CSE 235 Fall 2003
Introduction to Discrete Structures
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Charles Cusack
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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Schedule for weeks 1 through 17
Wk
Day
Date
Topic
Resources
Events
1
Mon
Aug 25
Introduction
CSE235 Web Page
Wed
Aug 27
Logic
Rosen 1.1
Lecture Notes: Intro to Logic
Fri
Aug 29
Propositional Equivalences
Rosen 1.2
Logical Equivalence List
Fri
Introduction
2
Mon
Sep 01
Labor Day
No Class
Wed
Sep 03
Predicates and Quantifiers
Rosen 1.3
Lecture Notes: Predicates and Quantifiers
Fri
Sep 05
More on Quantifiers
Rosen 1.4
Fri
Pretest
3
Mon
Sep 08
Proofs
Rosen 1.5
Lecture Notes: Proofs
Sample Proofs
Inference List
Wed
Sep 10
More Proofs
Fri
Sep 12
Sets and Set Operations
Rosen 1.6-1.7
Fri
WS 1
4
Mon
Sep 15
Functions
Rosen 1.8
Wed
Sep 17
Algorithms
Growth of Functions
Rosen 2.1-2.2
Asymptotic Notation Lecture Notes
HW1 due
Fri
Sep 19
Growth of Functions
Rosen 2.2
Proving Bounds Examples
Fri
Quiz 1
5
Mon
Sep 22
Complexity of Algorithms
Rosen 2.3
Algorithm Analysis Lecture Notes
Wed
Sep 24
Complexity of Algorithms
Rosen 2.3
Fri
Sep 26
The Integers and Division
Rosen 2.4
Fri
WS 2
6
Mon
Sep 29
Integers and Algorithms
Rosen 2.5
Wed
Oct 01
Proof Strategy
Rosen 3.1
HW2 due
Fri
Oct 03
Sequences and Summations
Rosen 3.2
Fri
WS 3
7
Mon
Oct 06
Mathematical Induction
Rosen 3.3
Induction Proofs
Wed
Oct 08
Mathematical Induction
Recursive Definitions
Rosen 3.3-3.4
Fri
Oct 10
Recursive Definitions
Recursive Algorithms
Rosen 3.4-3.5
Algorithms and Recurrences Examples
HW3 due
Fri
Quiz 2
8
Mon
Oct 13
Recursive Algorithms
Rosen 3.5
Wed
Oct 15
Basics of Counting
Pigeonhole Principle
Rosen 4.1-4.2
Counting Tutorial
Fri
Oct 17
Rosen Chapters 1-3
Review
Fri
Worksheet
WS 4
9
Mon
Oct 20
Fall Break
No Class
Wed
Oct 22
Rosen Ch 1-3
Pen
Pencil
Midterm Exam
Fri
Oct 24
Permutations
Combinations
Rosen 4.3
Permutations and Combinations Tutorial
Fri
Fall Break
No Class
(Both recitations)
10
Mon
Oct 27
Binomial Coefficients
Rosen 4.4
Wed
Oct 29
Generalized Permutations
Generalized Combinations
Rosen 4.5
Fri
Oct 31
Recurrence Relations
Rosen 6.1
Examples: Algorithms and Recurrences
Fri
WS 5
11
Mon
Nov 03
Solving Recurrence Relations
Rosen 6.3
Lecture Notes: Recurrences
HW4 due
Wed
Nov 05
More with Recurrence Relations
Rosen 6.1, 6.3
Josephus Stuff
Fri
Nov 07
Inclusion-Exclusion
Rosen 6.5-6.6
Fri
WS 6
12
Mon
Nov 10
Chapter 6 review
Rosen 6
Wed
Nov 12
Relations
Rosen 7.1, 7.3
Binary Relations Tutorial
Fri
Nov 14
Representing Relations
Closures of Relations
Rosen 7.3-7.4
Lecture Notes: Warshall's Algorithm
HW5 due
Fri
Quiz 3
13
Mon
Nov 17
Equivalence Relations
Partial Orders
Rosen 7.5-7.6
Lecture Notes: Equivalence Relations
Wed
Nov 19
Graphs
Rosen 8.1-8.2
Lecture Notes: Graphs and Trees
Graph Theory Stuff
Fri
Nov 21
Representing Graphs
Isomorphism
Rosen 8.3
Fri
WS 7
14
Mon
Nov 24
Nothing
Car--Go home.
HW6 due
Wed
Nov 26
Thanksgiving
No Class
Fri
Nov 28
Thanksgiving
No Class
Fri
No Class
15
Mon
Dec 01
Connectiviy and Paths
Rosen 8.4-8.5
Euler Paths Stuff
Wed
Dec 03
Trees
Tree Applications
Rosen 9.1-9.2
Fri
Dec 05
Tree Traversals
Rosen 9.3
Fri
Quiz 4
16
Mon
Dec 08
Tutorials
Review
HW7 due
Wed
Dec 10
Review
Fri
Dec 12
Review
Fri
WS 8
Ex
Mon
Dec 15
3:30-5:30
Final Exam