Math 220-01, Fall 2026

Mathematical Reasoning and Proof

General Information
Instructor:

Rob Benedetto
Office: Seeley Mudd 406
Email: rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu
Office Hours: Mon, 1:45-3:15pm
Tue, 1:45-3:15pm
Fri, 1:00-2:00pm
or by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 9:00-9:50 AM, SMUD 205
Text: Richmond and Richmond,
A Discrete Transition to Advanced Mathematics, 2nd ed.
American Math Society, 2023.

Available to Amherst students via
Amherst College's textbook program
Math Fellow

Drop-in
Hours
Sohyun Ahn
Oscar Hernandez
John Lim

SMUD 206
Sun, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 206 (John)
Mon, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 206 (Sohyun)
Mon, 9:00pm - 10:30pm, SMUD 206 (John)
Tue, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 206 (Oscar)
Thu, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 206 (Oscar)
Fri, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 206 (Sohyun)
QCenter Help
(Penji App)
Ris Paulino Drop-in hours:

MWF 10am to noon, and 1pm to 2pm
TuTh noon to 3pm

SMUD 208
Or book individual appointments
with Ris using the QCenter's
Penji App link to the left.
Homework: Reading, Videos, and Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format)
Some of these are handouts from class.
If you lost any of yours, you can get them here.
Others were not handed out in class and are only available here.
Syllabus (Course Info)
Gradescope Instructions
(Submitting Homework)
Math 220-01 Logistics
(Quick Summary of Syllabus)

Exam Information
Midterm 1 Friday, October 9, in class
Midterm 2 Friday, November 13, in class
Final Date: TBA (to be scheduled by registrar)
Time: TBA (it will be 3 hours)
Location: TBA