Lectures: 1:30pm--2:45pm Tue, Thu. HECC 207.
Instructor: Chun-Hung Liu, chliu (at) math (dot) tamu (dot) edu.
Office hours: Mon 11:00am-12:00pm, Fri 11:00am-12:00pm or by appointments (All via Zoom. Send an email to the instructor one day in advanced to get the Zoom link.)
Textbook: ``Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications'', 8th edition, by Kenneth H. Rosen. McGraw Hill, ISBN 978-1-259-67651-2.
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. All your work must be submitted to Gradescope.
Homework 1 (Due August 30, 11:30pm.)
Homework 2 (Due September 6, 11:30pm.)
Homework 3 (Due September 13, 11:30pm.)
Homework 4 (Due September 20, 11:30pm.)
Homework 5 (Due September 27, 11:30pm.)
Homework 6 (Due October 7, 11:30pm.)
Homework 7 (Due October 13, 11:30pm.)
Homework 8 (Due October 20, 11:30pm.)
Homework 9 (Due October 27, 11:30pm.)
Homework 10 (Due November 3, 11:30pm.)
Homework 11 (Due November 14, 11:30pm.)
Homework 12 (Due November 21, 11:30pm.)
Homework 13 (Self-practice only, no due date.)
Dates for quizzes:
Quiz 1 is during the period between Aug 31, 12:00pm and Sep 2, 12:00pm (scope: Section 3.2).
Quiz 2 is during the period between Sep 7, 12:00pm and Sep 9, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 1.1 and 1.3).
Quiz 3 is during the period between Sep 14, 12:00pm and Sep 16, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 1.4 and 1.5).
Quiz 4 is during the period between Sep 21, 12:00pm and Sep 23, 12:00pm (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 during the period between Sep 25, 8:00am and Sep 27, 11:59pm (scope: Sections 2.1 and 2.2).
First Midterm: September 29 (Tuesday) (scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.2).
Quiz 6 is during the period between Oct 7, 12:00pm and Oct 9, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 2.3 and 2.4).
Quiz 7 is during the period between Oct 14, 12:00pm and Oct 16, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 5.1-5.3).
Quiz 8 is during the period between Oct 21, 12:00pm and Oct 23, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 6.1 and 6.3).
Quiz 9 is during the period between Oct 28, 12:00pm and Oct 30, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 6.4 and 6.5).
Second Midterm: November 5 (Thursday) (scope: Sections 2.3, 2.4, 5.1-5.3, 6.1, 6.3-6.5, 8.5-8.6).
Quiz 10 is during the period between Nov 16, 12:00pm and Nov 18, 12:00pm (scope: Section 8.2).
Quiz 11 is during the period between Nov 22, 12:00pm and Nov 25, 12:00pm (scope: Sections 8.3 and 9.1).
Final exam: December 4 (Friday) 8:00am-10:30am
(Scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.2, 5.1-5.3, 6.1, 6.3-6.5, 8.2-8.3, 8.5-8.6, 9.1, 9.5-9.6).