MAA 4212, Section 16E9 (15595) — Spring 2019
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Due-date: Friday 1/11/19. There is nothing to hand in.
- Read the Class home page,
Syllabus and course information,
Homework rules, and How
homework will be graded handouts.
- If you took MAA 4211 from someone other than Dr. Groisser:
- Read the
notation-difference chart.
- Read the handouts "What is a proof?" and
"Mathematical grammar and correct use of terminology". (Although
the prerequisites for this course are supposed to cover
most of this material, I have found that many students enter MAA
4211, and even MAA 4212, 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. (All of these
handouts are posted on the miscellaneous
handouts page.)
- Take
the Proof-writing
quiz, but DO NOT HAND IT IN. This quiz is a diagnostic tool
for you to measure your own readiness for this class. The
passing score on this quiz is 100%, which is one reason I
don't want you to hand it in — I don't want anyone to start the
semester with a heart attack. 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.
Answers to the quiz are
posted here.
General homework page
Class home page