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Math 109 General Information
Winter, 2005

Course Description

This a course on learning how to write mathematical proofs.

There will be one midterm and a final exam.

The complete course schedule is available.

Instructors

Name Office E-mail Phone Office Hours
Ni, Lei AP&M 5250 lni@math.ucsd.edu 534-2704 MWF 10:00-11:00am

Course Assistants

Name Time Place Office Office Hours E-mail
D01: Amanda Beeson M 7:00-7:50 pm HHS 2152 6349C MW 12:00pm -2:00pm ambeeson@math.ucsd.edu
D02:Amanda Beeson M 8:00-8:50 pm HHS 2152 6349C MW 12:00pm-2:00 pm ambeeson@math.ucsd.edu

Course Time and Location

Section Instructor Time Place
B00 Ni MWF 11:00-11:50 am Peterson Hall 102

Course Grader

Section Grader Email address
B00 George Bouvier Contact your TA first

Texts

Text: Foundations of higher mathematics, by Fletcher and Patty

Reference: The structure of the proof, by Michael O'Leary, Pearson Education, 2002.

Exams

There will be one midterm and a final exam.

  • All exams are close-book, close-notes. No calculator is allowed.

  • Final Exam: The final exam will be on March 17th, Thursday, 11:30-2:30pm at PETER 102

  • Midterm: Will be hold during the lecture. Check the schedule for the date.

  • Student ID is required to take the exams. Students without ID will not be allowed to take the exams.

  • No (absolutely) make-up exams. No calculators during the exams.

    • Homework

    There will be weekly homework assignments. Homework should be turned (are due) in at the end of each Monday's discussion section. Written homework #n is due in discussion Monday day of week #n+1, for n=1, ..., 9.

  • Late homework will not be accepted.

  • It is very important that you do all the homework, since it is almost impossible to learn the subject matter without doing many problems.

  • We encourage you to work together on the exercises. Any assignment, though, should represent your own work. Check Academic Integrity Guidelines for more informations.

    • Schedule

    The course schedule is available. Check the schedule page regularly, because it is subject to change (especially those portions currently far in the future).

    Grades

    Grades will be based on the following percentages.
    Homework 30%
    Midterm 20%
    Final 50%

    Office Hours

    You are encouraged to attend the office hours provided by the instructor and teaching assistants. There are also Calculus Tutoring Lab at the APM room 2402, as well as other Tutoring services available.

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