CMPSCI 250: Introduction to Computation

David Mix Barrington

Spring, 2012

Homework Assignment #1

Posted Tuesday 24 January 2012

Due on paper in lecture, Friday 3 February 2011.

There are eleven questions for 60 total points plus 10 extra credit. All are from the textbook, Mathematical Foundation for Computer Science. Note that the book has both Exercises and Problems -- make sure you are doing a Problem and not the Exercise with the same number. The number in parentheses following each problem is its individual point value.

Students are responsible for understanding and following the academic honesty policies indicated on this page.

• Problem 1.1.1 (5)

• Problem 1.1.3 (5)

• Problem 1.2.7 part (a) and (c) only (10)

• Problem 1.4.1 (5)

• Problem 1.4.3 (5)

• Problem 1.4.8 (10 extra credit)

• Problem 1.5.1 parts (d,e) only (5)

• Problem 1.5.2 parts (d,e) only (5)

• Problem 1.5.4 part (a) (Draw the Venn diagrams for parrts (e,f,g) only of Problem 1.5.3) (5)

• Problem 1.5.4 part (b) (5) (Draw the Venn diagram with four loops.)

• Problem 1.6.5 (10)

Last modified 24 January 2012