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MATH 260, FALL 2017

Introduction to Higher Mathematics

Homework



The majority of the topics for this course will be taken from Keef and Guichard's An Introduction to Higher Mathematics

. We will be working at the pace of approximately one section per day

Assignments

8/30 W 1.1: Statements and Truth Tables 1.1: 1, 2 (as many as you need), 3, 4 (simplify part (c)), 5
9/1 F 1.2: Quantifiers 1.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6* (bonus)
9/4 M 1.3:De Morgans Laws, 1.4 Mixed Quantifiers 1.3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
9/6 W 1.4: Mixed Quantifiers, 1.5 Sets 1.4: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
9/8 F 1.5: Sets, 1.6 Families of Sets 1.5: 1 (as many as you need to do), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
9/11 M 1.6, 2.1:More on Index Sets, Direct Proofs 1.6: 1, 2,4,5,6
9/13 W 2.1, 2 More on Proofs, Divisibility 2.1 1-7
9/15 F 1.7, 2.3 More on Divisibility 2.2 2-7
9/18 M 2.3: Existence Proofs, The Divisor Game HW 2.3: 2,4,5,7,8,9
9/20 W 2.4: Intro to Induction Review for Exam 1
9/22 F EXAM 1


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