Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
Welcome!
We are living in truly unprecedented times, so I'm sure you all have a million questions about this course. I don't know that I have answers to all of them, but here is some basic information about how the course will run that I wanted you to know right away:
- We are using an open-access textbook called Book of Proof. You can access it for free, online here: https://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/. This is not the textbook listed on the department's website. I'll also be posting lots of extra notes and videos for the course content.
- This class will run asynchronously. What that means for you in practice is that you will not be required to log in at a pre-determined time.
- All of the course content will be available to you on this site and on Canvas as soon as I'm finished preparing it.
- Your assignments can be completed whenever makes the most sense for you, as long as they are done by their respective deadlines.
- You will have to schedule meetings with me and possibly with some of your classmates, but you'll have flexibility in choosing the days/times those happen.
- This does not mean there will not be any student-instructor or student-student engagement. Quite the contrary. I am building in many opportunities for discussion, feedback, and other modes of engagement in the course.
- You are required to have some sort of camera and microphone. A webcam on a laptop or other computer would be ideal, but a smartphone will also get the job done. If you don't have access to this technology, we may be able to come up with a workaround, but you'll need to talk to me about that before the class starts.
Syllabus
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