Lectures: 11:30am--12:20pm Mon, Wed, Fri. Blocker 164.
Instructor: Chun-Hung Liu, Blocker 631B, chliu (at) math (dot) tamu (dot) edu.
Office hours: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mon, 11:00am-12:00pm 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 January 23.)
Homework 2 (Due January 30.)
Homework 3 (Due February 6.)
Homework 4 (Due February 13.)
Homework 5 (Due February 20.)
Homework 6 (Due March 1.)
Homework 7 (Due March 8.)
Homework 8 (Due March 22.)
Homework 9 (Due March 29.)
Homework 10 (Due April 10.)
Homework 11 (Due April 17.)
Homework 12 (Due April 26.)
Homework 13 (Self-practice only. No due date.)
Dates for quizzes:
Quiz 1 is on January 25 (scope: Section 3.2).
Quiz 2 is on February 1 (scope: Sections 1.1 and 1.3).
Quiz 3 is on February 8 (scope: Sections 1.4 and 1.5).
Quiz 4 is on February 15 (scope: Sections 1.6 and 1.7).
Quiz 5 is on February 20 (scope: Sections 2.1 and 2.2). (Note: It is Wednesday.)
First Midterm: February 22 (scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.2).
Quiz 6 is on March 4 (scope: Sections 2.3 and 2.4). (Note: It is Monday.)
Quiz 7 is on March 18 (scope: Sections 5.1-5.3).
Quiz 8 is on March 25 (scope: Sections 6.1 and 6.3).
Quiz 9 is on April 1 (scope: Sections 6.4 and 6.5).
Second Midterm: April 3 (scope: Sections 2.3-2.4, 5.1-5.3, 6.1, 6.3-6.5).
Quiz 10 is on April 22 (scope: Sections 8.2).
Quiz 11 is on April 26 (scope: Sections 8.3 and 9.1). (Note: It is the same date as the due date of Homework 12.)
Final Exam: May 7 (Tuesday) 10:30am-12:30pm
(Scope: Sections 1.1, 1.3-1.7, 2.1-2.4, 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).