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Oct 14, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MTH 311LR - Introduction to Higher Mathematics Develops the student’s ability to read, comprehend and construct rigorous proofs. Topics may include the following: the number systems N, Z, Q, R and the existence of irrational numbers; sets and functions; size of sets(finite/infinite, countable/uncountable); the countability of the rationals and the uncountability of the real numbers; boundedness; upper and lower bounds; lub’s and glb’s; lub and glb property; density of the rationals in the reals; Archimedean property of the reals; mathematical induction, including strong induction and the well-ordering of the natural numbers; sequences of real numbers, including the Monotone Convergence Theorem, Cauchy sequences, and the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem.
Credits: 4
Grading Graded (GRD)
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Requisites: Pre-Requisite: MTH 241 or MTH 251 or Permission of Instructor.
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