MATH 300 (Spring 2011)

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  • Reading Assignments (very tentative)
  • Homework and Handouts
  • Latex Information
  • Semester Summary
  • Course Logistics
  • Office Hours
  • Course Information Sheet
  • Course Schedule Gives tentative dates for topics covered
  • Grade Information
  • Helpful Links for Course
  • Euclid's Elements on the web. Uses Java applets to illustrate the text.
  • Mathematics Portal at UPS Library Start your web-based mathematics-oriented research here.
  • Tips on Writing and Studying Mathematics
  • Projective Plane of Order 3.
  • Examination Archives
  • Semester Summary (forthcoming)
  • Generally Useful Links

  • Writing and Studying Tips

  • Basic Study Tips (Includes a list of Prelude Strategies)
  • Sophisticated StudyGuides (A nice compilation of insights and resources for improving your study skills by Joe Landsberger, University of St. Thomas.)
  • Basic Tips for writing mathematics. (PDF)
  • ``The Elements of Style'' (by William Strunk, Jr.). This is the standard reference for expository writing and is now available in searchable electronic form. (Courtesy of Project Bartleby).
  • Links about Lakatos and "Proofs and Refutations"

  • Lakatos: Proofs and Refutations

  • A brief review by R.B. Jones
  • From "Complete Review"
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    Handouts and Homework

    You will need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here. This is because of the difficulty of accurately rendering mathematical notation on a web page. All you need do is install the free program Acrobat Reader. Just visit the Adobe website to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).

  • Handout for Geometry Axioms, Propositions, etc. (PDF)
  • Worksheet on Projective Planes
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    Examination Archive

    You will need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here. This is because of the difficulty of accurately rendering mathematical notation on a web page. Luckily, all you need do is install the free program Acrobat Reader. Just visit the Adobe website to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).

    Note these are copies of previous exams and are expressly NOT study guides. In addition, many embedded figures did not survive the conversion process to PDF and are missing in these files.

    2005 Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam
    2009 Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam
    2010 Exam 1 Missing Exam 3 Final Exam
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