MTH 311 (Spring 2014): Introduction to Higher Mathematics (section T)

Instructor: Hanfeng Li

Office: 104 Mathematics Building.     Phone: 645-8762.

Office Hours:  T 11am-12pm, W 2-3pm.

Email: hfli@math.buffalo.edu

Course Page: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~hfli/teaching/311/311spring14.html

Lectures: TR 9:30-10:50am         
Room:  Math 250

TA's Recitations (Starting from February 4)

T 4:00-4:50pm,  Clemen 322.

TA

 Gary Bolduc       

Math Help Center

Graduate students will be at Rooms 110 of the mathematics building to answer any math questions you might have. The Center will open on Monday, February 10. Hours are 9am-4pm.

Course Description

Proofs and how to "do" them presented in context of: integers, real numbers, induction, sets, functions, cardinality, sequences, Least Upper Bound axiom, and series, as time permits.

 

Learning Outcomes

          At the end of the course, students should be able to define the terms and quote the results in the "311 Outline & Problem Sets" booklet, reproduce the proofs presented in lecture of these results, assess

          the correctness of proofs, and formulate their own correct proofs for results similar to those done in class. For more detail, see http://copper.math.buffalo.edu/ugs/syllabi/syllabus_mth311.pdf

Prerequisite

MTH 241 Calculus III or equivalent.

Groupwork

There will be several 10-minute in-lecture groupwork. Everyone must hand in his/her own solution, which counts towards the final grade. 

Homework

Homework will be assigned every Thursday, except the last two weeks, and will be due at the beginning of the Thursday lecture one week later.  There will be totally 12 homework assignments. 

          Each homework assignment will consist of a number of problems, of which only 3 problems (not specified beforehand) will be graded. Each assignment is worth 30 points. You may work jointly on

          homework with your classmates, but should write up the solutions on your own. 

Homework Assignments

Exams

10-minute in-recitation quizzes will be given, except the first and the last week. There will be totally 12 quizzes.

There will be three 80-min in-lecture term tests:
Term Test 1: Tuesday, February 25.
Term Test 2: Thursday, April 3.
Term Test 3: Tuesday, May 6.

No final exam. Calculators are not allowed in quizzes and term tests.

Late Policy

No late homework will be accepted. No make-up quizzes.

Grading Policy

The 2 lowest homework grades and the 2 lowest quiz grade will be dropped. In other words, we shall count only your best 10 homework and best 10 quizzes.

Your final grade will be determined by:
Groupwork: 5%     Homework: 25%      Quizzes: 10%      Term tests: each 20%

 

The final grade will be curved. The cureve is not predetermined.

Disabilities

If you have a diagnosed disability (physical, learning or psychological) which will make it difficult to carry out the course work as outlined, or requires accomodations such as recruiting note takers, readers, or extended time on exams and/or assignment, please advise me during the first two weeks of the course so we may review possible arrangements for reasonable accomodations.

Important Dates

Monday, February 3         Last day to drop the course - no record appears on transcript.
Tuesday, March 4             Last day to file "Petition to make up an Incomplete" with the math department.
Friday, April 11                Last day to RESIGN from the course - an "R" appears on transcript.

Making Up Incompletes

To make up an Incomplete in a math course you must:

1) Not re-register for the course -- you are making up an incomplete in your original course.

2) Appear in person at the Mathematics Building, Room 233, ask for Patti Wieclaw and ask her to initiate an incomplete petition form for you.

3) Sign the petition.

4) a) If your original instructor determined that the work was to be completed with him/her, take the approved petition form to your original instructor for signature.
    b) If your original instructor determined that the work was to be completed by repeating the course, take the approved petition form to me for signature.

5. Return the petition form to Patti Wieclaw in Rm. 233 Math Bldg. by the last day to add - Monday, February 3.

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