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An introduction to proofs and to mathematical writing. Methods of proof, such as direct proofs, proofs by contradiction, contrapositive proofs, counterexamples and mathematical induction. Examples of proofs will be illustrated using sets, functions and elementary number theory. Use of precise mathematical language will be emphasized.
MA120.
Robert Rundle (PhD)
Office: LH3070 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 a.m. - noon
E: rrundle@wlu.ca
T: x3263
Ping Zhang (DPhil)
Office: LH3065 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thursday 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
E: pzhang@wlu.ca
T: x4902
Erica Marshall
Office: LH3072 (Lazaridis Hall)
T: x3284
E: emarshall@wlu.ca
Section D: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. in LH1011 (Lazaridis Hall)
Section E: Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. in LH1011 (Lazaridis Hall)
Section F: Tuesday and Thursday 1 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. in LH1010 (Lazaridis Hall)
The course package is available in the Laurier bookstore: B. Secord, S.J. Stack, D.C. Vaughan and T. Balfour: Logic and Algebra, 3rd Edition.
No calculator is allowed on the midterm tests and the final examination.
Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA121 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.
A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:
To be eligible to pass this course, a student must score at least 40% on the final examination. The final mark will be reported as a letter grade in accordance with the conversion table of the current undergraduate calendar.
This document is a summary of the course outline for MA121 and is provided for the convenience of students.