Fall 2024, Section 1
Course homepage:
The Course homepage is on Canvas.
This webpage is:
http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~lagarias/Public/html/m201-24fa.html
Text (mandatory):
Demonstration. Proof Beyond the Possibility of Doubt
U(M) Mathematics, 72 pages, text, worksheets, resources
(June 28, 2024 version)
A pdf file of an older version of the text(August 16, 2023 version) may be downloaded from the UM Math Department web page
by searching on the phrase:
``demonstration mathematics proof beyond the possibility of
doubt"
The current version (June 28, 2024 version) differs very slightly.
Prerequisites in math background:
high school algebra, high school geometry,
college level calculus (at the level of Math 115).
This is a laboratory course
in writing mathematics, and in writing down proofs.
The laboratory focuses on learning the fundamentals of mathematical writing,
rather than on the mathematics itself.
It uses worksheets, which are given in the course text.
All work is done during the class time.
This course was designed in major part by Prof. Stephen DeBacker,
developed since 2009.
Grades: For LSA students the course is graded C-NC.
For COE students the course is graded Pass-Fail.
To gain credit, 90 percent
of the worksheets must be completed
in class,
and two gateway-style exams must be passed,
on the two major modules.
Precise information is given on the syllabus.