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

Wk Day Date TopicResourcesEvents

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

  • 2MonSep 06Number Puzzles and SequencesEnsley 1.2

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

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

  • WedSep 15ImplicationsEnsley 1.5HW 2 due

    4MonSep 20Mathematical Writing
  • Ensley 2.1
  • Proof Examples

  • WedSep 22Proofs About NumbersEnsley 2.2HW 3 due

    5MonSep 27Catch-up

    WedSep 29Mathematical Induction
  • Ensley 2.3
  • Induction Notes

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

    WedOct 06No Class (CIS)

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

  • WedOct 13More Operations on SetsEnsley 3.2HW 5 due

    8MonOct 18No Class (Fall Recess)

    WedOct 20Proving Set PropertiesEnsley 3.3

    9MonOct 25Boolean AlgebraEnsley 3.4HW 6 due

    WedOct 27Functions/Relations: Definitions, Diagrams, and InversesEnsley 4.1

    10MonNov 01The Composition OperationEnsley 4.2HW 7 due

    WedNov 03Properties of RelationsEnsley 4.4

    11MonNov 08Equivalence RelationsEnsley 4.5HW 8 due

    WedNov 10Numerical Functions in Discrete MathEnsley 4.6

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

  • WedNov 17Catch-upHW 9 due

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

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

    14MonNov 29Combinations and the Binomial TheoremEnsley 5.3

    WedDec 01Recursive Counting Ensley 5.5 HW 11 due

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

  • WedDec 08Review the semesterHW 12 due

    ExWedDec 15EverythingFinal Exam, 9-11 am