The MATH 250 schedule is undergoing constant renovations, and will continue to see updates as the quarter progresses! Refresh this page often!
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following schedule represents my current best guess concerning due dates (and everything else). I am providing this information to give you a general idea of the pace and timing of the class. THESE DATES AND ASSIGNMENTS MAY CHANGE. Please do not depend upon this schedule in purchasing airline tickets or making other irrevocable scheduling decisions without consulting me first.
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| DAY | TOPIC | READING (Do before class) |
Start On | Turn In | |
| M1 | Intros, Syllabus, Intro to Discrete Math | HW A | |||
| W1 | Propositional Logic and its Applications | Read Chapter 0 (Motivation) (In
Cusack book) Read Sections 1.1 and 1.2 (Propositional Logic and Equivalence) |
HW #1 | HWA | |
| F1 | Predicates, Quantifiers, Normal Forms | Read Sections 1.3 - 1.5 (Predicates and Quatifiers, Normal Forms, Reading Comprehension Questions) | |||
| M2 | Direct Proofs | Read Section 2.1 (Direct Proofs) | Finish HW #1 | ||
| W2 | Quiz and HW work time | No new reading
LOGIC QUIZ (On Chapter 1) (To be done individually, in class) |
Start on HW 2 (from
Chapter 2) Start to work on Reflection #1 due by end of day Sunday/before class Monday. |
HW #1 | |
| F2 | More on Implication | Read Section 2.2 | Keep working on HW #2 | ||
| M3 | MLK DAY | NO CLASS | Keep working on HW #2. | Make sure to submit your reflection today! | |
| W3 | Proof by Contradiction, Contraposition, Other Techniques | Read Sections 2.3, 2.4, Skim Sections 2.5, 2.6 | Keep working on HW #2 | ||
| F3 | Intro to Sets | Read Section 3.1 | Finish up HW #2 (It is due today!)
Set theory worksheet (to be handed out in class) |
HW #2 | |
| M4 | Set Proofs | Finish reading Section 3.1 Start reading Section 3.2 |
Start on HW #3 | ||
| W4 | Modular Arithmetic, GCD, Rounding | Make sure you've read Section 3.2. | Keep working on HW 3 | Set
Concept Check should be completed individually
before Friday |
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| F4 | Functions | Read Section 3.3 | Start on Modular Arithmetic Project | Corrections from Quiz 1 are due today. Submit corrections on separate paper, attached to quiz. | |
| M5 | Functions, continued | Make sure you've finished reading Section 3.3 | Finish HW 3 Start on HW 4 |
HW 3 due Wednesday | |
| W5 | Partitions, Equivalence Relations | Read Section 3.4 | Keep working on HW 4 | HW 3 | |
| M6 | Sum and Product Rules, Pigeonhole Principle | Read Sections 8.1 and 8.2 | Keep working on HW
4 Keep working on Modular Arithmetic Project (due Fri 6) Start on Mid-QuarterAssessment. (It is due Monday Week 7) |
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| W6 | Permutations and Combinations | Read Section 8.3 | Finish HW 4 (due today) Start on HW 5 |
HW 4 | |
| F6 | Winter Break | NO
CLASS Work on Mid-quarter Assessment |
Modular Arithmetic Project | ||
| M7 | Permutations and Combinations continued | Keep reading Section 8.3 | Keep working on HW #5 | MQ Assessment | |
| W7 | Pigeonhole Principle, Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion | Read Sections 8.2 and 8.5 | HW 5 is due | ||
| F7 | Binomial Theorem | Read Section 8.4 | Finish and submit in-class problems | ||
| M8 | Asymptotic Notation | Read and work through exercises in Section 6.1 | Start on HW #6 | Finish up Question 3 from the
MQ Assessment if you have not already done so.
Work through the Asymptotic notation lessons on Khan Academy |
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| W8 | Asymptotic Notation | Continue working through 6.1 and 6.2. | |||
| F8 | Algorithm Analysis | Read and work exercises in Section 6.3 | Work on and submit in-class problems | HW #6 is due | |
| M9 | Mathematical Induction | Read and work exercises in Section 7.1 | Work on and submit in-class problems | ||
| W9 | Sequences | Read and work exercises in Section 5.1 | Work on and submit in-class problems | ||
| F9 | Recurrence Relations | Read and work exercises in Section 7.3 (Intro section, 7.3.1, 7.3.3) | Work on and submit in-class problems | ||
| M10 | Intro to Graph Theory | Read Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 | Work on problems in class | ||
| W10 | More on Graph Theory | Read Sections 9.5 and 9.6 | In-class problems | ||
| F10 | Graph Theory
Applications Course Wrap-up and review Evaluations |
In-class problems | |||
| T11 | Final Reflection due Tuesday, March 17 BY 12:00 NOON. Reflections submitted after that time will incur a late penalty. |