MATH 201 - Introduction to Proofs

Instructor: Bernard Lidický
Office: 422 Carver Hall
email: lidicky -at- iastate.edu
Office hours: 2:10pm - 3:00pm MW (email me in advance!)

Section: B
Where: room 0282, Carver Hall
When: 11:00am-11:50am, MWF
Final exam: May 7 9:45am-11:45am

Section: D
Where: room 0282, Carver Hall
When: 1:10pm-2:00pm, MWF
Final Exam: May 6 2:15pm-4:15pm

Info from department
Lecture syllabus
Lecture log
Blackboard
Book of Proof (Second Edition) - Richard Hammack
Basic Analysis: Introduction to Real Analysis - Jiří Lébl

Homework (due Wednesday before class)

Announcements

Score from tests and assignments available in Blackboard
In case that your score on your list and in the system do not match, please let me know so I can correct the mistake.
If you cannot participate in the class, you can email me scan of your work BEFORE the class.

Exams (tentative schedule)

Exam 1
- Material covered: Chater 1,2,4,5 (HW1 - HW4)
- Date: February 13
Exam 2
- Material covered: Chater 6,7,8,9,10 (HW5 - HW8)
- One single hand written page can be used during the midterm
- Date: March 13
Exam 3
- Material covered: Chaters 11,12,13 (Book of Proof), Chapters 1.2,1.3, 2.1-2.4 (Basic Analysis) (HW9 - HW last)
- You can skip 2.2.3
- One single hand written page can be used during the midterm
- Practice problems
- Date: April 20
- Bring your exam fixed (by May 1) (resolve problems where you lost points) and I give you 1/2 of the points back
- Here is the midterm in case you wish to correct it and didn't pick up yours
Final
- May 7 9:45-11:45 a.m. (section B meeting at 10am MWF)
- May 6 2:15-4:15 p.m. (section D meeting at 1pm MWF)
- Covers ALL material from the course (including 2.6.1 and 2.6.3)
- Some problems to practice.
- One single hand written page can be used during the final

Bonus rules

You may collaborate on solving the homework. However, every student is required to write the solution (her/him)self.

Quizes

Notes

I will publish some of my notes. You are welcome to use them. However, they they are likely to have small mistakes in them. Always refer to the book. Reading the notes is not sufficient for passing the class. (anyway - there might be mistakes in the notes) If you get the crazy idea of printing the handwritten notes them, I encourage to print 4 on 1 page.