In a post on this blog dated August 13, 2013, I expressed my opinions about the importance of writing in the introduction to proofs course. At Grand Valley State University, our introduction to proofs course, MTH 210 Communicating in Mathematics, is in the university's Supplemental Writing Skills (SWS) Program. Following is a description of this program that I include in my course syllabus.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
A Couple of Requests
As many of you know, I am the author of a book for the Introduction to Proofs course. My book is Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof. I have made this book available to download for free using a Creative Commons License. You can download the book at the website for the book. A soft cover version of this book can also be purchased for less than $20 at Amazon.com.
Request #1
Advertising is one of the difficulties with an open-source book. There are websites that give lists of free textbooks, but there is usually no information from users of the book. So my request to those of you who have used (or are using) the book to send me a short quote about the book or a longer review of the book. I would like to include these quotes and reviews on the website for the book. You can make the quote or or review as a response to this post or you can send it to me at mathreasoning@gmail.com. If you do so, please include your name and affiliation so that I can include that with the quote or review. If you prefer to have it be anonymous, just tell me so and I will post it that way.
Request #1
Advertising is one of the difficulties with an open-source book. There are websites that give lists of free textbooks, but there is usually no information from users of the book. So my request to those of you who have used (or are using) the book to send me a short quote about the book or a longer review of the book. I would like to include these quotes and reviews on the website for the book. You can make the quote or or review as a response to this post or you can send it to me at mathreasoning@gmail.com. If you do so, please include your name and affiliation so that I can include that with the quote or review. If you prefer to have it be anonymous, just tell me so and I will post it that way.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Updates for Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof
Before I describe a few small updates to the materials that are available for Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof, I would like to remind people to check out the List of Approved Open-Source Textbooks that are available through the American Institute of Mathematics.
In preparing for class this semester, I revised the study guides that are available for Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof. These guides are available of the web site for the book. In addition, because "flipping" a proofs course can be a difficult and time-consuming thing to do, I have written short fact-based quizzes for most sections of the textbook. I usually give these quizzes at the start of class. (Students are supposed to study the section of the textbook along with the screencasts that are available for the text.) Instructors who would like to obtain a copy of these quizzes and their solutions, should contact me at mathreasoning@gmail.com.
In preparing for class this semester, I revised the study guides that are available for Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof. These guides are available of the web site for the book. In addition, because "flipping" a proofs course can be a difficult and time-consuming thing to do, I have written short fact-based quizzes for most sections of the textbook. I usually give these quizzes at the start of class. (Students are supposed to study the section of the textbook along with the screencasts that are available for the text.) Instructors who would like to obtain a copy of these quizzes and their solutions, should contact me at mathreasoning@gmail.com.
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