CSCI 250 Fall 2010
Discrete Structures
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Schedule for weeks 1 through 16

Wk Day Date TopicResourcesEvents

1WedSep 01
  • First Examples
  • Ensley 1.1
  • Chapter 1 Resources

  • 2MonSep 06
  • Number Puzzles and Sequences
  • Ensley 1.2

    WedSep 08
  • Truth-tellers, Liars, and Propositional Logic
  • Ensley 1.3
  • Intro to Logic
  • Truth Table Applet
  • Truth Table Quiz Applet
  • HW 1 due

  • 3MonSep 13
  • Predicates
  • Ensley 1.4
  • Predicates and Quantifiers
  • Logical Equivalence List
  • Logical Equivalence Applet
  • Logical Equivalence Quiz

  • WedSep 15
  • Implications
  • Ensley 1.5
  • HW 2 due

  • 4MonSep 20
  • Mathematical Writing
  • Ensley 2.1
  • Proof Examples

  • WedSep 22
  • Proofs About Numbers
  • Ensley 2.2
  • HW 3 due

  • 5MonSep 27
  • Catch-up

  • WedSep 29
  • Mathematical Induction
  • Ensley 2.3
  • Induction Notes

  • 6MonOct 04
  • Contradiction and the Pigeonhole Principle
  • Ensley 2.5
  • Pigeonhole Principle Tutorial
  • HW 4 due

  • WedOct 06
  • No Class (CIS)

  • 7MonOct 11
  • Set Definitions and Operations
  • Ensley 3.1
  • Set Operations Applet
  • Venn Diagram Applet

  • WedOct 13
  • More Operations on Sets
  • Ensley 3.2
  • HW 5 due

  • 8MonOct 18
  • No Class (Fall Recess)

  • WedOct 20
  • Proving Set Properties
  • Ensley 3.3

    9MonOct 25
  • Boolean Algebra
  • Ensley 3.4
  • HW 6 due

  • WedOct 27
  • Functions/Relations: Definitions, Diagrams, and Inverses
  • Ensley 4.1

    10MonNov 01
  • The Composition Operation
  • Ensley 4.2
  • HW 7 due

  • WedNov 03
  • Properties of Relations
  • Ensley 4.4

    11MonNov 08
  • Equivalence Relations
  • Ensley 4.5
  • HW 8 due

  • WedNov 10
  • Numerical Functions in Discrete Math
  • Ensley 4.6

    12MonNov 15
  • Growth of Functions
  • Ensley 4.8
  • Asymptotic Notation Notes
  • Asymptotic Notation Handout

  • WedNov 17
  • Catch-up
  • HW 9 due

  • 13MonNov 22
  • Combinatorics: Introduction
  • Ensley 5.1
  • Permutations and Combinations Tutorial

  • WedNov 24
  • Basic Rules for Counting
  • Ensley 5.2
  • Counting Tutorial
  • HW 10 due

  • 14MonNov 29
  • Combinations and the Binomial Theorem
  • Ensley 5.3

    WedDec 01
  • Recursive Counting
  • Ensley 5.5
  • HW 11 due

  • 15MonDec 06
  • Solving Recurrence Relations
  • Ensley 5.6
  • Recurrence Relations Notes

  • WedDec 08
  • Review the semester
  • HW 12 due

  • ExWedDec 15
  • Everything
  • Final Exam, 9-11 am