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Charles A. Coppin ,
W. Ted Mahavier ,
E. Lee May  and
G. Edgar Parker
Charles A. Coppin
Affiliation:
Lamar University
W. Ted Mahavier
Affiliation:
Lamar University
E. Lee May
Affiliation:
Salisbury University
G. Edgar Parker
Affiliation:
James Madison University
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Syllabus for Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

SALISBURY UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE

SYLLABUS (Tentative)

MATH 300 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

Intended Audience: Students minoring in mathematics, particularly prospective teachers, will find this a good capstone to their undergraduate mathematical experience. Students majoring in mathematics who have not already completed a 400-level mathematics course will find this a valuable course to help them develop a better understanding of the connection between computational and theoretical mathematics.

Objective: To provide students with an opportunity to develop the foundations of abstract mathematics in a manner similar to that employed by professional mathematicians.

Prerequisite: Discrete Mathematics, completed with a grade of C or better.

Text: Notes distributed by the instructor.

Foundations, I: The Theory of Sets (2 weeks)

Points and sets. Axioms on sets. Subsets. Operations on sets.

Foundations, II: Functions (3–4 weeks)

Ordered pairs. Relations, functions, and operations. Injections, surjections, and bijections. Binary operations and their properties.

A Deeper Look at the Real Numbers (3–4 weeks)

The integers. Algebraic and order properties. Completeness. Supremum Property. Intervals, decimals, and rational and irrational numbers. Mathematical induction. The Archimedean Property. Recursion. Primes. Finiteness and infinity. Countability and uncountability.

Equivalence Relations (2 weeks)

Reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity. The Equivalence-Relation Theorem. Elementary functions.

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The Moore Method
A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction
 , pp. 211 - 216
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Print publication year: 2009

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