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Math 220: Mathematical Reasoning and Proof
MWF 9-9:50pm
Jessica Sidman, jsidman at amherst dot edu
Office hours
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Course notes

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Monday	Wednesday	Friday
1/26 Class canceled Ch. 2	1/28 (8:35 start) Read: pg. 34 and Ch. 2 Exercises: 2.5 Beginning of semester survey due	1/30 (8:35 start) Read: Ch.3 and Ch. 4 Exercises: 3.2, 3.5, 4.1, 4.3, 4.6 Quiz: Truth tables from our class worksheet. Journal check due Sunday.
2/2 Read: The Book of Proof, pgs 118-120 Exercises: 4.3 and 4.5 (solutions in the back of the book)	2/4 Read: The Book of Proof, pgs 121 Exercises: 4.7 and 4.11 (solutions in the back of the book) Homework 1 due	2/6 Read: The Book of Proof, 131-135 Exercises: 5.23 (solutions in the back of the book) Quiz: Problems like in HW 1. Journal check due Sunday.
2/9 Read: The Book of Proof, pgs 128-135 Self-check exercises: 5.3 (solutions in the back of the book) Video: Contradiction and contrapositive	2/11 Read: The Book of Proof, pgs 128-135 Self-check exercises: 6.1, 6.11 (solutions in the back of the book) Homework 2 due Video: The square root of 2 is irrational.	2/13 Read: Ch. 5, (RWP) Self-check exercises: Problem 5.5 Quiz: Problems like in HW 2. Journal check due Sunday.
2/16 Read: Ch. 6 (RWP) Self-check exercises: Exercises 6.1, 6.4, 6.13.	2/18 Read: Ch. 7 (RWP) Self-check exercises: Exercises 7.3 and 7.5 and Problem 7.5. Homework 3 due	2/20 Read: Ch. 10 (RWP) Self-check exercises: Exercises 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.7. Quiz: Problems like HW 3. Journal check due Sunday.
2/23 Snow day	2/25 (8:35 start) Read: Ch. 8 Self-check exercises: Example 8.2, Exercises 8.4, 8.5. Homework due Video: Induction Example	2/27 (8:35 start) Read: Ch. 9 Self-check exercises: Exercuse 9.2. Quiz: Problems like HW4 Journal check due Sunday.
3/2 Read: Ch. 11 Self-check exercises: 11.1, 11.4, 11.5.	3/4 Review Day Please come with questions! We'll also have an opportunity to workshop problems from HW5. Homework 5 due	3/6 Exam 1 (8:35 start) Journal check due Sunday.
3/9 Read:Ch. 11	3/11 Read: Ch. 12 Self-check exercises:Exercise 12.6 (mini) Homework 6 due	3/13 Read: Ch. 15 Self-check exercises: Exercise 15.9. Quiz: Problems like HW6 Journal check due Sunday 3/22.
3/23 Read:Ch. 16 Self-check exercises:Exercises 16.5, 16.8	3/25 Read:Ch. 17 Self-check exercises:Exercise 17.8 Homework 7 due	3/27 Self-check exercises: Quiz:Problems like HW7 Journal check due Sunday.
3/30 Read: Ch. 18 Self-check exercises: Exercise 18.1	4/1 Self-check exercises:Exercises 18.2, 18.3 Homework 8 due	4/3 Self-check exercises:Exercise 18.4 Quiz: Problems like HW8 Journal check due Sunday.
4/6 Read: The Book of Proof pgs. 269-274. Self-check exercises: pg. 274 in Book Of Proof: 1, 3, 7.	4/8 Review day: Please come with questions! We'll also have an opportunity to workshop problems from HW9. Homework 9 due	4/10 Exam 2 (8:35 start)
4/13 Read: The Book of Proof pgs. 275-282. Self-check exercises: pg. 280 in Book of Proof: 1, 11.	4/15 Journal check due	4/17 Video lecture (no in-person class) Optional HW10 early start assignment due.
4/20 Break!	4/22 Read: Ch. 14 (Theorem 14.3) Homework 10 due	4/24 Read: Section 2.2 in Abbott (Download from the library here.) Self-check problems: problems Quiz: Problems like in Homework 10. Journal check due Sunday.
4/27 Read: Section 2.3 in Abbott (through the proof of Theorem 2.3.3 (ii)) Self-check problems: ALT self-check problems	4/29 Read: Secion 2.3 in Abbott Self-check problems: MCT self-check problem Homework 11 due.	5/1 Read: Secion 2.4 through Theorem 2.4.2 in Abbott Quiz: Problems like in Homework 11. Journal check due Sunday.
5/4 Last day of class Homework 12 due Tuesday at 5pm. Review!