Course MAT 200: Language, Logic, and Proof 

Summer Session II 2004

Department of Mathematics
SUNY at Stony Brook

Welcome to MAT 200

The basic goal of the course is to introduce the students to mathematical reasoning and proofs; the first part of the course will be concerned with formal logic and formal proofs. The remainder of the course will be concerned with mathematical reasoning, using Euclidean geometry as the model. The emphasis in this part of the course will be on the interplay among geometric figures and reasoning, formal logic and language. 

You will find more information below; some of the documents (marked by this symbol: ) are in PDF format which should be easily readable on all computer systems. You can also find some interesting information on the web pages of this course from previous years: Fall 2002andSpring 2003 . 

Webpage: http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~llopez/mat200/ 

Place and time: MWTh, 6:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Physics P-117

Textbook: Proof, Logic, and Conjecture: The Mathematician's Toolbox, by Robert S. Wolf. Freeman, 1998. In addition, we will also be using Geometry notes written for this course by our professors. 

Instructor: Luis Lopez (office: Math 2-122, e-mail llopez@math.sunysb.edu). The simplest way to contact me is by e-mail. My office hours are Monday & Wednesday 3:00 - 4:00 (in my office) and Monday & Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 in the MathLearningCenter (Math S-240A). 

Syllabus

Handouts:Geometry Notes.

Handouts:Practice Midterm

Handouts:Practice Midterm II

Handouts:Practice Final

Handouts:Solutions to the Practice Final

NOTE: (The second midterm will be an open book test. You may bring your textbook and the geometry notes to the test) 

Homework assignments

Exams:

Midterm 1: Monday, 7/26, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (in class). 

Midterm 2: Monday, 8/9, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (in class). 

Final exam: Thursday, 8/19, 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Grading:

Midterm 1: 20%, Midterm 2: 20%, Homework: 25%, Final:35%

 
 
 

Students with disabilities:If you have a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may affect your ability to carry out assigned course work, you are strongly urged to contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services (DSS) office: Room 133 in the HumanitiesBuilding; 632-6748v/TDD. The DSS office will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. A written DSS recommendation should be brought to your lecturer who will make a decision on what special arrangements will be made. All information and documentation of disability is confidential. Arrangements should be made early in the semester (before the first exam) so that your needs can be accommodated.