Reading assignments are from Ensley and Crawley: Discrete Mathematics: Mathematial Reasoning and Proof with Puzzles, Patterns, and Games
Class meetings are TuTh 4:00-5:15 in Morrill (III) room 203. There are two midterm exams, using one class period with extra time following.
PART I: Mathematical Problems, Language, and Proofs
Tue 02 Sep L01 Course Overview and First Examples (1.1)
Thu 04 Sep L02 Number Puzzles and Sequences (1.2)
Mon 08 Sep --- (END OF ADD/DROP)
Tue 09 Sep L03 Truth-tellers, Liars, and Propositional Logic (1.3)
Thu 11 Sep L04 Predicates, Quantifiers, Translations (1.4)
Fri 12 Sep H01 Homework #1 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59
Sat)
Mon 15 Sep Q01 Quiz #1 due on Canvas
Tue 16 Sep L05 Implications (1.5)
Thu 18 Sep L06 Mathematical Writing (2.1)
Fri 19 Sep H02 Homework #2 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59
Sat)
Mon 22 Sep Q02 Quiz #2 due on Canvas
Tue 23 Sep L07 Proofs About Numbers (2.2)
Thu 25 Sep L08 Mathematical Induction (2.3)
Fri 26 Sep H03 Homework #3 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 29 Sep Q03 Quiz #3 due on Canvas
Tue 30 Sep L09 More Induction (2.3, 2.4)
Thu 02 Oct X01 FIRST MIDTERM (4-6 pm, Morrill (III) 203)
on Lectures 1-9 (Chapters 1, 2.1-2.2)
PART II: Induction, Sets, Relations, and Functions
Mon 06 Oct --- NO QUIZ (because of midterm)
Tue 07 Oct L10 Sums (2.4), Induction to Prove Correctness (extra)
Thu 09 Oct L11 Set Definitions and Operations (3.1)
Fri 10 Oct H04 Homework #4 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 13 Oct Q04 Quiz #4 due on Canvas (Holiday)
Tue 14 Oct L12 More Operations, Properties of Sets (3.2, 3.3)
Thu 16 Oct L13 Functions One-to-One, Onto, and Composition (4.1, 4.2)
Fri 17 Oct H05 Homework #5 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 20 Oct Q05 Quiz #5 due on Canvas
Tue 21 Oct L14 Relations and Equivalence Relations (4.4, 4.5)
Thu 23 Oct L15 Combinatorics, Basic Rules for Counting (5.1, 5.2)
Fri 24 Oct H06 Homework #6 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 27 Oct Q06 Quiz #6 due on Canvas
Tue 28 Oct L16 Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Counting Sequences (5.3, 5.4)
Tue 28 Oct --- Last Day to Drop With W or Elect Pass/Fail
Thu 30 Oct L17 Probability, Sum and Product Rules (6.1, 6.2)
Fri 31 Oct H07 Homework #7 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 03 Nov Q07 Quiz #7 due on Canvas
Tue 04 Nov --- NO CLASS (Election Day Holiday)
Thu 06 Nov X02 SECOND MIDTERM (in-class but 4:00-6:00) on Lectures
10-16 (Chapters 3, 4, 5)
PART III: Counting, Probability, and Graphs
Mon 07 Nov --- NO QUIZ (because of midterm)
Tue 11 Nov --- NO CLASS (Veterans's Day Holiday)
Thu 13 Nov L18 Probability in Games of Chance (6.3)
Fri 14 Nov H08 Homework #8 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 17 Nov Q08 Quiz #8 due on Canvas
Tue 18 Nov L19 Expected Value, Variance, Normal Distribution (6.3, extra)
Thu 20 Nov L20 Expected Value in Games (6.4)
Fri 21 Nov H09 Homework #9 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59
Sat)
Mon 24 Nov Q09 Quiz #9 due on Canvas
Tue 25 Nov L21 Expected Value Using Recursion (6.5) (RECORDED LECTURE)
(THANKSGIVING BREAK)
Mon 01 Dec --- NO QUIZ (break)
Tue 02 Dec L22 Bayes' Theorem and Inference (not in book)
Thu 04 Dec L23 Graphs and Trees (7.1, 7.2)
Fri 05 Dec H10 Homework #10 Assignment Due at 11:59 pm (late day 11:59 Sat)
Mon 08 Dec Q10 Quiz #10 due on Canvas
Tue 09 Dec L24 Paths and Matrices (7.4, adapted)
Final Exam (cumulative) Tue 16 December 3:30-5:30 pm, Morrill (III) room 203
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