Math 113: Discrete Structures, Spring 2019
MWF 1:10-2:00pm, Chem 301Office Hours: MWF 2:00-3:30pm in Lib 306
Problem session: MTh 7:30-8:30pm, Eliot 314
Drop-in tutoring: SuTWTh 7-9pm, Lib 204
Text: Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond
Math 113 S01 on Slack
Course log containing problems and solutions from each course meeting.
Week 1: January 28 - February 1
Week 2: February 4 - February 8
- M: Functions video (on Moodle) and these notes. RQ, HW2M due. Handout.
- W: §1.3. RQ, HW2W due. Handout.
- F: §§1.5-6. RQ, HW2F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 3: February 11 - February 15
- M: Equivalence Relations notes. RQ, HW3M due. Handout.
- W: §§1.7, 1.8. RQ, HW3W due. Handout.
- F: §3.1. RQ, HW3F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 4: February 18 - February 22
- M: No reading. In-class exam covering Chapter 1. One two-sided sheet of notes allowed; no other resources. HW4M due.
- W: §§3.5, 3.6 (ignore the proof of equation (3.5) if you have not seen induction before). RQ, HW4W due. Handout.
- F: §2.1. RQ, no homework. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 5: February 25 - March 1
- M: §2.3. RQ, HW5M due. Handout.
- W: §2.4. RQ, HW5W due. Handout.
- F: Derangements and subfactorial notes. RQ, HW5F and Exam 1 Redo due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 6: March 4 - March 8
- M: §4.1. RQ, HW6M due. Handout.
- W: §4.2. RQ, HW6W due. Handout.
- F: §4.3. RQ, HW6F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 7: March 11 - March 15
- M: §7.1. RQ, HW7M due. Handout.
- W: §7.2. RQ, HW7W due. Handout.
- F: §7.3. RQ, HW7F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 8: March 18 - March 22
- M: §§8.1, 8.2. RQ, HW8M due. Handout.
- W: §8.3. RQ, HW8W due. Handout.
- F: §8.4. RQ, HW8F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Spring Break: March 24 - March 28
- Study for Exam 2. A good resource is the chapter review questions for Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 7, along with your graded homework assignments.
- Complete the midterm feedback form.
Week 9: April 1 - April 5
- M: Probability video lecture 1. RQ, HW9M due. Handout.
- W: Probability video lecture 2. RQ, HW9W due. Handout.
- F: Todos Cuentan reading. RQ, Exam 2 due. No homework.
- Video of the week.
Week 10: April 8 - April 12
- M: Probability video lecture 3. RQ, HW10M due. Handout.
- W: Probability video lecture 4 and supplement. RQ, HW10W due. Handout.
- F: Probability video lecture 5. RQ, HW10F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 11: April 15 - April 19
- M: §§6.1-6.3. RQ, HW11M due. Handout.
- W: §6.4. RQ, HW11W due. Mathematica notebook. Handout.
- F: No reading or RQ. HW11F, Exam 2 Metacognative redo due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 12: April 22 - April 26
- M: §6.6. RQ, HW12M due. Handout.
- W: §6.7. RQ, HW12W due. Handout.
- F: §6.8. RQ, HW12F due. Handout.
- Video of the week.
Week 13: April 29 - May 3
- M: §6.9. RQ, HW13M due. Handout. Course evaluations.
- W: Read Sunzi's theorem supplement. RQ, HW13W due. Handout.
- F: Review session and donuts 🍩. HW13F due.
- Video of the week.
Final exam: Tuesday 14 May, 9am-12pm in Chem 301
- Comprehensive final exam with emphasis on material from weeks 8-13. One two-sided sheet of notes permitted; no other resources.
- Reading and finals week office hours: Tuesday 7 May 3-4pm, Wednesday 8 May 11am-noon, Friday 10 May 3-4pm, Monday 13 May 3-4pm.
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