Math 227 Syllabus - Spring 2009

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Last updated: 03/30/09

This syllabus is subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class and on the course web page as the semester progresses.

The course webpage is http://www.math.jmu.edu/~martin/courses/227_sp09/policies.html

Unless otherwise stated, the reading assignments in this syllabus are from

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
by Kenneth H. Rosen
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-288008-3

Date Material Assignment
Week 1
01/12/09 Overview of the course Course web page
Propositional Logic Section 1.1
01/14/09 Propositional Equivalences Section 1.2
Introduction to Sage Sage Tutorial: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1-2.5, 5.1-5.10
01/16/08 Homework Day Homework 1
Week 2
01/19/09 MLK Day No Class Meeting
01/21/09 Propositional Equivalences Section 1.2
Go over HW 1 Finish up HW 1
01/23/08 Homework Day Homework 1
Week 3
01/26/09 Predicates and Quantifiers Section 1.3
01/28/09 Snow Day No Class
01/30/09 Nested Quantifiers Section 1.4
Week 4
02/02/09 Homework Day Homework 2
02/04/09 Homework Day (continued) Homework 2
02/06/09 Sage Lesson Work on Proj 1
Week 5
02/09/09 Sage Lesson Work on Proj 1
02/11/09 Rules of Inference Section 1.5
02/13/09 Introduction to Proofs Section 1.6
Week 6
02/16/09 More Proofs Section 1.7
02/18/09 More Proofs Section 1.7
Project 1 Due
02/20/09 Go over Project 1 Meditate
Week 7
02/23/09 Sets Section 2.1
Fun with Sets Section 2.2
02/25/09 Homework Day Homework 3
02/27/09 Functions Section 2.3
Week 8
03/02/09 Snow Day No Class
03/05/09 More on Functions Section 2.3
03/06/09 Sequences and Series Section 2.4
Spring Break (03/09 - 03/13)
Week 9
03/16/09 Review Review
03/18/09 Review Review
03/20/09 Mid-Term Exam Review
Week 10
03/23/09 Integers and Modular Arithmetic Section 3.4
03/25/09 Integers and Modular Arithmetic Section 3.5
03/27/09 Integers and Modular Arithmetic Section 3.6
Week 11
03/30/09 Integers and Modular Arithmetic Section 3.6
04/01/09 Chinese Remainder Theorem Section 3.7
04/03/09 RSA Section 3.7
Week 12
04/06/09 Homework Day HW04
04/08/09 Computer Representations of Signed Integers Section 3.7
04/10/09 Induction, take-two Section 4.1 and 4.2
Week 13
04/13/09 Counting Section 5.1
04/15/09 Pigeonhole Principle Section 5.2
04/17/09 Homework Day HW05
Week 14
04/20/09 Permutation and Combinations Section 5.3
04/22/09 Binomial Theorem Section 5.4
04/24/09 Homework Day HW06
Week 15
04/27/09 Some hard proofs Lecture Notes
04/29/09 Some more hard proofs Lecture Notes
05/01/09 Homework Day HW07