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