets and truth tables September 11 BtM: Read 3.1 Do p89: 1, 2, 3a-f, 6, 10a-f, 11 September 13 BtM: Read 3.2 Do p99: 1, 3, 4c,d, 5a-d, 6a-d September 18 BtM: Read 3.3 Do p100: 4ef, 5ef, 6efg, 7abf, 8, 11 Quiz on 3.1 and 3.2 September 20 BtM: Do p120: 1abcgh, 2a-e, 4a-h, 7a(i)(ii)(iii)b(i)(ii)(iii) September 25 BtM: Read 4.1 September 27 Handouts: Read: Numbers Do: Homework 1 October 2 Handout: Do: Homework 2 October 4 Handout: Do: Homework 3 DoA: Read 1.3 Quiz on HW 1, 2, 3 October 9 Handout: Do: Homework 4 Questions for review? Handout: Reading and Mock Quiz
    October 11 Test 1
    October 18 Handout: Do:
    Homework 5 October 23 Read: DoA Chapter 2, section 4 (i.e. the first section of Chap 2) Handout: Do: Homework 6 October 25 Handout: Do: Homework 7 October 30 Handout: Do: Homework 8 November 1 Read: DoA pages 39-43 Handout: Do: Homework 9 November 6 Handout: Do: Homework 12
    November 8 Test 2 November 15 Handout: Do:
    Homework 10A Handout: Do: Homework 10C November 20 Handout: Do: Homework 11 Read: Chapter 4, Section 4, of BtM Quiz on Complex Numbers November 22 No Class (Thanksgiving) November 27 Handout: Do: Homework 13 November 29 Test 3 December 4 Review, go over test Solutions to Test 3 December 6 No Class (No Office Hours) December 11 Review 3:30 - 5:30, SL 056 Handout: go over: Homework 14 December 12 Office Hours Moved to 1:30-3:20p December 13 Review 3:30 - 5:30, SL 056 Handout: go over: Homework 14 December 14 Final Exam 3:30-5:30p

    DoA = Discourses on Algebra,   BtM = Bridge to Mathematics



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