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.
Under Construction!
PART I: Mathematical Problems, Language, and Proofs
Tue 03 Sep L01 Course Overview and First Examples (1.1)
Thu 05 Sep L02 Number Puzzles and Sequences (1.2)
Mon 09 Sep --- (END OF ADD/DROP)
Tue 10 Sep L03 Truth-tellers, Liars, and Propositional Logic (1.3)
Thu 12 Sep L04 More Propositional Logic (1.3)
Tue 17 Sep L05 Predicates (1.4)
Thu 19 Sep L06 Translating Predicates and Quantifiers (1.4)
Tue 24 Sep L07 Implications (1.5)
Thu 26 Sep L08 Mathematical Writing (2.1)
Tue 01 Oct L09 Proofs About Numbers (2.2)
Thu 03 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
Tue 08 Oct L10 Mathematical Induction (2.3)
Thu 10 Oct L11 More Induction (2.3, 2.4)
Tue 15 Oct --- NO CLASS (Monday Schedule)
Thu 17 Oct L12 Sums (2.4), Induction to Prove Correctness (extra)
Tue 22 Oct L13 Set Definitions and Operations (3.1)
Thu 24 Oct L14 More Operations, Properties of Sets (3.2, 3.3)
Tue 29 Oct L15 Functions One-to-One, Onto, and Composition (4.1, 4.2)
Tue 29 Oct --- Last Day to Drop With W or Elect Pass/Fail
Thu 31 Oct L16 Relations and Equivalence Relations (4.4, 4.5)
Tue 05 Nov --- NO CLASS (Election Day Holiday)
Thu 07 Nov X02 SECOND MIDTERM (in-class but 4:00-6:00) on Lectures 10-16 (Chapters 2, 3, 4)
PART III: Counting, Probability, and Graphs
Tue 12 Nov L17 Combinatorics, Basic Rules for Counting (5.1, 5.2)
Thu 14 Nov L18 Combinations and the Binomial Theorem (5.3)
Tue 19 Nov L19 Counting Binary Sequences (5.4)
Thu 21 Nov L20 Probability, Sum and Product Rules (6.1, 6.2)
Tue 26 Nov L21 Probability in Games of Chance (6.3)
(THANKSGIVING BREAK)
Tue 03 Dec L22 Expected Value in Games (6.4, 6.5)
Thu 05 Dec L23 Graphs and Trees
Tue 10 Dec L24 Paths and Matrices
Final Exam (cumulative) During Exam Week, date and location TBA
Last modified 17 July 2024