Math 29 Homework #11

Reductio ad absurdum which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's
finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit then any chess gambit;
a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece,
but a mathematician offers the game.
Godfrey H. Hardy

Reading

Read what we covered in today's class: 4.2, 4.3
Read what we will cover in the next class: 4.4

When reading 4.2 pay special attention to the following concepts:

  • Definition 2.1, Theorems 2.4 & 2.5 which give us the effective denumerability of the computable functions, Theorem 2.6 in which we obtain a total noncomputable function.
When reading 4.3 pay special attention to the following concepts:
  • The diagonal method. The example on page 80 should probably look familiar.
When reading 4.4 pay special attention to the following concepts:
  • The s-m-n theorem, note its simple and more general versions. What is the difference between them? Why would we bve interested in a theorem like this?

Problems

The following problems are due by the beginning of class on Friday 4/23.
  • p. 77, # 4.2.3
  • p. 80, # 4.3.2.1
  • p. 80, # 4.3.2.2
  • p. 80, # 4.3.2.3
  • p. 80, # 4.3.2.4

Presentations

  • Joran, Theorems 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 on Monday 4/19
  • David, Theorem 4.2.6 and the diagonal method on Wednesday 4/21
  • Amanda, Theorem 4.4.3 on Thursday 4/23