Welcome to S2012: MHF3202 8768 SETS.&.LOGIC MWF7 LIT207 (ME) Prof. Jonathan King squash@ufl.edu (eddress) Office: 402 Little Hall (Top floor, NE corner) 392-0281 x270 "Maximize x, y and z." If I am not in the office then it is best to EMAIL me, as I don't remotely pick-up phone messages. If urgent, then telephone to the secretaries at 392-0281.x221 and they can contact me at home. Office hours: http://math.ufl.edu/~squash/info.jksched.html My OHs will v*a*r*y during the semester, so please check the webpage. Currently, OHs are: MOND.:7th, When-no-colloquium:9th. WEDN.:9th. Course page: http://math.ufl.edu/~squash/course.selo.2012g.html Resources: http://math.ufl.edu/~squash/teaching.html Archive: I'll email the eddress for posting, and the URL for browsing. >> Please keep our archive private to our class. Text: "How to prove it" (2nd edition) by Daniel J. Velleman, Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0521675994. EXAMS: In addition to pop quizzes, there will be several exams; see our course webpage. All of my classes have CP (class participation) grade, based on Posting to our Archive, Speaking in class, and in OHs/appt., helping other students during OHs., etc. There will be NO final exam; rather, a /typed/ Final Project, due Friday, 925Apr2012 (LDClass+2) SYLLABUS: The entire text. Both mathematical induction and Cantor's theory of infinite cardinalities will be moved earlier the semester. In the induction section we will cover some combinatorial graph theory. ================================================================ HOMEWORK: For Friday, 13Jan2012, please read chapter 1. ================================================================ There will be a Mini-exam (a test of prerequisite knowledge, and the Math-Greek alphabet) on Wednesday, 11Jan2012.. On our webpage, there is a list of the type of questions that will appear. /--------------------------------------------------------\ CLASS-PHOTO DAY: Wednesday, 18Jan2012. Look sharp! Please bring name-card with (optional but useful) your telephone number. \________________________________________________________/ /--------------------------------------------------------\ Letters-of-recommendation (LORs): I base LOR substantially on how a student "thinks on his feet". I generally ask that students have had /two/ courses with me before asking for a LOR. See http://math.ufl.edu/~squash/teaching.html#namelor for important details. \________________________________________________________/