MTH 1137 - Discrete Mathematics 1

Winter 2002

Course Information


Course:	MTH 1137, Discrete Mathematics 1
Instructor:	Professor Andrei Zelevinsky
Time and Place:	TF at 9:15 - 10:20 AM, W at 2:50 - 3:55 PM, in 247 CN
Textbook:	K. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Fourth Edition. WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999
Office hours:	Tue., 10:30 - 11:30 AM; Wed., 1:00 - 2:30 PM, or by appointment

Course Description

The course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts of mathematics that are required in understanding, designing and analyzing algorithms. These concepts come mainly from Set Theory, Logic, Number Theory, and Combinatorics. This course is a prerequisite for MTH1237 (Discrete Mathematics II) and is a useful prelude to Number Theory, Combinatorics/Graph Theory, Probability, Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms.

The grading will be based on several half-hour quizzes (40%), the midterm (20%), and the final exam (40%). Homework will be regularly assigned and discussed in class. Although the homework is not counted in grading, the quizzes and tests will consist of similar problems so doing it is very essential.

If you have a concern about the course or the instructor that cannot be resolved by speaking with the instructor, then please see Professor D. King, 447 LA, x5679, donking@neu.edu.

It is University policy that no grade, including an incomplete, can be changed after one year. Exceptions must be authorized by the Academic Standing Committee.

Homework:
Jan. 4: read Section 1.1; pp.11-12, #1 (a,e,f,g), 3 (c,d), 11.
Jan. 8: pp.11-12, #5 (a-f), 19, 21.
Jan. 9: read Section 1.4; pp.19-20, #7, 13; p.45, #1, 4.
Jan. 11: read Section 1.5; p. 45, #18, 22 (a), 23; pp. 54-55, #1-3, 19, 38.
Jan. 15: pp. 54-55, #8, 11(a), 39-41.
Jan. 16: read Section 1.6; pp.67-69, #1, 4, 8 - 11.
Jan. 18: pp.67-69, #12, 13, 15 (a-c), 19-21, 25.
Jan. 22: p.68, #22; pp. 78-79, #3, 7, 13 (read relevant portion of Section 1.7).
Jan. 23: pp. 78-79, #15, 16, 19, 20.
Jan. 25: p. 79, #21, 23; read Section 2.1; p. 104, #1, 2.
Jan. 29: p. 105, #5, 6, 9, 11.
Jan. 30: p.105, # 17, 18, 25.
Feb. 1: pp.125-126, #1, 6, 9, 11, 24 (read relevant portion of Section 2.3).
Feb. 5: p.126, #10, 29, 31, 33, 40.
Feb. 6: p.135, #1, 3, 5 (read relevant portion of Section 2.4).
Feb. 8: pp.135-136, #7, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25.
Feb. 13: read Section 3.2 (pp. 186-191); pp.199-200, #1, 2, 5-7.
Feb. 15: p. 200, #11, 13, 19, 23.
Feb. 19: read Section 3.3 up to Example 6; pp. 209-210, #1, 11, 13, 15.
Feb. 20: read Section 3.4; pp. 218-219, #3, 5, 10.
Feb. 22: read Section 4.1; p. 242, #1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16.
Feb. 26: pp. 242-243, #19, 25, 29.
Feb. 27: p. 243, #30, 31; read Section 4.3 (up to Example 8, p. 253); p. 257, #2, 3, 5, 6.
Mar. 1: p. 258, #11, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25.
Mar. 5: p. 259, #35, 36, 39, 41, 45.
Mar. 6: read Section 5.1; pp. 316-317, #1a,b), 5, 17, 19, 21.

Quizzes and tests:
Quiz 1: Jan. 11 (on sections 1.1, 1.2).
Quiz 2: Jan. 18 (on sections 1.4, 1.5).
Quiz 3: Jan. 25 (on section 1.6).
Quiz 4: Feb. 1 (on sections 1.7, 2.1).
Quiz 5: Feb. 8 (on section 2.3).
Take-home Midterm Test: Feb. 8 (on chapters 1, 2; due Feb. 15).
Quiz 6: Feb. 22 (on sections 3.2, 3.3).
Quiz 7: Mar. 1 (on section 4.1).

Final Exam:
Mar. 12 (Tuesday), 10:30am - 12:30pm, in 221 HA
(allowed: calculators, one sheet of notes).

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Department of Mathematics

Northeastern University
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Office: 431 LA
Phone: (617) 373-5648
Email: andrei@neu.edu

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Created: January 1, 2002. Last modified: March 6, 2002.