MAT 300 HOMEWORK

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Assignment
Num.  Read    Due  Section  Hand in                     Do, but don't hand in

1    1.2-3   8/30  1.2     11(1), 12(1), 13(3)          11(4), 12(2),
13(5)
                   1.3     2(4), 3, 6(ii), 7(xii, xv)   2(7), 6(xii),
7(vi, xiii, xiv)

2    1.4-5   9/6   1.4     2(4)
                   1.5     5(2, 4), 6(3, 7)             5(3), 6(4, 5, 9)
                           A.                           B.

        A.  All people with red hair are nice.
        B.  Some people with red hair are nice.

In problems 5 and 6 in section 1.5, and problems A and B, follow
these directions
instead of those given in the text:

  (i) Rewrite the statement using symbols and quantifiers (you
      will have to define letters for the relevant pieces of the
      statements.)
 (ii) Negate the result of part (i) and simplify it.
(iii) Write a correct English sentence expressing the result of part (ii).  Do not
      write the word 'not' applied to any of the objects being quantified.
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3    2.1-3   9/13   2.2    4, 6, b, d, e                 7, a, c
                    2.3    5, 6, f                       4, 7, g
                   
4    2.4-6   9/20   2.4    8, i, j                       2, 6, h
                    2.5    6, k, m                       9, l
                   
In assignments 3 and 4, the letters refer to problems on the sheet
of additional chapter 2 problems (.pdf)
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The first test will be given in class on Thursday, September 22.  It will 
cover chapters 1 and 2.
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5    3.2     9/27   3.2     4(3,4), A1, A4               4(2,5), A2, A3
     For all problems in 3.2, refer to the sheet problems for section 3.2 (.pdf)


In assignments 6 and 7, problems labelled C refer to the sheet problems for chapter 3 (.pdf)

6    3.3-4  10/4    3.3     10                           7(vi)
                    C       1, 6, 11, 18, 22             2, 7, 8, 12, 14, 23
                    
7    4.1    10/11   3.3     8(v), 18                     19, 20
                    3.4     3(v)                         6(2)
                    C       27, 28                       20, 24, 25


In assignment 8, problems labelled D refer to the sheet problems for section 4.1 (.pdf)

8    4.2-3  10/18   D       4, 7(ii,iii), 8(i,v,vi)      2, 6, 7(i,iv), 8(ii,iii,iv)
                    4.2     4(1,2), 6(vii,ix), 11, 12    3(1,2), 6(viii), 9, 13(1,2)

9    4.4    10/25   4.3     6, 7(1), 8(1)                5, 7(2), 8(2), 10
                    4.4     1(3-5), 9, 10, 13(1,2)       5, 12(1-3), 13(3,4)

In assignment 10, the required reading (*) is available at Notes on Cardinality (.pdf)
The problems labelled E refer to the sheet problems for section 6.1 (.pdf)

10   (*)    11/1    E       2, 10, 16, 21, 24,           5, 12, 14, 15, 18, 25, 30, 34
                            26, 31, 33

In assignment 11, the required reading (**) is available at Notes on Recursion (.pdf)
The problems labelled F are at the end of this document.

11   6.3,   11/8    6.3     1(2,6), 5, 9, 12             1(1,5,7), 7, 10
     (**)           6.4     2, 4(i), 8                   1, 3, 5(1)
                    F       1, 4                         5 (NOTE: corrected version)
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The second test will be given in class on Thursday, November 10.  It will 
cover chapters 3 and 4.  A sheet of review problems is posted here (.pdf).
(NOTE:  some problems on this sheet have been corrected.)
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12  5.1-2   11/22   5.1     1(2), 2(3), 3(4,5)            1(1), 2(2), 3(7), 4(6), 11(1,2)
                            4(2,4), 11(3)
                    5.2     2(1,4), 3                     2(2,3), 4

13  5.3     12/1    5.2     5, 10                         6(1), 9
           (Thurs)  5.3     1(1), 2(3), 3(1),             1(2), 2(1), 3(2), 4, 10(1),
                            6, 10(4), 12(3), 13(3)        12(2), 13(1)
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The final exam will be given on Friday, December 9, from 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM.  The last
two days of class will be used for review.  Some problems for review will be posted here.

Review problems for final exam