COT 3100 Discrete Mathematics
  • Syllabus
  • Homework Policy
  • Secret to Solving Problems
  • PROBLEM SETS <---- !!!!!!!

    Exams (all dates tentative and subject to change)
  • Practice Exam 1 Solutions
  • Practice Exam 1 #7 Solution
  • EXAM 1 Date: 2/5 Exam will cover logic, quantifiers, functions, sets
  • EXAM 2 Date: 3/12 Exam will cover proofs plus exam 1 material
  • Exam 2 practice problems and key
  • More Exam 2 practice
  • EXAM 3 Date: 4/9 Exam will focus on graphs.
  • Practice Exam 3 (need to draw your own graphs on some questions)
  • Final Exam: during scheduled time slot. Will focus on counting as well as all previous material.

    Problem Due Dates from Problem Sets:
  • Section 1.1-1.2 Problems Due 1/15 (all of 1.1, 1.2 #'s 1-5, 10-11, 14-16, 24, 29)
  • Section 1.3 problems Due 1/20 (1-10, 12-15, 21, 23)
  • Section 2 Problems Due 1/22 (1-5, 12-19)
  • Section 2 Problems Due 1/27 (6-7, 11, 21-25, 34-37)
  • Section 3 Problems Due 1/29 (18-25)
  • Section 3 Problems Due 2/3 (1-17)
  • Section 4 Problems Due 2/3 (#2)
  • Exam 1
  • Section 4 Problems Due 2/17 (1, 6-8)
  • Section 5.1-5.2 Problems Due 2/24
  • Section 5.3 Problems Due 2/26 (1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 28)
  • Exam 2
  • Section 6.1.1 Problems Due 4/2
  • Section 6.2 Problems 1-8 Due 4/7
  • Exam 3
  • Section 7 Problems 1-15 Due 4/16

    The following outline details the sections we will cover from the Rosen Text. You are expected to read the sections as necessary and are strongly encouraged to work problems from the appropriate sections, both as we cover the section and as review for the exams. The Rosen text has many good problems, both easy and challenging, for your benefit.
  • Appendices A and B Review: Numbers, Exponents, Logs, etc.
  • Section 1.1 Logic
  • Section 1.2 More Logic (See also Sections 11.1-11.3)
  • Section 1.3 Quantifers
  • Section 2.1, 2.2 Sets
  • Section 2.3 Functions
  • Section 2.4 Sequences
  • Sections 3.4-3.7 Integers
  • Chapter 1.6 and Sections 4.1-4.4 Problems: Proofs
  • Chapter 9 Graphs
  • Chapter 10 Trees
  • Chapter 5 Counting
  • Chapter 8 Relations (if time permits)

    Interesting Links:
  • Puzzle Applets
  • Proofs
  • Mathematical Puzzles
  • Algorithms and Proof Information
  • Discrete Math Problem Site
  • Graph Theory Tutorials
  • Graph Theory Lessons
  • Good puzzles
  • Colo. State Puzzles
  • Challenging Problems Course
  • Basic Discrete Math Notes
  • Lovasz' Discrete Math Notes in .ps form, may require ghostview to view
  • Google "Discrete Math Lecture Notes" to find others