General Information

Scheduled Lectures

MWF 1:00 - 1:50
Jones Hall 113

Instructor

Pierre Clare
Office: 130 Jones Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 2pm - 3pm and by appointment.

Homework policy

Extensions may (and usually will) be granted if requested at least twenty-four hours before the due date.
Late homework will not be accepted.
Unless otherwise specified, all assignments are mandatory and will count towards the final course grade.


Schedule

WkDateTopics and activitiesAssignments
108/29Introductions
08/31$\LaTeX$: first contactAssignment 1, due 9/06 by 3pm on Blackboard
209/03Aristotelian logic: categorical propositions
09/05Aristotelian logic: syllogisms
09/07Discussion of Assignment 1Assignment 2, due 9/13 by 3pm on Blackboard
309/10Propositional logic: truth tables
09/12No class
09/14No class
409/17Propositional logic: Modus ponens, equivalence
09/19Discussion of Assignment 2
09/21Associativity, de Morgan laws, tables in $\LaTeX$Assignment 3, due 9/27 by 3pm on Blackboard
509/24Numbers: geometric constructions and irrationality of $\sqrt{2}$
09/26Numbers and magnitudes: the Pythagorean point of viewA Light Dance on the Dust of the Ages
09/28Irrational ratiosAssignment 4, due 10/08 by 3pm on Blackboard
610/01The language of set theory
10/03Sets and applications
10/05Injections, surjections, examples
710/08Bijections, equipotence
10/10Infinite sets
10/12Achilles and the Tortoise
810/15Fall breakReading: Logicomix
10/17Discussion of Assignment 4
10/19Construction of $\mathbb{Q}$
910/22Dichotomy paradoxesAssignment 5, due 11/02 by 3pm on Blackboard
10/24Atomic paradoxesAssignment 6, due 10/29 by 3pm on Blackboard
10/26Defense of Parmenides
1010/29Dichotomy paradoxes
10/31Introduction to Beamer
11/02Discussion of Assignment 6 - Final projectOutline of final project
1111/05Library instruction sessionFord Classroom (Swem)
11/07Mathematical genealogy - Bibliography in $\LaTeX$
11/09Individual meetings
1211/12Mathematics in ScienceThe unreasonable effectiveness of Mathematics
11/14On B. Russell's view on Art and MathematicsJohn Henry
11/16What is Mathematics? (After E. Wigner)
1311/19Mathematics and Physics
11/21Thanksgiving Break
11/23Thanksgiving Break
1411/26Newton's Principia MathematicaScholium
11/28Leibniz-Clarke correspondenceExcerpts
11/30Newton and Leibniz on space and timeGuest lecture by J. Binkoski
1512/03Cognitive science and mathematicsUseful invention or absolute truth?
12/05Individual meetings
12/07Individual meetings

Academic Integrity

The Honor Code applies to all activities related to this course. The Honor System is responsible for resolving any suspected violations of the Honor Code. Do not hesitate to ask the instructor beforehand if you have any questions as to whether some action would be compatible with the Honor Code.

ADA Considerations

Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see their instructor as soon as possible.

William & Mary accommodates students with disabilities in accordance with federal laws and university policy. Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a learning, psychiatric, physical, or chronic health diagnosis should contact Student Accessibility Services staff at 757-221-2512 or at sas@wm.edu to determine if accommodations are warranted and to obtain an official letter of accommodation. For more information, please visit www.wm.edu/sas.