Tuesday, October 30, 2012

10.1 due Oct 31

1. I understood the description of numerically equivalent sets, but once I got to the Theorem, it was hard to understand.
2. I thought that it was interesting that we could determine if 2 sets have the same cardinality if they are bijective. I have never thought of that and now it is easy to remember.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

8.3-8.4 due Oct 12

1. The proof that was for Theorm 8.4 was the most confusing
2. I find these sections very interesting. So far I have enjoyed learning about relation proofs and they seem to make a lot of sense. I thought most of the examples for this section were very clear and easy to understand. It makes it easier to follow the discussion in class if the reading was easy to understand.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

8.1-8.2 due Oct 3

1. symmetric and transitive relations were most confusing subject in these chapters.
2. Section 8.1 was very easy to understand and it reminded me lot of math in elementary school and middle school. Back then math came very easy and I didn't have to work at all to understand what was going on. It has been difficult in college not always understanding as I did in those earlier years, but I find I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I understand math that at one time was confusing (aka. this class :) )

Thursday, October 4, 2012

6.2 due Oct 5

1. Theorems Theorem 6.14 (The one about Complement of A1 U a2...) and 6.15 (If A is a finite set of cardinality n ≥ 0, then the cardinality of its power set P(A) is 2n) were really confusing.
2. My major is Family History and it is really hard to relate it to what we learn in class. However, I know this section is going to be difficult for me to understand and complete the proof, but I know that if I work hard I can be successful. I can relate this principle to my major and to my life.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

6.1 due Oct 3

1. I always have a difficult time with summations and that was hard for me to understand.
2. I thought that it was interesting that there was yet another way to prove some of the proofs that we have been solving all semester. I have been quiet surprised at how many different ways there are to prove something.