Lectures: 12:45pm--2:00pm Tue, Thu. Blocker 164.
Instructor: Chun-Hung Liu, Blocker 631B, chliu (at) math (dot) tamu (dot) edu.
Office hours: 11:00am--12:00pm Mon, 2:00pm-3:00pm Tue, or by appointments.
Textbook: ``Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications'', 7th edition, by Kenneth H. Rosen. McGraw Hill, ISBN 978-0-07-338309-5.
Course Description: This class is about discrete math. Topics include formal structures for describing data, algorithms and computing devices, theory and applications of sets, graphs and algebraic structures. We will cover most of sections in Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 in the textbook.
Prerequisites: MATH 148, MATH 152 or MATH 172.
Syllabus (This document contains important information about this course. Please read it carefully.)
Tentative schedule (This schedule might be updated frequently during the semester without notification. Dates for the midterms and final exam are fixed. The purpose of this schedule is to indicate what the sections of the textbook will be covered in the coming lectures. It will be helpful for understanding the material during the lectures if you read the textbook in advance.)
Homework assignments:
Questions for homework assignments will be announced here. The solutions will be posted at eCampus.
Homework 1 (Due September 4.)
Homework 2 (Due September 11.)
Homework 3 (Due September 18.)
Homework 4 (Due September 25.)
Homework 5 (Due October 2.)
Homework 6 (Due October 11.)
Homework 7 (Due October 18.)
Homework 8 (Due October 25.)
Homework 9 (Due November 1.)
Homework 10 (Due November 8.)
Homework 11 (Due November 20.)
Homework 12 (Due November 29.)
Homework 13 (Self-practice only. No due date.)
Dates for quizzes:
Quiz 1 is on September 6 (scope: Section 3.2).
Quiz 2 is on September 13 (scope: Sections 1.1 and 1.3).
Quiz 3 is on September 20 (scope: Sections 1.4 and 1.5).
Quiz 4 is on September 27 (scope: Sections 1.6 and 1.7). (Note: You are required to memorize the rules of inference stated in the lectures or in the textbook.)
Quiz 5 is on October 2 (scope: Sections 2.1 and 2.2). (Note: It is Tuesday)
First Midterm: October 4 (Thursday) (scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.2).
Quiz 6 is on October 16 (scope: Sections 2.3 and 2.4).
Quiz 7 is on October 23 (scope: Sections 5.1-5.3).
Quiz 8 is on October 30 (scope: Sections 6.1 and 6.3).
Quiz 9 is on November 6 (scope: Section 6.4 and 6.5).
Second Midterm: November 13 (Tuesday) (scope: Sections 2.3-2.4, 5.1-5.3, 6.1, 6.3-6.5, 8.5-8.6).
Quiz 10 is on November 20 (scope: Section 8.2). (Note: It is the same date as the due date of Homework 11.)
Quiz 11 is on November 29 (scope: Section 8.3 and 9.1). (Note: It is the same date as the due date of Homework 12.)
Final Exam: December 12 (Wednesday) 8:00am-10:00am.
(Scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.4, 5.1-5.3, 6.1, 6.3-6.5, 8.2-8.3, 8.5-8.6, 9.1, 9.5-9.6).