Marquette University

Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science

Wim Ruitenburg's Fall 2017 MATH 2100 2105 2350 -105. Syllabus

Last updated: September 2017
Comments and suggestions: Email   wim.ruitenburg@marquette.edu

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• OBJECTIVES:
  (0) Those mentioned in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
  (1) Learn the foundations of abstract mathematics through discrete mathematics.
  (2) Learn good ways of how one develops basic aspects of this discipline.
  (3) Learn about proofs, about precise and correct reasoning, and about how to develop skills to create or employ these. For example develop skills to understand, describe, and manipulate logical statements; elementary concepts like set, function and relation; and the reach of the principle of mathematical induction on the natural numbers.
  (4) Discover the usefulness of abstract mathematics in the "real" world.
  (5) Some philosophical musings about this class, with Will Hibbard.
• CLASS PLACE AND TIME: Wehr Chemistry TW 106, MWF 11.
• INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg
• OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. Office CU 384
• PREREQUISITES 2100: 2 years of college prep math. No credit when already taken MATH 2350.
• PREREQUISITES 2105: MATH 2451. No credit when already taken MATH 2100 or MATH 2350.
• PREREQUISITES 2350: MATH 1400, MATH 1410, or MATH 1450.
• BOOK: Ensley and Crawley: Discrete Mathematics, Wiley.
  A bit more detailed list of the part of the book that we focus on:
  Sections 1.1-5.
  Sections 2.1-5.
  Sections 3.1-4.
  Sections 4.1-6.
  Section 5.3.
  Later on we add extra notes.
• GRADES will be determined by performance on exams and on homework problems.
  • There will be three exams: EX1, EX2, and EX3. Each exam is worth 10 points.
  • There will be homework problems worth extra points, some smaller and some bigger. All homework combined is estimated to be worth 16 points.
  • In case of inclement weather during finals week, the final EX3 will be canceled and grades calculated on the basis of the coursework the student has completed up to the cancellation.
  • Points to grade conversion: The following are minimum guarantees:

    Points Grade

    43-46 A 40-42 A- 37-39 B+ 34-36 B 31-33 B- 28-30 C+ 25-27 C 22-24 C- 19-21 D+ 16-18 D

• ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend all classes for their full periods.
  MAKEUP OF MISSED WORK: Makeup of missed work that contributes to your final grade for reasons of absence not automatically recognized by Marquette University: My policy is NO, but then again I tend to give everybody a chance to make up work once
• ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: See the undergraduate bulletin
• SEMESTER estimated outline: Under construction

  Date Action	Date Action
  August 28 Chapter 1 30 Chapter 1 September 1 1.1-5 6 1.1-5 8 1.1-5 11 1.1-5 13 1.1-5 15 1.1-5 18 1.1-5 20 1.1-5 22 1.1-5 25 1.1-5 27   29 EX1 October 2   4   6   9   11   13   16	18   23   25   27   30   November 1   3 EX2 6   8   10   13   15   17   20   27   29   December 1   4   6   8   11,   1:00 EX3

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