News and Important Information

• Here are some practice questions and solutions.
• These definitions will be handed out with the test.

• Times: MWF 9:30-10:20
• Location: EE1 125

        or

• Times: MWF 1:30-2:20
• Location: EE1 045

Quiz

• AA:     Th 8:30-9:20,    Location: MGH 234. TA: Nicholas Stipanovich
• AB:     Th 9:30-10:20,  Location: MEB  238. TA: Andrew Stoneman
• BA:     Th 1:30-2:20,    Location: JHN   064. TA: Yiannis Giotis
• BB:     Th 12:30-1:20,  Location: MGH 251.  TA: Erin Earl

Homework is intended to be a major portion of the course. Assignments will be due approximately weekly, usually on Wednesday. It is expected that homework solutions represent original work.

Assignment	Due Date	PDF
Homework 1	Oct 09	hw1.pdf
Homework 2	Oct 16	hw2.pdf
Homework 3	Oct 23	hw3.pdf
Homework 4	Oct 30	hw4.pdf
Homework 5	Nov 13	hw5.pdf
Homework 6	Nov 20	hw6.pdf
Homework 7	Nov 27	hw7.pdf, hw7.ps
Homework 8	Dec 6	hw8.pdf

• Week 1:
  • Logic: pdf
  • Sets: pdf
• Week 2:
  • Functions: pdf
  • Integers: pdf
• Week 3:
  • RSA: pdf
  • RSA: FAQ
• Week 4/5:
  • Proofs: pdf
  • Counting: pdf
• Week 6:
  • Counting2: pdf
• Week 7:
  • Probability: pdf
• Week 8:
  • Robot localization: online tutorial, pdf
• Week 9:
  • Relations: pdf
• Week 10:
  • Graphs: pdf

Grading

The course grade will be based on homework, class participation, a midterm, and a final exam. The approximate weighting of the components is 45-55% homework, 15-20% midterm and 30-35% final exam.

Exams

• Midterm: Friday, November 1, in class
  
  • Midterm practice problems: prac1.pdf, prac2.pdf
  • Solutions: solution prac1, solution prac2
  • Results
• Final: Friday, December 13, 12:30-2:30, Sieg 134
  

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Text Book and Topics

• The text for the course is Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications (fourth edition).

• Syllabus

• Chapters 1-7 will be covered. The main topics will be logic (1.1-1.3), the integers (2.3), methods of proof (3.1-3.3), counting and probability (4.1-4.5), relations (6.1-6.4), and graph theory (7.1-7.5,7.7-7.8).

Miscellaneous

If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz, (206) 543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services indicating you have a disability that requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to the instructor so we can discuss the accommodations you might need for the class.

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