Spring 2012 Math 3040 Prove It!
Welcome to the Math 3040 web page (www.math.cornell.edu/~web3040/).
This page contains information about: course organization, homework, and contacting the instructor or TA, as well as a link to important announcements. The information will be updated throughout the term, so please consult this page and the homework assignments regularly to make sure you have the most recent version.
Announcements: The midterm Prelim will be held on February 23, 2012 during class time.
The final examination for the course will be held on May 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Malott 251.
Textbook: Proofs and Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Ethan Bloch. The text will is available on-line through our library at http://www.springerlink.com/content/lt3581/#section=857701&page=1
Course syllabus: Click here to see the course syllabus
Lecture 1: Tuesday-Thursday, 10:10-11:25, Malott 224.
Lecture 2: Tuesday-Thursday, 2:55-4:10, Malott 224.
Instructor: Bob Connelly--------------Malott 433--------5-4301.
Teaching Assistants: Diana Aristizabal and Zhexiu Tu.
Email and office hours:
Bob Connelly ---------rc46@cornell.edu------------ Office hours: Mondays 1:30 to 2:15 and Wednesdays 11 to 12 in Malott 433.
Diana Ojeda Aristizabal---------dco34@cornell.edu-----------Office hours: Wednesdays from 3 to 4 and Mondays from 12 to 1 in Malott 218.
Zhexiu Tu-----------zt66@cornell.edu---- office hours: Tuesdays and Fridays 1:30 to 2:30 in Malott 218.
Homework: Click here to see the schedule of homework assignments.
Quizzes, Prelims and Final: There
will be:
1) a few unannounced quizzes throughout the term, usually of
10-15 minutes duration;
2) two in-class prelims, the first
on Thursday, February 23, 2012 in class,
3) a final exam on Friday, May 11, 9 am - 11:30 am.
Grading policy: The following is roughly how the different components of your work will be weighted to determine your final grade: Homework, 15-20%; Classwork (including class participation and quizzes), 20-25%; Prelims, 15% each; Final exam, 30%. The Mathematics Department's (voluntary) guidelines for the mean grade in courses at this level is B+. We expect that this will be close to the mean for this course.
Academic Integrity: The usual rules for academic integrity will apply to all work submitted for credit in this course. Of course, this includes prelims and the final exam. You may consult with other students about the homework exercises---in fact, this can be a helpful way of learning the material---but the homework you submit should show all your work and be in your own words. Also be very careful about quoting sources that you use, whether it is from your roommate, the web, the bible, or your mother. Failure to do could be a basis for plagiarism.
Writing homework in TeX: I strongly suggest that you write your homework in the language of LaTeX. You can download the software TeXShop or MiKTeX for Windows for free and here is a template (or this is a more basic text document) you can use to get started. You should follow the instructions for downloading, installing and running the software. This is what the final product looks like. For this document you need this graphic pdf file to get the whole thing to compile. Good luck.
Here is a "Gentle introduction to LaTeX" suggested by Brendan Hammond. This looks like a good place to start learning LaTeX.
Last updated: May 10, 2012.