APPM 3170 - DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS
COURSE SCHEDULE & MATERIALS

Fall 2010


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Quiz Samples (Fall 2009)*: q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8

Exam Samples (Fall 2009)*: e1, e2, e3

*: Material for reference
only. Section contents for quizzes and exams may be different this year!

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Tentative Course Schedule

Week
Day
Date
Main Topic
Homework problems
for Quizzes

Examination Dates
01
M
 AUG/23
Multiplicative
Principle

5.1: 1, 11, 23, 47, 57 & study everything that seems unfamiliar

W
AUG/25
Permutations & Combinations 5.3: 1, 5, 15, 21, 38 & study everything that seems unfamiliar

F
AUG/27
Binomial
Coefficients
5.4: 1, 5, 9, 12, 25 & study everything that seems unfamiliar
02
M
AUG/30
Generating
Functions
7.4: 1, 5(a-d), 7(a-d), 9a, 9c, 30(a-b) Answerkey Quiz #1
AUG/23-AUG/27


W
SEP/01
Generating
Functions
More on Section 7.4


F
SEP/03
Recurrence
Relations
7.1: 1(a-b,d), 5, 11, 19, 35
03
M
SEP/06
N/A
Labor Day: No classes!


W
SEP/08
Linear
Recursions
7.2: 1, 3(a-c), 13, 27(a-c), 37

F
SEP/10
Linear
Recursions
More on Section 7.2
Answerkey Quiz #2
AUG/30-SEP/03
04
M
SEP/13
Models of Thought
1.1: 1, 11, 31, 47, 61


W
SEP/15
More on Models
of Thought

1.2: 1(a-c), 7(a-b), 9(a-c), 27, 41


F
SEP/17
Models of Argument
1.3: 3, 7, 11, 33, 59

05
M
SEP/20
More on Models
of Argument
1.4: 1, 13, 15(a-d), 27, 45
1.5: 1, 3, 15, 23
Answerkey Quiz #3
SEP/08-SEP/17


W
SEP/22
 Proof Methods 1.6: 1, 17, 27, 37

F
SEP/24
More on Proof Methods 1.7: 3, 11, 23, 40
06
M
SEP/27
Set Theory
2.1: 1, 7, 20, 23, 31


T
SEP/28

Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #1

Answerkey Exam #1
AUG/23-SEP/24
@ ECCR 133
5-6:30pm

W
SEP/29 More on Set Theory
2.2: 1, 11, 29, 45, 57


F
OCT/01
Functions
2.3: 15, 17, 21, 31, 39 & study everything that seems unfamiliar
07
M
OCT/04
Algorithms
3.1: 9, 41, 45, 53, 55


W
OCT/06
More on Algorithms
More on section 3.1


F
OCT/08
Growth Functions
3.2: 1, 33, 37, 44, 60
Answerkey Quiz #4
SEP/27-OCT/01

08
M
OCT/11
Complexity of Algorithms
3.3: 3, 7, 9, 11, 27


W
OCT/13
Algorithms over Integers
3.4: 5, 9, 17, 27, 31(c)


F
OCT/15
Greatest common divisor
3.5: 15, 17, 19, 25, 32

09
M
OCT/18
Prime Numbers
3.6: 1, 3, 13, 23, 53
Answerkey Quiz #5
OCT/04-OCT/15


W
OCT/20
More on Primes
3.7: 1, 3, 7, 10, 19


F
OCT/22
Modular arithmetic
n/a

10
M
OCT/25
Basic Induction
4.1: 3, 6, 19, 31, 52


W
OCT/27
Strong Induction 4.2: 3, 11, 21, 27, 33

F
OCT/29
More on Induction
n/a
Answerkey Quiz #6
OCT/18-OCT/22
11
M
NOV/01
Recursive Algorithms
4.3: 1, 9, 25, 27, 59


T
NOV/02
Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #2
Answerkey Exam #2
SEP/27-OCT/29
@ ECCR 133
5-6:30pm

W
NOV/03
More on recursive algorithms
4.4: 7, 11, 19, 24, 44
4.5: read and study section


F
NOV/05
Pigeonhole Principle
5.2: 1, 7, 15, 29, 39

12
M
NOV/08
More on Pigeonhole Princilple
n/a


W
NOV/10
Divide-and-Conquer algorithms 7.3: 9, 17, 21

F
NOV/12
Divide-and-Conquer recursions n/a
13
M
NOV/15
Inclusion-Exclusion method 7.5: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13 Answerkey Quiz #7
NOV/01-NOV/12

W
NOV/17
More on Inclusion-Exclusion  7.6: 3, 6, 13, 22, 25

F
NOV/19
Graphs
9.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13

14
M
NOV/22
N/A Fall Break: No classes!


W
NOV/24
N/A Fall Break: No classes!

F
NOV/26
N/A Fall Break: No classes!
15
M
NOV/29
Special types of graphs
9.2: 1, 5, 9, 21, 25


W
DEC/01
More on special
types of graphs
n/a
Quiz #8
NOV/15-NOV/19

F
DEC/03
Graph isomorphisms
9.3: 1, 11, 13, 17,19, 25, 35, 39

16
M
DEC/06
More on graph isomorphisms n/a


W
DEC/08
Connectivity
9.4: 1, 11, 17, 19, 25


F
DEC/10
Euler and Hamilton Paths
9.5: 5, 7, 10, 31, 33

17 M
DEC/13

Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #3
Exam #3
NOV/01-DEC/10
@ TBA from
2-3:30pm