DayDateTopicHomeworkOpenLab AssignmentsProject Milestones
18/27/2020Sec 1.1: SetsSec 1.1 p.7: 1, 12, 19, 26, 29, 35Discussion - Introductions and Mathography
29/1/2020Sec 1.2, 1.3: Cartesian Products, Subsets
(Webwork 1)Discussion - Advice from the Past
39/3/2020Sec 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7: Set operations(Webwork 2)
49/8/2020Sec 1.7, 1.8, 2.1: Collections of setsSec 1.8 p.29: 3, 5, 6, 8
59/10/2020Sec 2.1, 2.2, 2.3: Statements (and, or, not, if)(Webwork 3)Discussion – Sentences
69/15/2020Sec 2.4, 2.5, 2.6: Biconditional, Truth tables, Logical equivalence(Webwork 3)
79/17/2020Sec 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11: Quantifiers, Translation, Negation(Webwork 4)
89/22/2020Sec 3.1-3.4: Lists, factorials (Webwork 5)
99/24/2020EXAM 1 (through 2.6)Assign Deliverable #1 - OpenLab - introduce Puzzle
9/29/2020MONDAY SCHEDULE
1010/1/2020Sec 3.5, 3.6: Counting subsets, Binomial Theorem
(Chapter 4: Direct Proof)
(finish Webwork 5)10 min inclass - questions about puzzle?
1110/6/2020Chapter 4: Definitions, Basic factsChapter 4: 1, 6, 7, 15, 16
1210/8/2020Chapter 4: Direct proof
Deliverable #1 due.
Deliverable #2 - group work in class - play with puzzle in group (30 min)
Assign Deliverable #3 - OpenLab - read & create conjecture
1310/13/2020Topics in Number Theory #1: Divisibility, Division AlgorithmChapter 4: 4, 5, 10, 11
1410/15/2020Chapter 5: Contrapositive ProofChapter 5: 1, 4, 9
1610/20/2020Topics in Number Theory #2: GCD, Euclid's LemmaGCD Problems:
Chapter 4: 27, 28
Chapter 5: 29, 31
Deliverable #3 - bring conjecture to class
Deliverable #4 - group work in class - choose a conjecture to work on (40 min)
1510/22/2020EXAM 2Assign Deliverable #5 - OpenLab - Proof Journal
1710/27/2020Chapter 6: Proof by contradiction
Topics in Number Theory #3: Applying Euclid's Lemma
Chapter 6: 3,4,5,8,9
1810/29/2020Chapter 7: If-and-only-if proofs; existence proofs
MIDTERM GRADES DUE
Chapter 7: 5, 6, 7, 9, 12("What is Truth" activity?)
1911/3/2020Topics in Number Theory #4: Infinitude of Primes, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic(Chapter 8 - see below)Deliverable #5 - OpenLab - Proof Journal due.
Inclass - group meetings with instructor
Assign Group paper (1)
2011/5/2020Chapter 8: Proofs involving setsChapter 8: 3, 4, 7, 18, 19, 20
2111/10/2020Chapter 9: DisproofChapter 9: 3, 4, 5Inclass - group meetings with instructor (2)
Assign Group Presentation
2211/12/2020Chapter 10: Induction (introduction)Chapter 10: 1, 2, 5, 10, 15
2311/17/2020Chapter 10: Induction (examples)Deliverable #6 - group paper initial draft due in class
Groups sign up for presentation slots (1st week in Dec).
2411/19/2020EXAM 3 (Through Chp 10)
2511/24/2020Topics in Number Theory #5: Strong induction examplesHandout: Theorems NT 5.2, 5.3
11/26/2020COLLEGE CLOSED (Thanksgiving)
2612/1/2020Sec 11.0, 11.1: Relations and their properties Section 11.1: 3,4
(Webwork 6)
Deliverable #7 - group paper final draft due in class
Deliverable #8 - inclass group presentations (2-3 per day)
2712/3/2020Topics in Number Theory #6: Equivalence Classes, equivalence relations, congruence mod nSection 11.2: 12, 13, 16
In addition, complete Example 11.8 at the top of p208.
Deliverable #8 - inclass group presentations (2-3 per day)
2812/8/2020Topics in Number Theory #7: Closure properties of congruence mod nSection 11.5: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Handout: Theorem NT 6.2, 6.3
12/10/2020NO CLASSES (Reading Day)
2912/15/2020Topics in Number Theory #8 (select from optional topics): Divisibility tests, Linear Congruences, Fermat's Theorem.
Final Exam Review
3012/17/2020FINAL EXAMDeliverable #9 - reflection - due in class

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