MAT 000 - Tutorial

Syllabus for MAT 000 – Tutorial

This is a compulsory course for BS Mathematics students in their 1^st semester.

Credits (Lec:Tut:Lab) = 0:3:0 (3 hours of discussion weekly)

Prerequisites: None

Overview: This course is open only to undergraduates majoring in Mathematics and is a compulsory course during their 1^st semester at SNU. Students will be introduced in a tutorial setting to issues regarding the nature and uses of Mathematics. The intent is to ease the transition from high school to university education, as well as to initiate the student into a more holistic view of Mathematics.

Detailed Syllabus: This course will take up issues such as the concepts of axioms and proof, the role of counter-examples, problem solving techniques, geometric intuition, the process of abstraction, etc. Some time will also be set aside for discussion of topics being studied in other courses.

References:

1. What is Mathematics? by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins. 2^nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2007
2. How to Solve It by G. Polya. 2^nd edition, Prentice Hall India, 2007
3. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics by T. Gowers, J. Barrow-Green and I. Leader (editors). Princeton University Press, 2008.
4. Mathematical Vistas by Peter Hilton, Derek Holton and Jean Pedersen. Springer International Edition, 2010.