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Instructor:
E-mail: Office: Phone: Office hours: |
Victoria Sadovskaya sadovskaya@psu.edu 426 McAllister (814) 863-4140 Monday 12:20 - 1:10 p.m. and Wednesday 1:25 - 2:15 p.m. in 426 McAllister, Tuesday 7 - 8 p.m. on Zoom, and by appointment |
Course description: The goal of this course is to introduce the students to number theory,
mathematical logic,
proof techniques,
elementary set theory, and group theory. Mathematical
exposition will be emphasized, and the students will
learn to understand and write proofs.
Prerequisite: Math 141.
Text:
Numbers, Groups and Codes
by J. F. Humphreys and M. Y. Prest, 2nd edition.
Syllabus
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Schedule
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