MATH 3243 Expectations

Course Description:

This course covers the fundamentals of mathematical analysis: convergence of sequences and series, continuity, differentiability, Riemann integral, sequences and series of functions, uniformity, and the interchange of limit operations. It shows the utility of abstract concepts through a study of real numbers, and teaches an understanding and construction of proofs.

Weekly Assignments:

The written homework is extremely important (mathematics is not a spectator sport). The best way to test your knowledge of a concept is to try and use it; this is why you work problems. Homework assignments can be writing intensive, hence a lot of the attention when doing homework exercises should be paid to making cohesive arguments in writing. This will be one of the skills developed in the course.

Collaboration with other students in the class is encouraged, but separate solutions must be written up and collaborators documented at the top right-hand corner of all submitted work.

You may also look to other sources for solutions. However, you must cite any outside source you have used in finding your solution. And, you must write up your solution in your own words.

I suggest you make a serious attempt at each problem before consulting a peer or another source.

In general, late homework will not be accepted. However, circumstances may arise that warrant an extension; such an extension request should be emailed to the instructor.

The lowest individual homework grade will be dropped when computing the final homework grade for the course.

Tests:

There will be two tests given over weekends on Friday, October 2, and Friday, November 20. The tests will contain proof-oriented questions.

Final Examination:

There will be a final examination administered on Wednesday, December 9, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 M in roo 1114 of the Technology-Enhanced Learning Center. The final examination will have short-answer questions such as examples, counterexamples, computations, etc.