MATH2109 - 01 - Introduction to Proofs

(QR) Quantitative Reasoning (QA) Quantitative Analysis (WI) Writing Intensive

In this course, students are introduced to methods for reading and writing formal mathematical proofs, including proofs by contradiction, by induction, and by contrapositive. More advanced courses in mathematics will assume familiarity with such methods. Particular topics are chosen at the instructor's discretion and may include set theory, number theory, algebraic structures, combinatorics, or graph theory. This is a gateway course for the major in mathematics, and must be satisfactorily completed before a student declares a major in mathematics.