2016 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 2111.002
Course: Mathematics 2111.002.
Course Title: Basic Concepts of Mathematics.
Time: MWF 12:00-12:50.
Place: Wachman 9.
Instructor: John J. Schiller.
Instructor Office: Wachman 606.
Instructor Email: john.schiller@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7844.
Office Hours: MWF 12:00-12:50.
Prerequisites: Math 1042 (Calculus II) with a grade of C- or better, or equivalent transfer credit.
Textbook: No textbook, notes will be provided.
Course Goals: To provide students with a bridge from basic math courses up through Calculus III, where the emphasis is primarily on techniques, to advanced math courses, where the emphasis is primarily on proofs of theorems.
Topics Covered: Topics will be selected from the following: decimal and base-r expansions of rational numbers, mathematical induction and the Fibonacci sequence, from the insolvability of the quintic to groups, rings, the road to the fundamental theorem of calculus, complex analysis.
Course Grading: The grade is based on six quizzes, three tests, and a comprehensive final exam. The quizzes count 10%. Normally, the lowest score of the three tests counts 10%, the other two 20% each, and the final exam 40%. However, if the final exam is the lowest score, then all three tests and the final exam count 22.5% each.
Exam Dates: Two quizzes before each test, three tests approximately evenly spaced throughout the semester, final exam Wednesday December 21, 10:30-12:30.
Attendance Policy: Attendance and participation in class are expected and will be factors in determining grades in borderline cases.
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