Introduction to Proofs

Catalog description

(Formerly A MAT 299) Introduction to the methods of higher mathematics, with emphasis on how to read, understand, discover, and write proofs. Topics include basic logic, sets, functions, relations, mathematical induction, countable and uncountable sets, and elementary number theory. This course will require a significant amount of written and oral presentation. Students may receive credit for only one of I CSI 221, A MAT 221, A MAT 299, and A MAT 300. Prerequisite(s): Mathematics major; one of A MAT 113, 119, 214 or 218 with a grade of C or better.