MATH 280, Section 1: Foundations of Mathematics
Spring 2009 Homework Assignments

Listed here (by date) is the homework assigned in our Foundations class. Make sure you keep an eye on this page, and keep yourself up to speed!

If you have any questions about these assignments, please don't hesitate to contact me.

• Wednesday, January 14th. Find some time outside of class to meet with your partners and read over this handout, making note of the strengths and weaknesses of the various responses.
• Friday, January 16th. Read pages 33 through 36 of your textbook and be prepared to discuss this reading class.
• Monday, January 19th. Martin Luther King Day: no homework!
• Wednesday, January 21st. Here is your first homework, on quantifiers. And here is the schedule for the homework:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 2 and 4) due to peer-review committee: Monday, January 26th
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, January 28th
  • Homework set due: Friday, January 30th
• Friday, January 23rd. Read the handout Getting started with LaTeX, and if you have a computer download a text editor (like TeXnicCenter or TeXMaker) and a LaTeX compiler (like MiKTeX) to your computer. We will begin using LaTeX very soon, and I will give you your first LaTeX assignment on Monday!
• Monday, January 25th. No new "math" homework, but here is a little something to get you started with LaTeX: create as faithful a copy of this document as you can using LaTeX. As a hint, here is a template which provides you with a more or less "empty" file whose preamble matches that of most of our class documents. This homework is due by Friday, February 6th. Enjoy!
• Wednesday, January 27th. Here is the homework on compound statements. And here is the schedule for the homework:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 2 and 3(a)) due to peer-review committee: Monday, February 2nd
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, February 4th
  • Homework set due: Friday, February 6th
• Friday, January 30th. Nothing new! Please remember that you have a couple of new committee problems to complete for this coming Monday.
• Monday, February 2nd. Nothing new! Dang it. Wednesday will bring more problems, though, so be ready!
• Wednesday, February 4th. SNOW DAY: CLASS CANCELED! Thus, no new homework.
• Friday, February 6th. Here is the homework on basic proof techniques. And here is the schedule for the homework:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 2 and 5(b)) due to peer-review committee: Monday, February 9th
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, February 11th
  • Homework set due: Friday, February 13th
• Monday, February 9th. Nothing new!
• Wednesday, February 11th. Nothing new yet. Soon, I promise! Look for something to get started on over the weekend, and be forewarned that your first take-home exam will be assigned soon.
• Friday, February 13th. Here is the homework on induction. Schedule for this homework:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 1 and 3) due to peer-review committee: Monday, February 16th
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, February 18th
  • Homework set due: Friday, February 20th
• Monday, February 16th. Nothing new. Keep cracking on the induction homework!
• Wednesday, February 18th. Nothing new.
• Friday, February 20th. Nothing new: Exam 1 is coming your way on Monday!
• Monday, February 23rd. Nothing new homework-wise, but hey, hey, hey! Look here on Monday for the link to Exam 1!
• Wednesday, February 25th. Nothing new, keep working on that exam. Homework 5 is coming on Friday.
• Friday, February 27th. Here is a link to the homework on sets. And here is a schedule for the homework (revised to account for the snow day!):
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 1 and 3) due to peer-review committee: Wednesday, March 4th
  • Committee-led discussion: Friday, March 6th
  • Homework set due: Monday, March 16th
• Monday, March 2nd. SNOW DAY: CLASS CANCELED! Thus, no new homework.
• Wednesday, March 4th. Nothing new, but keep working on the homework set handed out on Friday, and get started on those exam revisions (still due Friday, March 6th).
• Friday, March 6th. After a bit of deliberation, I have decided not to assign additional homework over the break. Be ready to get cracking once you return, though!
• Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th. Spring Break! No class!
• Monday, March 16th. Nothing new. More coming on Wednesday!
• Wednesday, March 18th. As promised, here is a link to the first set of combinatorics homework problems. And here is a schedule for the homework:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 4 and 5) due to peer-review committee: Monday, March 23rd
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, March 25th
  • Homework set due: Friday, March 27th
• Friday, March 20th. Nothing new. Keep at the homework assigned last class!
• Monday, March 23rd. Nothing new.
• Wednesday, March 25th. I will be handing out Exam 2. You can check out the schedule for this exam on the course schedule page.
• Friday, March 27th. Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium: no class, so nothing new!
• Monday, March 30th. Nothing new: you have an exam to keep you busy!
• Wednesday, April 1st. Nothing new: keep working on the exam.
• Friday, April 3rd. No class, so nothing new!
• Monday, April 6th. Nothing new, but fear not: you will have new homework on Wednesday, dealing with relations. In the meantime, revisions on Exam 2 are due on Friday, April 10th, and by that time I would also like to know with whom you will be working on your presentation.
• Wednesday, April 8th. Here is your homework on relations. There are two LaTeX problems, and here is the schedule for the committee problems:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 2 and 3) due to peer-review committee: Monday, April 13th
  • Committee-led discussion: Wednesday, April 15th
  • Homework set due: Friday, April 17th
• Friday, April 10th. Nothing new!
• Monday, April 13th. Nothing new.
• Wednesday, April 15th. Nothing new.
• Friday, April 17th. Here is your homework on functions. There are two LaTeX problems, and here is the schedule for the committee problems:
  • Preliminary solutions to two problems (Exercises 2 and 3) due to peer-review committee: Wednesday, April 22nd
  • Committee-led discussion: Friday, April 24th
  • Homework set due: Friday, May 1st
• Monday, April 20th. Nothing new: your last homework was assigned on Friday. By now, though, you should be thinking about your final presentations!
• Wednesday, April 22nd. Nothing new.
• Friday, April 24th. Nothing new!
• Monday, April 27th. Nothing new...
• Wednesday, April 29th. You know the drill! In fact, aside from your presentations, there is nothing new the rest of the semester.

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