GMS 90, Fundamentals of Mathematics
(2:20-3:35 MW in N-102)


Final exam: 10-12 on Thu, 12/15 in N-106. The final is comprehensive and will cover material up to and including 3.4.

Office hours during exam week: 4-5:30 Mon (12/12), 4:30-6 Wed (12/14), 12-1:30 Thu (12/15), 10:30-11:30 F (12/16).

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Online resources:
Homework:

Assigned
 Due date Read
 Exercises
8/29
1.1
 No exercises yet.
8/31
 9/12
 1.1
 Do set 1.1a in the HLS online homework software.
9/12
 9/19
 1.2-6
 Do sets 1.1b, 1.2-4, and 1.6ab in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: Carefully justify that division by a fraction can be done by multiplying by the reciprocal of that fraction.
9/19
 9/26
 1.7-9
2.1
 Do sets 1.5, 1.6b, 1.7, and 1.8 in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: Give a rigorous argument why 0x=0 for any rational number x. Note that this is an exercise in mathematical reasoning and not one in creative writing. Eloquent or not so eloquent arguments based on personal interpretations of the meaning of 0--nothingness, emptyness, etc--are not likely to be correct.
9/26
 10/3
 1.9
2.1, 2
 Do sets 1.9 and Chapter 1 Review in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: 1.8.60, 61
10/3
 10/10
 2.2-4
 Do sets 2.1abc in the HLS online homework software.
10/10
 10/17
 2.3, 4
 Do sets 2.2 and 2.3ab in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: 2.3.34 complete with justification of each step, like we did in class.
10/17
 10/28
 2.4, 5
 Do sets 2.4 and 2.5 in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: 2.4.20 complete with justification of each step.
10/24
2.6
 Scary new homework will be assigned on 10/31.
10/31
 11/14
 2.6, 7
 Do sets 2.6abc in the HLS online homework software.
11/7
 11/14
 2.6, 7
 Turn in on paper: 2.6.56.
11/14
 11/21
 3.1, 2
 Do sets 2.7, Chapter 2 Review, and 3.1 in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper: 2.7.54
11/21
 11/30
 3.3, 4
 Do sets 3.2 and 3.3 in the HLS online homework software.
Turn in on paper on 11/28: 3.3.18 (including complete justification of your work)
11/28
 12/9
 3.4
 Do set 3.4 in the HLS online homework software. Also, you are not required to do the Chapter 3 Review this time--because we haven't finished Chapter 3--but I highly recommend doing it and/or generating practice exams from it as preparation for the final, just ignore the absolute value questions.
No more turn in HW this semester.

Exam solutions:
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Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms.  You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.
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