Math 100 Assignments

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Due Date
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Lecture(s)
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Corresponding pages in the book

Homework
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Lecture Questions
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Discussion Question
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11:59 pm Fri, Sep 4

Introductory Assignments: Complete the assignments in this row before you go on to do anything else!

Intro Lecture 1: The Syllabus

Intro Lecture 2: The FAQs

Pgs. none

HW 1:

Click here for Homework 1

Show me that you understand the class structure and the syllabus!

Make sure you can read all the symbols!

Discussion Question 1: What makes a Good Discussion Board Posting?

First Discussion post due 11:59 pm Tue, Sep 1

11:59 pm Fri, Sep 11

Lecture 1: What is a Set?

Lecture 2: Some Properties We Can Use to Describe Sets

Pgs. 52-75

HW 2:

pgs. 56-57 #2-86 even, pgs. 63-64 #8-40 even

Sets 1: Writing Sets and Elements of Sets

Sets 2: Cardinality and Subsets

Discussion Question 2: Basic Properties of Sets

First Discussion post due 11:59 pm Tue, Sep 8

11:59 pm Fri, Sep 18

Lecture 3: Operations on Sets

Leture 4: Compound Operations on Sets

Pgs. 65-75

HW 3:

pgs. 75-79 #1-6 all, 10-30 even, 82-116 even

Sets 3: Simple Set Operations

Sets 4: Do Compound Operations on Sets

Sets 5: Identifying Equivalent Sets

no discussion question this week

11:59 pm Fri, Sep 25

Group Project on Sets

First post due 72 hours before the final due date!

Pgs. 52-75

no homework this week

no lecture questions this week

no discussion question this week

11:59 pm Fri, Oct 2

Lecture 5: Infinite Sets

Pgs. 87-94

HW 4:

pgs. 92-93 #7-21, 31-36 all

Sets 6: Put Sets into One-to-One Correspondence

Sets 7: Find the Cardinality of Infinite Sets

Discussion Question 3: Infinite Sets

First Discussion post due 11:59 pm Tue, Sep 29

11:59 pm Fri, Oct 9

Test 1: Set Theory.

11:59 pm Fri, Oct 16

Groups Lecture Part 1: How to Read an Operation Table

Groups Lecture Part 2: The Closure Property

Groups Lecture Part 3: The Commutative Property

Pgs. 203-218

HW 5:

pg. 208 #1-10 all
Explain only whether or not each set has the closure property and whether or not each set has the commutative property.

Groups 1: How to Read an Operation Table

Groups 2: The Closure Property

Groups 3: The Commutative Property

no discussion question this week

11:59 pm Fri, Oct 23

Groups Lecture Part 4: The Identity Property

Groups Lecture Part 5: The Inverse Property

Groups Lecture Part 6: The Associative Property

Pgs. 203-218

HW 6:

pg. 208 #1-10 all
Explain only whether or not each set has the identity property and whether or not each set has the inverse property and whether or not each set has the associative property.

Groups 4: The Identity Property

Groups 5: The Inverse Property

Groups 6: The Associative Property

no discussion question this week

11:59 pm Fri, Oct 30

Groups Lecture Part 7: Groups