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We will start with some elementary first-order logic: propositional logic and predicate logic. We will continue with rudiments of set theory and then delve into abstract algebra covering as much group theory as time allows. The emphasis is on learning how to put together a correct proof and how the process of discovery plays out in mathematics rather than on covering as many topics as possible. Students are expected to be active participants in class as everyone will work together on some problems, and we will try to discover together what the correct answers or proofs are.

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Back in Philly!

11/16/15 3:35 PM

Hi everyone!

i just wanted to let you know I'm back in town and will be hanging out at Joe on Chestnut tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17, from 1-3 pm. If you'd like to stop by, I'd love to see you. I hope all is well with all of you.

Aaron

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Back in Philadelphia

9/24/14 6:10 PM

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you know I'll be back in Philadelphia from the 11th to the 15th of October, and I'd love to see you all if you're around.

I'll be holding court from 1-3 on the 15th in Joe, the Art of Coffee on Chestnut between 32nd and 33rd. If you come, I'll buy you a coffee :)

If you'd like to see me, and are not able to make it at that time, send me an email and we'll make plans; my new address is asilbers@math.uchicago.edu.

I hope all of you are having a fantastic semester, and are treating Profs. Pop and Scherr well.

Aaron

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The final three homeworks are posted to the Course Page.

4/08/14 11:19 AM

See you soon!

Prof. Silberstein

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Office Hours

4/07/14 6:31 AM

Hi everyone,

I'll hold office hours today from 2-4 today, and from 2-3 tomorrow.

Prof. Silberstein

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What is a ring?

4/02/14 7:44 AM

Here are a bunch of answers!

Enjoy :)

Prof. Silberstein

Standard Definitions Concerning Rings

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Tarski's Decision procedure for the Real Numbers

3/27/14 10:11 PM

Hi everyone,

I might have mentioned this in class - here is a really cool paper you all can probably understand now. It's about how a computer might take a statement in predicate logic concerning the real numbers and reduce it to a problem in geometry.

Prof. Silberstein

Tarski__A_decision_method_for_elementary_algebra_and_geometry.pdf

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Homeworks 8 and 9 are posted!

3/25/14 5:35 PM

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the delay on Homework 8. Homeworks 8 and 9 are posted.

Prof. Silberstein

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Homework 7

3/16/14 10:35 AM

Hi everyone,