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CS 23022 Section 600

Discrete Structures for Computer Science

Spring 2009

TR 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM - Room  MH 219

Professor : Angela Guercio

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 The Course

Month/Day Weekday Topic Reading Class Slides Assignments and Deadlines
1
Jan 20 T
Introduction to the Course - Sets Reading ahead is required in this class.
Ch. 1 pp.1-13
Syllabus Slides All the HW are due by the next class unless stated otherwise.

HW1 pp.13 n.1 (a,b,d,g) n.2, n.4(a,b,d), n.6 (b,d)

2 Jan 22 R Sets and Operations Ch. 1 pp.15-22   HW2(a) -  pp. 31 n.1(a,b,c), n.7
3
Jan 27 T
Sets and Operations Ch. 1 pp.22-25 and p.28   HW2(b) - pp.31, n.3 (a), n.13 (a, b, c, f, i, k)
4
Jan 29 R
Proof Templates - Logic - Lattice Ch. 1 pp.25-31

5
Feb 3 T
The principle of Inclusion Ch. 1 pp.34-41
HW3 pp. 42 n.1, 5
6
Feb 5 R
Mathematical Induction Ch. 1 pp. 45-53
HW4 pp. 62 n.10 pp.63 n.13, 15(a, b), 19(a)
7
Feb 10 T
Practice (HW4 in class)  

8 Feb 12 R More problems that require the use of Mathematical Induction - Strong Form of Mathematical Induction Ch.1 pp.66-79    
9
Feb 17 T
Practice      
10
Feb 19 R
Exam 1 (Ch1)      
11
Feb 24 T
Formal Logic: Propositional Logic     HW5 pp. 99 n.1(a,b,c,f), 2(a, b, c), n.6 (b, c, e) n.9(b), 13(a,b)
12
Feb 26 R
Truth and Logical Truth     HW6 pp 117, n, 4, 7, 9, 10(b,e), 14(a,c), 17(a,b,c)
13
Mar 3 T

Normal Forms

     
14
Mar 5 R
Predicates and Quantification For 0.2 points Extra Credit do the HW assigned in class today   Optional HW for E.C.
Section 2.6 ex. 2(b,d), 4(a,b), 5(d,e,f)
Section 2.8 ex. 1, 5(a,c,f,g), 7(b,c,d)
15
Mar 10 T
Exam 2 (Ch 2) has been moved to Mar 12
Review and Practice
     
16
Mar 12 R
Exam 2 (Ch 2)      
17
Mar 17 T
Relations: Definitions and Operations. Special Types of Relations Read page 155-172 of your book.   HW7 pp166-167 ex. 1(b,d), 2, 3(a,b), 6(a,c), 7(a,c,e), 8(b,c), 11(a). (due Mar 31)
18
Mar 19 R
Closures. Equivalence Relations Read page 172-176 and pp.181-183 of your book.   HW8 pp178 Ex. 1(a,c,e), 2(a,c,e), 3(a,c), 4(a,c), 6, 7, 10, 12, 16(b,d)
pp189 2(b,d,e), 4, 5.
  Mar 23-29   Spring Recess      
19
Mar 31 T
Partitions and Equivalence Classes Read page 183-186 of your book.    
20
Apr 2 R
Partial Ordering Read page 186-199 of your book.   HW9 pp.189 Ex.12-14, pp201 Ex 1, 2, 7, 9
21
Apr 7 T
Review and Practice      
22
Apr 9 R
Exam 3 (Ch.3)      
23
Apr 14 T
Functions Read page 219-228 of your book.   HW10 pp.239 ex.1, 4, 6(b,c)
Do not return - solved in class
24
Apr 16 R
1-1, Onto and Bijective Functions, Increasing and Decreasing Functions Read page 228-239 of your book.   HW11 pp.239 ex. 7, 9, 10, 12(a, c), 15
Do not return - solved in class
25
Apr 21 T
Operation on Functions - Sequences and Subsequences Read page 243-250 of your book.   HW12 pp. 251 n.2, 3, 5, 6, 10(a)
26
Apr 23 R
Analysis of Algorithms Read page 284-289 of your book (excluded section 5.1.2)   HW13 pp. 296 n.1, 2, 8(a), 9(a)
27
Apr 28 T
Intro to Graph Theory –Path and Cycles Read page 331-338; 340-344 of your book   HW14 pp. 348 n. 2(a, c, e), 3(a), 16, 23(first graph only)
28
Apr 30 R
Graphs Isomorphism - Graph Representation - Directed Graph - Trees Read page 345-347 and 370-372 and 393-394 of your book   HW15 pp. 348 n. 27, 35
29 May 5 T Binary Trees - Binary Search Tree - Tree Traversal - Huffman code Read page  378-387 of your book   HW16 pp391 n.19, pp.412 n.6, pp.419 n.8
30 May 7 R Review and Practice      
31
May 14
R
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - room MH 219
Final Exam



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