LAS 100 Fall 1996
Section 72248 2:00-3:50 Thursday Lincoln Hall 312
Prof. Jeff E. Lewis, 541 SEO, Tel: 413-2168
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Assistant Suzanne Dioguardi
This page is http://www.math.uic.edu/~lewis/las100/
Revised October 10, 1996, by JL
Table of Contents:
- Topic:
- Aspects of Infinity
- Subtopic:
- A mathematician's viewpoint
- Materiels:
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- notes by JL
- OED definitions
- Brief passages from G. Gamow's One, Two, Three, Infinity (Viking Press)
- August 29:
- Introduction
- An approach to critical thinking
- Topic
- Class
- Description
- Relevance
- Big numbers
- September 5: Meet at SEL2249 PC lab - Hands on at the Computer Center! Accounts, email, the web, and more
- September 12: Time Management (Thanks to Cecelia Downs of ACE)
- September 19: Infinitely many primes!
- September 26: Uncountably many real numbers
- October 3: UIC Library -- Meet at Electronic Learning Center
- October 10: Introduction to the Writing Center; Bigger Sets!
- October 17:
- October 24:
- October 31:
Freshman Seminar: Introduction to University Study.
1 Hour.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade only.
Meets during the first 10 weeks of the term. The nature of knowledge
and the ways of thinking characteristic of university study.
Practice in basic intellectual processes, such as analysis,
interpretation, and problem solving. Topics vary.
http://www.math.uic.edu/~lewis/las100/links.html
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How to get in touch
Please address questions or comments about the course to:
jlewis@uic.edu
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