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Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

Keith Devlin

Learn how to think the way mathematicians do - a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years.

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FIX University Looks @ coursera Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

Keith Devlin

Learn how to think the way mathematicians do - a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years.
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Next session: 17 September 2012 (7 weeks long)

Workload: 8-10 hrs/week hours/week

Mathematics

 

About the Course

The goal of the course is to help you develop a valuable mental ability – a powerful way of thinking that our ancestors have developed over three thousand years.

 

Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics – at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box – a valuable ability in today’s world. This course helps to develop that crucial way of thinking.

 

The primary audience is first-year students at college or university who are thinking of majoring in mathematics or a mathematically-dependent subject, or high school seniors who have such a college career in mind. They will need mathematical thinking to succeed in their major. Because mathematical thinking is a valuable life skill, however, anyone over the age of 17 could benefit from taking the course. 

About the Instructor(s)

Dr. Keith Devlin is a co-founder and Executive Director of Stanford University's H-STAR institute and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. He is a World Economic Forum Fellow and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His current research is focused on the use of different media to teach and communicate mathematics to diverse audiences. He also works on the design of information/reasoning systems for intelligence analysis. Other research interests include: theory of information, models of reasoning, applications of mathematical techniques in the study of communication, and mathematical cognition. He has written 32 books and over 80 published research articles. He is a recipient of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award. In 2003, he was recognized by the California State Assembly for his "innovative work and longtime service in the field of mathematics and its relation to logic and linguistics." He is "the Math Guy" on National Public Radio.

Course Syllabus

Instructor’s welcome and introduction

 1.  Introductory material

 2.  Analysis of language – the logical combinators

 3.  Analysis of language – implication

 4.  Analysis of language – equivalence

 5.  Analysis of language – quantifiers

 6.  Working with quantifiers

 7.  Proofs

 8.  Proofs involving quantifiers

 9.  Elements of number theory
10.  Beginning real analysis

Recommended Background

High school mathematics.

Suggested Readings

There is one reading assignment at the start, providing some motivational background.

There is a supplemental reading unit describing elementary set theory for students who are not familiar with the material.

There is a course textbook, Introduction to Mathematical Thinking, by Keith Devlin, available at low cost from Amazon’s Print on Demand service (CreateSpace), but it is not required in order to complete the course.

Course Format

The course starts on Monday September 17 and lasts for seven weeks, five weeks of lectures (two a week) followed by two weeks of monitored discussion and group work, including an open book final exam to be completed in week 6 and graded by a calibrated peer review system in week 7. In each of weeks 2 through 6, there will be a separate tutorial session where the instructor will demonstrate solutions to some of the assignment problems from the previous week.

FAQ

• Will I get a certificate after completing this class?The course does not carry Stanford credit. If you finish the course, you will get a Certificate of Completion, and for those who do well on the coursework and the final exam the certificate will indicate Completion with Distinction.

• What are the assignments for this class?At the end of each lecture, you will be given an assignment (as a downloadable PDF file, released at the same time as the lecture) that is intended to guide understanding of what you have learned. Worked solutions to problems from the two weekly assignments will be described the following Wednesday (so in weeks 2 through 6) in a video tutorial session given by the instructor.
  Using the worked solutions as guidance, together with input from other students, you will self-grade your assignment work for correctness. The assignments are for understanding and development, not for grade points. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your work with others before, during, and after the self-grading process. These assignments (and the self-grading) are the real heart of the course. The only way to learn how to think mathematically is to keep trying to do so, comparing your performance to that of an expert and discussing the issues with fellow students and – as far as possible – with “course tutors” who will self-identify themselves as such in the questionnaire at the start of the course.

• Who is a tutor for this course?A designation of “tutor” will be assigned to individuals who indicate (in the questionnaire at the start of the course) that they are familiar with the course contents or else have direct access to someone who is (such as being a current students in a similar class at a physical college or university). Tutors will be so designated in their on-line identity, so others will recognize them. We will also ask them if they are willing to monitor the online forum discussions and jump in if they see an individual or group who has got something wrong or otherwise needs help.

• Is there a final exam for this course?At the start of week 6, you will be given an open-book exam to be completed by the end of the week. Completed exams will have to be uploaded as either images (or scanned PDFs) though if you are sufficiently familiar with TeX you have an option of keyboard entry on the site. The exam will be graded during week 7 by a calibrated peer review system. The exam will be based on material covered in the first 8 lectures, but completion of lectures 9 and 10 and their associated assignments (which look at some examples of the notions developed in the earlier lectures) will likely improve your performance on the exam.

• How is this course graded?There are two final grades: “completion” and “completion with distinction”. Completion requires viewing all the lectures and completing all the quizzes (both in-lecture “progress quizzes” and weekly “credit quizzes”). Distinction depends on the scores in the weekly credit quizzes and the result of the final exam.

Óscar Perfer, Perú Milenario Exposición Fotográfica @ JGB Hall Library Building

Perú milenario

Exposición fotográfica

El Perú milenario, sus encantos y misterios, se compilan en una serie fotográfica que será expuesta en la Biblioteca Departamental Jorge Garcés Borrero a partir del miércoles 5 de septiembre.

En el marco de la de la 18ª Feria del libro Pacífico, que se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Departamental, será inaugurada la exposición "INSTANTES" PERÚ MILENARIO 2012, del artista colombiano Óscar Perfer. La exhibición se relaciona con las imágenes sorprendentes de Machu Picchu, sus paisajes, entornos y misterios.

Juliana Garcés Saroli, directora de la Biblioteca Departamental, anunció que la Exposición fotográfica "INSTANTES" PERÚ MILENARIO 2012 será inaugurada a la una de la tarde del miércoles 5 de septiembre y que estará ubicada hasta el 1 de octubre con entrada libre para el público.

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Óscar Perfer, Fotógrafo y diseñador gráfico.

Finalista REVELA COLOMBIA 2010 - 2011

Premio ANDIGRAF 2010, lo mejor de la industria gráfica

Calendario VINCENT VAN GOGH 12+1

· Premio ANDIGRAF 2004 lo mejor de la industria gráfica

· Calendario SALVADOR DALÍ 100 AÑOS

Avalado por la Fundación Gala - Salvador Dalí - VEGAP - España

· Premio ANDIGRAF 2004 lo mejor de la industria gráfica

· Premio ANDIGRAF 2005 lo mejor de la industria gráfica

Calendario COLOMBIA BELLA

· Premio PROPAL al Diseño Calendario Artistas 2004

· Premio ANDIGRAF 2006 lo mejor de la industria gráfica

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