MATH 108 (SECTION 31), 1020 Wickson, 8:00-9:15 a.m. MWF




Instructor: Dr. D. A. Kouba

Last Updated: August 22, 2002

Math 108 COURSE GRADES

will be posted here by Thursday, August 22, 2002. If you would like to view your final exam or have questions about course grades, please stop by during Fall Quarter 2002. Enjoy the rest of your summer.


Text: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (5th edition) by Smith, Eggen, and St. Andre

Office: 484 Kerr

Phone: (530) 752-1083

E-mail: kouba@math.ucdavis.edu

Office Hours (Subject to Change): 10-11 Tuesday, Thursday . . . . or by appointment

TA Office Hours (Subject to Change): Jeremy Dybdahl, 469 Kerr, 2-3 Monday, Wednesday


EXAM DATES :



The course will likely cover the following sections in our textbook : 1.1-1.7, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.3, 7.1, 7.2

Here is the Course Syllabus

Here are Math 108 Lecture Notes , as part of The Proof Page, a webpage project partially funded by a UIIP grant from TRC.

Here are Practice Problems (Proofs) . . . page 1 , page 2

Here are Math 108 Homework and Exam Solutions .

Here are Practice Exam 1 . . . Page 1 , Page 2 , . . . and Solutions . . . Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , Page 5

Here are Practice Exam 2 . . . Page 1 , Page 2 , . . . and Solutions . . . Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , Page 5 , Page 6

The following homework assignments are subject to minor changes.



Exam 1 will cover sections 1.1-1.7 and 2.1-2.3 from the book, and homework assignments 1-10. The exam may include true/false questions, truth tables, proofs, prove/disprove problems, and other problems similar to the homework, practice exam, and examples from class.

THE GRADING SCALE FOR EXAM 1 2002 IS :

A+ ...... 100-110

A ...... 90-100

A-/B+ ...... 85-89

B ...... 68-84

C ...... 57-67

C-/D+ ...... 51-56

D ...... 46-50

F ...... 0-45



Exam 2 will cover sections 2.4, 2.5, 3.1-3.3, and 4.1-4.3 from the book, and homework assignments 11-18. The exam may include true/false problems and problems similar to the homework and examples from class. Make sure that you know ALL of the definitions and statements of some theorems.

THE GRADING SCALE FOR EXAM 2 2002 IS :

A ...... 85 - 100

B ...... 70 - 84

B-/C+ ...... 66 - 69

C ...... 45 - 65

C-/D+ ...... 41 - 44

D ...... 36 - 40

F ...... 0 - 35



THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Exam 3 (Final Exam) will cover sections 1.1-1.7, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.3, 7.1, 7.2 from the book, and homework assignments 1-23. Roughly half of the exam will be on sections 1.1-1.6, 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3, 4.1-4.3 and homework assignments 1-18. The other half of the exam will be on sections 5.1-5.3, 7.1, 7.2 and homework assignments 19-23. The exam will include 10-13 True/False statements and 9-11 additional problems similar to the homework and examples from class and practice and regular exams. The PMI and PCI will be covered. The Well-Ordering Principle will NOT be covered ! You will be asked to rewrite English sentences in conditional form. You will be asked to prove that if A and B are open, then A intersect B is open. There will be one problem on compactness. The concepts of one-to-one and onto functions will be tested on this exam. Make sure that you know ALL of the definitions and statements of some theorems.



THE GRADING SCALE FOR EXAM 3 2002 WAS :

A ...... 135 - 150

A-/B+ ...... 125 - 134

B ...... 105 - 124

C ...... 80 - 104

C-/D+ ...... 75 - 79

D ...... 57 - 74

D- ...... 51 - 56

F ...... 0 - 50



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kouba@math.ucdavis.edu .