Class Schedule: | T,Th 8:30-9:45 | |
Class Location: | Duffy 206 | |
Professor: | Dr. Eugene Quinn | |
equinn1@stonehill.edu |
General Information | Announcements | Syllabus | Notes and Handouts | Assignments | Policies | Grading |
12/08/2007 | A study guide for the final exam is posted. The final will be similar in format to Exam 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/04/2007 | There will be an in-class final In Duffy 206 You may hand in any work you have done on the takehome final for extra credit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Any work you want the option of handing in a revision on must be submitted by Tuesday, December 11th in order to give me time to review it and get it back to you in time to resubmit on or before the due date, which is Monday, December 17th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/02/2007 | A collection of hints for the Chapter 2 assignment is posted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Any work you want the option of handing in a revision on must be submitted by Monday, December 10th in order to give me time to review it and get it back to you in time to resubmit on or before the due date, which is Monday, December 17th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/29/2007 | The final exam is posted. The exam is due on or before Monday, December 17th. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A set of notes on recursive sequences is posted. This contains an example showing how to prove that a recursive sequence converges and find its limit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/13/2007 | Problems for the first four sections of Chapter 2 have been posted in the Assignments section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/11/2007 | By popular demand, the second exam has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 15th and will cover Chapter 1 of the Abbott text plus any related supplemental material that was presented in class (such as the Field and Order properties on p.245).
A study guide has been posted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/1/2007 | The second exam will be on Tuesday, November 13th and will cover Chapter 1 of the Abbott text.
I will post a study guide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An inventory of problem solutions received as of last weekend is posted. I will update this periodically. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/18/2007 | A page of LaTeX material has been added for those who wish to make use of LaTeX.
This is entirely optional, you can write everything out by hand if you choose to. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/07/2007 | A set of possible solutions for Exam 1 are posted (these are not the only solutions). The exam consisted of 15 questions assigned a value of 6 points each for a total of 90. The distribution of scores was:
There were two perfect scores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you haven't already done so, you should begin reading Chapter 1 in the Abbott text.
Four assignments for Chapter 1 are posted in the Assignments section. You may begin the assignments as soon as you have read the material in the text, you do not have to wait until the section is discussed in class. I strongly encourage you to be proactive in this regard. There is one assignment each for sections 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5. Each is assignment consists of 6 problems chosen randomly from the exercises at the end of the section. A suggested due date is listed for each assignment. You should plan to have all or nearly all of the assignment completed by that date, so that you do not fall behind. Suggestions for completing assignments containing proofs are posted. This type of assignment is new to many people and requires a different approach. A couple of items on mechanics:
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9/30/2007 | A summary of the material on negation is posted. The summary titled "RESULTS FROM LOGIC" (page number 83 from Professor Esty's text) is another good reference for Thursday's exam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/26/2007 | There will be an in-class exam Thursday, October 4 covering the handouts from Professor Esty's text and lecture material on symbolic logic and proofs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/25/2007 | Class is partitioned into 6 groups, whose members are:
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9/22/2007 | A set of notes on the definition of a function is posted. Please have it read for class on Tuesday, 9/25. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/18/2007 | There will be a quiz on Tuesday, September 25th covering sections 1.3 and 1.4 of Professor Esty's text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/13/2007 | There will be no quiz next week. A number of problems from section 1.4 of the Esty text have been assigned for Tuesday, 9/18. Please write them up and hand them in for grading. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/08/2007 | A summary of the Section 1.1 handout has been posted. Tuesday's quiz will cover this material. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/05/2007 | Lecture foils on proof and sets have been posted. A list of symbols is also posted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9/04/2007 | A sample proof has been posted. It's not in two column form, but it would be fairly easy to convert it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8/27/2007 | Students with documented disabilities: If you are seeking classroom accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you are required to register with the Center for Academic Achievement, located in Duffy 109. To receive academic accommodations for this class, please request an accommodation letter from the Center for Academic Achievement and meet with me at the beginning of the semester. |
Assignment Number | Date Due | Assignment |
8 | Thursday, 11/29/07 (suggested) | Assignment 8 (Sections 2.2-2.5 of the Abbott text) |
7 | Tuesday, 10/23/07 (suggested) | Assignment 7 (Section 1.5 of the Abbott text) |
6 | Thursday, 10/18/07 (suggested) | Assignment 6 (Section 1.4 of the Abbott text) |
5 | Tuesday, 10/16/07 (suggested) | Assignment 5 (Section 1.3 of the Abbott text) |
4 | Thursday, 10/11/07 (suggested) | Assignment 4 (Section 1.2 of the Abbott text) |
3 | Thursday, 9/27/07 | assignment 3 One problem per group, please have an outline of a proof ready for class on 9/27 for discussion. |
2 | Tuesday, 9/18/07 |
Please write up solutions for the following problems at the end of Section 1.4 of Professor Esty's text (one of the handouts):
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1 | Tuesday, 9/11/07 | assignment 1 |
Date | Description |
9/22 | Notes on the definition of a function |
9/8 | A summary of the Section 1.1 handout |
9/5 | |
9/4 | A sample proof |
These include:
All members of the College community have the responsibility to be familiar with,
to support, and to abide by the College's policy on academic honesty. This responsibility includes reporting known or suspected violations of this policy to the appropriate faculty
member or to the Dean of the Faculty in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to the following:
(Page 108 of The Hill Book )
The policies listed under Class Attendance on page 108 of The Hill Book apply;
Note in particular the following:
(Page 108 of The Hill Book - note exceptions for prolonged illness and conflicts with religious beliefs)
My idea of legitimate absences includes:
The value of the final examination is determined by the instructor. If a student misses the examination without sufficient reason, a grade of F is given for this part of the course requirements. The semester grade is then determined in the same way as for students who took the examination.
(Page 109 of The Hill Book)
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