Math 3325 - 17462
Transition to Advanced Mathematics
Spring Semester 2017
Instructor: Dr. Blerina Xhabli
- Office: 609 PGH
- Email: blerina@math.uh.edu
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Office
hours: TuTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm in 609 PGH
Grader: Grant Getzelman and Shahzad Kalloo
- Office: 605 PGH
- Office
hours: TBA in CASA Tutoring Center
CASA Tutoring Center is located at Garrison Gym, Room 222.
Course details:
- Lecture Time/Place: TuTh 10:00am - 11:30am, SEC 202
- Textbook: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, 7th Edition, by Douglas Smith, M. Eggen, and Richard St. Andre.
- Course syllabus
- Supplemental Lecture Notes by Prof. Dr. Vern Paulsen.
Announcements:
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Reading Assignment #15 to be done prior to class on Tuesday, 05/02:
Final Review: Test 1 Review, Test 2 Review and Chapter 4*.
→ Final Exam: Thursday, May 4, 11:00AM - 02:00PM.
Homework#11, Due Tuesday, 05/02.
Reading Assignment #14 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 04/25-04/27:
Read Sec. 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2.
Homework#10, Due Thursday, 04/27.
Reading Assignment #13 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 04/18-04/20:
Read Sec. 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.
Reading Assignment #12 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 04/11-04/13:
Read Sec. 4.2, 4.3, Review #2 and Exam #2.
→ Exam #2: Thursday, April 13, 10:00AM - 11:20AM.
→ Review #2 will be done on Tuesday, 04/11.
Reading Assignment #11 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 04/04-04/06:
Read Sec. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Reading Assignment #10 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 03/28-03/30:
Read Sec. 3.4*, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Homework#9, Due Tuesday*, 04/11.
Reading Assignment #9 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 03/21-03/23:
Read Sec. 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1
Homework#8, Due Thursday, 03/30.
Reading Assignment #8 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 03/07-03/09:
Read Sec. 2.6*, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Homework#7, Due Thursday, 03/23.
Reading Assignment #7 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 02/28-03/02:
Read Sec. 2.5, 2.6* and Review #1
Homework#6, Due Thursday, 03/02.
Homework #6 is going to be a bonus homework. This grade will substitute one of your lowest prior homework grades.
You don't have to turn it in, but it is strongly recommended to work through each problem in detail.
→ Exam #1: Thursday, March 02, 10:00AM - 11:20AM.
→ Review #1 will be done on Tuesday, 02/28.
Reading Assignment #6 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 02/21-02/23:
Read Sec. 2.3 2.4, 2.5, 2.6*
Homework#5, Due Thursday, 02/23.
Reading Assignment #5 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 02/14-02/16:
Read Sec. 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
Homework#4, Due Thursday, 02/16.
Reading Assignment #4 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 02/07-02/09:
Read Sec. 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2
Homework#3, Due Thursday, 02/09.
Reading Assignment #3 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 01/31-02/02:
Read Sec. 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Homework#2, Due Thursday, 02/02.
Reading Assignment #2 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 01/24-01/26:
Read Sec. 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Homework#1, Due Thursday, 01/26.
Reading Assignment #1 to be done prior to class on Tuesday/Thursday, 01/17-01/19:
Read Sec.1.1 and Sec.1.2.
Reading Assignment #0 to be done before beginning the 1st Chapter:
Read "Preface to the Student".
Introduction: This course is an introduction to proofs and the abstract approach that characterizes upper level mathematics courses. The goal is to give students the skills and techniques that they will need as they study any type of advanced mathematics.
A major objective of the course is for students to learn to read, write, and understand proofs.
Learning to write proofs is difficult, and you will be challenged in many ways throughout this course.
Research has shown that the most successful students are the ones who:
1. believe that one's ability to learn is not fixed; that one becomes better at any subject with effort and practice, and that failure is not permanent.
2. stick with and pursue a goal over a long period of time. This includes the ability to stay determined and motivated despite experiences with failure or adversity.
Please read some students' successful experiences in learning mathematical proofs:
What is the Best Way to Learn Mathematical Proofs?