MATH 300
Writing and Studying Tips
Basic Study Tips (Includes a list
of Prelude Strategies)
Sophisticated StudyGuides (A nice
compilation of insights and resources for improving your study skills by
Joe Landsberger, University of St. Thomas.)
Basic Tips for writing mathematics.
(PDF)
``The Elements of Style'' (by
William Strunk, Jr.). This is the standard reference for
expository writing and is now available in searchable electronic form.
(Courtesy of Project Bartleby).
Links about Lakatos and "Proofs and Refutations"
A
brief review by R.B. Jones
From
"Complete Review"
You will need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here. This is because
of the difficulty of accurately rendering mathematical notation on a web
page. All you need do is install the free program Acrobat Reader. Just visit
the Adobe
website to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).
Handout for Geometry Axioms,
Propositions, etc. (PDF)
Worksheet on Projective
Planes
You will need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here. This is because
of the difficulty of accurately rendering mathematical notation on a web
page. Luckily, all you need do is install the free program Acrobat Reader.
Just visit the Adobe website
to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).
Note these are copies of previous exams and are expressly
NOT study guides. In addition, many embedded figures did not
survive the conversion process to PDF and are missing in these files.
Exam 1: 2005 (PDF)
Exam 2: 2005 (PDF)
Exam 1: 2009 (PDF)
Exam 2: 2009 (PDF)
Exam 3: 2009 (PDF)
Final Exam: 2009 (PDF)