MAT 2500 Introduction to Proof and Reasoning

3 Credit hours     45 Contact hours

Introduces the beginning concepts of mathematical proofs and reasoning. The topics are: truth tables, propositional calculus, techniques of proofs (direct proofs, contrapositive proofs, proofs by contradiction), set theory, functions, one-to-one functions, onto functions, relations, equivalence relations, and induction.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of MAT 2420 (grade C or higher).