Math 2710: Transition to Advanced Math
Jeremy Teitelbaum
Fall Semester, 2019
Instructor
Jeremy Teitelbaum
jeremy.teitelbaum@uconn.edu
http://teitelbaum.math.uconn.edu
Office: Monteith 231
Office hours: 9:00 - 10:00 Mondays, 12:15-13:00 Wednesdays (or by appointment)
Course Description. This course is an introduction to mathematical proof, taught through examples mainly from algebra and number theory.
Textbook: An Introduction to Mathematical Thinking: Algebra & Number Systems, by Gilbert and Vanstone. Pearson, New Jersey. ISBN 0-13-184868-2.
Prerequisites. MATH 1132 or 1152. Cannot be taken for credit after passing MATH 2143, 3150, 3210, 3230, 3240, 3260, 3270, 3330, 3370 or 224.
Piazza. We will be using the piazza Q&A site for intra-class consultation. Questions about the course should be directed to the piazza site. Course resources are also available through piazza. You can access piazza through the Husky CT course for the class, but you should have received an email enrolling you in the class and providing a direct link.
Assessment. Grades in this course will be based on the following:
2 midterm exams, each worth 25% of the total grade. Tentatively scheduled for September 30 and November 5. Note: September 30 is Rosh Hashanah. If you are celebrating the holiday, see me by September 20 to sign up for an alternate exam date, probably October 3.
Final Exam worth 40% of the final grade.
Homework and Participation (10%). I will assign a number of homework problems for discussion in each class, and you should do these homework problems before class and come prepared to discuss them. Periodically, I will select a subset of the assigned problems to be handed in. I will provide relatively little lead time for these assignments so it is in your interest to stay current. You may collaborate or use piazza when completing this work, but the final write-up must be your own work. In addition, I may from time to time make and grade other assignments including short in-class or online quizzes, and I will explain the rules for collaboration on those problems when they happen.
Piazza. Part of your homework and participation grade depends on your use of piazza. Prior to (most) classes, I will post a question or discussion topic to piazza pertaining to the next class. You should take the time to respond to these posts; each such question will count roughly the same as a typical homework problem or in-class quiz question.
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