MAT 225 The Fundamental Ideas of Mathematics (3 credits)

An introduction to: (i) the basic ideas used throughout Mathematics—logic, sets, functions, relations — and (ii) the fundamental activity of mathematics—proving theorems. These ideas will be used to explore topics chosen from among: counting ideas in finite and infinite sets, construction of the real numbers, and abstract algebraic systems.

Prerequisite: MAT 162. Students may NOT receive credit for both this course and for CSC 140.