Discrete Mathematics

Instructor - Robert Hochberg 
Office-         STC C-121 
Phone-         328-9685 
Email-         hochberg@cs.ecu.edu
Text - Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, by Rosen, 5th edition Office Hours
M 12-2 and 3:30-4:30
W 12-2

 
The Discussion Board can be found here.  (Click on "Communication," then "Discussion Board".)

Course Schedule
(subject to change)
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

8/25 - Day 1 - The Syllogisms Play
8/27- Day 2 - Syllogisms, Propositions,
Slides for today through 9/1
8/30 - Day 3 - Predicates and Quantifiers 9/1 - Day 4 - Jason H - Logical Operations and Truth Tables
9/3 - Day 5 - Doug - Negations and more Quantifiers
Problems 1-7 due
Slides for today through 9/8
9/6 - Labor Day, no class
9/8 - Day 6 - Jon -Wrap-up of Logic
Homework:
Read 1.1 - 1.5

9/10 - Day 7 - Anthony - More Wrap up
9/13 - Day 8 - John - End of Logic 9/15 - Day 9  - Jebrandon -
Homework review. 
Problems 1-10 from here
9/17 - Day 10  - David - Introduction to Sets
9/20 - Day 11  - Evan - Power Sets and Empty Set 9/22 - Day 12 - Karlo - Some homework review, logical negations, XOR and IFF
9/24 - Day 13 - Robbie -
Homework:  1.7 #1-14, 27-30
9/27 - Day 14 - Kevin - Standing Bosses Sequence, Tower of Hanoi
9/29 - Day 15 - Sedrick - Introduction to proofs by induction
10/1 - Day 16 - Dennis -
10/4 - Day 17 - Ralph - Some proofs by induction
10/6 - Day 18 - Tim -
Homework:  These problems, and
3.3 #1, 2, 6
10/8 - Day 19 - EXAM I
Review Session 7:30 - 9pm, Thursday, in Austin 304.
Solutions
10/11 - Day 20- Brandon
Arrangements of distinct objects and n!
10/13 - Day 21 - Justin
A little induction
The multiplication rule for counting
10/15 - Day 22 -EXAM I redo
Review Session 5-6pm, Thursday, in Austin 304, and then again from 7:30-9pm.
10/18 - Fall Break, no class 10/20 - Day 23- Notes from Instructor
10/22 - Day -24 - DJ
10/25 - Day 25 - Travis - Anagrams and walking on a grid.  Also simple inclusion-exclusion

10/27 - Day 26 - Joe - Answers to some homework questions and introduction to counting "identical balls into distinct boxes."
10/29 - Day -27 - Ziggy -  Counting quarters in pockets with anagrams.
Homework due today: 
Pg 253-4 #8, 10, 20
Pg 312-1 #4-18, even
Pg 324-5 #4-16, even, 24, 30
11/1 - Day 28 - Ryan

11/3 - Day 29 - Talaya

11/5 - Day 30 - Darren
11/8 - Day 31 - Ernie

11/10 - Day 32 - Will 11/12 - Day 33 - Josh
- Trinomial Expansions and Summation
11/15 - Day 34 - DJ 11/17 - Day 35 - Reini - Some choose polynomials and intro to geometric sums
11/19 - Day 36 -
Homework due today:
All of these problems,
except for  5, 7, 12 and 15.

11/22 - Day 37 - Exam II
Sample Exam Questions
11/24 - Thanksgiving Break, no class
11/26 - Thanksgiving Break, no class
11/29 - Day 38 - Jason - Probability Worksheet 12/1 - Day 39 - Anthony 12/3 - Day 40 - Jason A
12/6 - Day 41 - 
12/8 - Day 42 - Robbie
Notes on Expected Value

Final Exam - 11am - usual room
Homework Due, from Book
5.1, all the multiples of 4
5.2, #2, 6, 10, 14, 24, 28, 32
5.3, #2, 6, 8