APPM 3570 - DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS
 
FALL 2008

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Week
Day
Date
Recommended homework
Examination dates
01
M
 AUG/25
Section 1.1: 1, 19, 31, 47, 63
Section 1.2: 1, 9, 27, 42



W
AUG/27
Section 1.3: 3, 11, 33, 47
Section 1.4: 1, 13, 27, 45



F
AUG/29
Section 1.5: 15, 23

02
M
SEP/01
No Classes: Labor Day


W
SEP/03
Section 1.6: 1, 17, 27, 37
Quiz #1: AUG/25-AUG/29

F
SEP/05
Section 1.7: 3, 11, 23, 40
03
M
SEP/08
Section 2.1: 1, 7, 20, 23, 31


W
SEP/10
Section 2.2: 1, 11, 29, 45, 57


F
SEP/12
Sections 2.3: 15, 17, 21, 31, 39, and read and study everything that seems unfamiliar

04
M
SEP/15
Section 2.4: 31, 33, 35, 37, 39


W
SEP/17
The Schr"oder-Bernstein theorem
Quiz #2: SEP/01-SEP/12

F
SEP/19
Section 3.1: 9, 41, 45, 53, 55
Chapters 1 & 2: additional suggested homework problems
05
M
SEP/22
Section 3.2: 1, 33, 37, 44, 60


W
SEP/24
Section 3.3: 3, 7, 9, 11, 27


F
SEP/26
Section 3.4: 5, 9, 17, 27, 31(c)
Section 3.5: 15, 17, 19, 25, 32


06
M
SEP/29
Section 3.6: 1, 3, 13, 23, 53


W
OCT/01
Section 3.7: 1, 3, 7, 10, 19
Section 3.8: 3, 5, 10, 13, 19, and read and study everything that seems unfamiliar
Answerkey Exam #1 (5-6:30pm): AUG/25-SEP/26 at ECCR 110

F
OCT/03
Section 4.1: 3, 6, 19, 31, 52

07
M
OCT/06
No Classes*

W
OCT/08
Section 4.2: 3, 11, 21, 27, 33


F
OCT/10
Section 4.3: 1, 9, 25, 27, 59

08
M
OCT/13
Section 4.4: 7, 11, 19, 24, 44
Section 4.5: read and study this section
Course Survey of Contents

W
OCT/15
Section 5.1: 1, 11, 33, 47, 57
Section 5.2: 1, 7, 15, 29, 39
Quiz #3: SEP/29-OCT/10

F
OCT/17
Section 5.3: 1, 5, 15, 21, 38, and read and study everything that seems unfamiliar
Section 7.1: 1, 11, 17, 23, 35


09
M
OCT/20
Section 7.2: 1, 3, 13, 27, 37


W
OCT/22
Non-linear recursions: Substitution Method


F
OCT/24
Non-linear recursions: Repertoire Method
10
M
OCT/27
Non-linear recursions: Perturbation Method


W
OCT/29
Section 7.3: 9, 12, 17, 21, 25 Quiz #4: OCT/13-OCT/24

F
OCT/31
Section 7.4: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13

11
M
NOV/03
Generating Functions
Chapters 3, 4, 5 & 7: additional suggested homework problems

W
NOV/05
Symbolic Especifications

F
NOV/07
More on Generating Functions

12
M
NOV/10
Section 7.5: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13


T
NOV/11
N/A
Additional Office Hours: 10-10:50am & 1-1:50pm

W
NOV/12
Section 7.6: 3, 6, 13, 22, 25 Exam #2 (5-6:30pm): SEP/29-OCT/27 at ECCR 110

F
NOV/14
More on the inclusion-exclusion principle
Section 9.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13

13
M
NOV/17
Section 9.2: 1, 5, 9, 21, 25


T
NOV/18
N/A
Additional Office Hours: 10-10:50am & 1-1:50pm

W
NOV/19
Section 9.3: 1, 11, 13, 17, 19, 25, 35, 39

F
NOV/21
Section 9.4: 1, 11, 17, 19, 25

14
M
NOV/24
No Classes: Fall Break


W
NOV/26
No Classes: Fall Break

F
NOV/28
No Classes: Thanksgiving Holiday

15
M
DEC/01
Section 9.5: 5, 7, 10, 31, 33


T
DEC/02
N/A
Additional Office Hours: 10-10:50am & 1-1:50pm

W
DEC/03
Proof of Euler's theorem
Quiz #5: OCT/29-NOV/21

F
DEC/05
Hamilton paths
Chapters 7 & 9: Additional suggested  homework problems
16
M
DEC/08
Proof of Ore's theorem


W
DEC/10
Dijkstra's algorithm, planar maps, Kuratowski's theorem, Euler formula, and the Four coloring theorem


R
DEC/11
N/A Additional Office Hours: 10-10:50am & 1-1:50pm

F
DEC/12
Office Hours at ECOT 232

17
T
DEC/16
No Classes
Exam #3 (11am-12:30pm): NOV/10-DEC/08 @ ECCR 245
*: I will be attending an international conference