Math 113: Discrete Structures, Fall 2017
MWF 1:10-2:00pm, Lib 389Office Hours: M 2-3, Th 1:30-2:30 in Lib 306; F 2:30 at Reed Canyon
Drop-in tutoring: SuMTWTh 7-9pm, Lib 387
Text: Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond
113syllabus.pdf / 113syllabus.tex
Math 113 F02 on Piazza
Week 1: August 26 - September 1
Week 2: September 4 - 8
Week 3: September 11 - 15
- M: §§1.7,1.8. RQ, Handout, HW
- W: Function reading. RQ, HW
- F: §2.1. RQ, Handout, HW, dictionary review (turn in with RQ and HW)
Week 4: September 18 - 22
- M: Problem session on combinatorial proofs and induction. No reading or reading questions = time to catch up on revisions! Handout, Supplement, HW
- W: §2.3. RQ, Handout, HW
- F:§2.4. RQ, Handout, HW
Week 5: September 25 - 29
- M: §3.1. RQ, HW, Review problems (one of these will be on the exam!), Todos Cuentan
- W: Review session AND DONUTS 🍩 🍩 🍩. Handout A, B, C
- F: In-class exam. You may bring one two-sided piece of US Letter size or A4 paper with notes. No other resources allowed.
Week 6: October 2 - 6
Week 7: October 9 - 13
- M: §4.3. RQ, HW
- W: Read this chapter on recurrence relations. RQ, Handout, HW
- F: ⚡CONJECTURE DAY⚡ No reading or homework but it is recommended to skim this handout in advance. Dictionary review.
Fall break: October 16 - 20
No assigned work (excluding the reading assignment for Monday, Oct. 25). This is a good time to catch up on revisions and think about the conjecture questions from Oct. 13's handout.
Week 8: October 23 - 27
- M: Complete the midterm course and self evaluation. (You must be logged into your Reed account, but responses are anonymous.) Watch the first probability lecture (distributed via email). RQ, Handout, HW
- W: Watch the second probability lecture (distributed via email). RQ, Handout, HW
- F: Watch the third probability lecture. RQ, Handout, HW
Week 9: October 30 - November 3
- M: Review any portions of the third probability lecture which were confusing. No RQ, Handout, HW
- W: Watch the fourth probability lecture. RQ, Handout, HW
- F: Read the supplement to the fourth probability lecture. RQ, HW
- Supplementary reading on discrete probability spaces.
Week 10: November 6 - 10
- M: Watch the fifth probability lecture (distributed via email). RQ, Handout, HW, exam 2 review problems (one of which will be on the exam!)
- W: Review session
AND DONUTS 🍩 🍩 🍩. Handout A, B, C, D - F: In-class exam. You may bring one two-sided piece of US Letter size or A4 paper with notes. No other resources allowed.
Week 11: November 13 - 17
Week 12: November 19 - 23
Week 13: November 27 - December 1
- M: §6.7. RQ, Handout, HW
- W:§6.8. RQ, Handout, HW
- W evening: Pizza/math party at Kyle's house, 5:30-7:30pm
- F: §6.9. RQ, Handout, HW
Week 14: December 4 - 8
- M: Read and answer the questions in these notes, course evals, HW
- W: Take the intro MNS end of term survey distributed electronically by the Office of Institutional Research (counts as RQ, survey closes Dec. 14). Course summary and review for final. Final review problems.
- F: No class. Additional office hours 1-2pm.
Finals week: December 11
- M: Final exam 1-3pm in Physics 123. You may bring one page (US letter or A4 size) front and back of notes; no other resources. Dictionaries due at start of exam.
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- $\LaTeX$ at Reed.
- A short guide [pdf] to writing mathematics with $\LaTeX$.
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