MAA 4211 Section 7222 (17793), Fall 2019
Assignment 0
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Due-date: Monday 8/26/18.
- Read the Class home page,
Syllabus and course information,
Homework rules, and How
homework will be graded handouts.
- Go to the miscellaneous handouts
page and read the handouts "What is a proof?" and "Mathematical
grammar and correct use of terminology". (Although this course's prerequisites
are supposed to cover most of this material,
most students enter MAA 4211 without having had
sufficient feedback on their work to eliminate common mistakes or bad
habits.) I recommend also reading "Taking notes in a college math
class", even though it is aimed at freshmen and sophomores.
- Take
the Proof-writing
quiz,
and be prepared to hand it in on Monday 8/26/19. (This is a
multiple-choice quiz, so several of the Homework Rules listed
on the
general homework page are not relevant; these rules will become
relevant starting with Assignment 1.)
This quiz is a diagnostic tool for you to measure your
own readiness for this class. The passing score on this quiz is
100%.
Getting anything wrong on this quiz is a sign that
you may not be ready for this class. Getting more than
one thing wrong is a sign that you're almost definitely not
ready. I'll reveal the answers to the quiz some time on the due-date,
so that you'll have time to drop the class or to try to switch
sections if your performance on the quiz worries you.
General homework page
Class home page