APPM 3170 - DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS
COURSE SCHEDULE & MATERIALS

Fall 2011


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Exam Samples (Fall 2010)*: e1, e2, e3

Quiz Samples (Fall 2010)*: q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8

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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
Examination Dates & Content
01
M
 AUG/22
Multiplicative
Principle

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

W
AUG/24
Permutations & Combinations 5.3: 1, 5, 15, 21, 38 & study everything that seems unfamiliar

F
AUG/26
Binomial
Coefficients
5.4: 1, 5, 9, 12, 25 & study everything that seems unfamiliar
02
M
AUG/29
Generating
Functions
7.4: 1, 5(a-d), 7(a-d), 9a, 9c, 30(a-b) Homework & Quiz #1
AUG/22-AUG/26


W
AUG/31
Generating
Functions
More on Section 7.4


F
SEP/02
Recurrence
Relations
7.1: 1(a-b,d), 5, 11, 19, 35
03
M
SEP/05
N/A
Labor Day: No classes!


W
SEP/07
Linear
Recursions
7.2: 1, 3(a-c), 13, 27(a-c), 37

F
SEP/09
Linear
Recursions
More on Section 7.2
Homework & Quiz #2
AUG/29-SEP/02
04
M
SEP/12
Models of Thought
1.1: 1, 11, 31, 47, 61


W
SEP/14
More on Models
of Thought

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


F
SEP/16
Models of Argument
1.3: 3, 7, 11, 33, 59

05
M
SEP/19
More on Models
of Argument
1.4: 1, 13, 15(a-d), 27, 45
1.5: 1, 3, 15, 23
Homework & Quiz #3
SEP/07-SEP/16


W
SEP/21
 Proof Methods 1.6: 1, 17, 27, 37

F
SEP/23
More on Proof Methods 1.7: 3, 11, 23, 40
06
M
SEP/26
Set Theory
2.1: 1, 7, 20, 23, 31


T
SEP/27

Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #1

Exam #1
AUG/22-SEP/23
 ECCR 1B51
5-6:30pm

W
SEP/28 More on Set Theory
2.2: 1, 11, 29, 45, 57


F
SEP/30
Functions
2.3: 15, 17, 21, 31, 39 & study everything that seems unfamiliar
07
M
OCT/03
Algorithms
3.1: 9, 41, 45, 53, 55


W
OCT/05
More on Algorithms
More on section 3.1


F
OCT/07
Growth Functions
3.2: 1, 33, 37, 44, 60
Homework & Quiz #4
SEP/26-OCT/03

08
M
OCT/10
Complexity of Algorithms
3.3: 3, 7, 9, 11, 27


W
OCT/12
Algorithms over Integers
3.4: 5, 9, 17, 27, 31(c)


F
OCT/14
Greatest common divisor
3.5: 15, 17, 19, 25, 32

09
M
OCT/17
Prime Numbers
3.6: 1, 3, 13, 23, 53
Homework & Quiz #5
OCT/05-OCT/14


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


F
OCT/21
Modular arithmetic
n/a

10
M
OCT/24
Basic Induction
4.1: 3, 6, 19, 31, 52


W
OCT/26
Strong Induction 4.2: 3, 11, 21, 27, 33

F
OCT/28
More on Induction
n/a
Homework & Quiz #6
OCT/17-OCT/24
11
M
OCT/31
Recursive Algorithms
4.3: 1, 9, 25, 27, 59


T
NOV/01
Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #2
Exam #2
SEP/26-OCT/28
ECCR 1B51
5-6:30pm

W
NOV/02
More on recursive algorithms
4.4: 7, 11, 19, 24, 44
4.5: read and study section


F
NOV/04
Pigeonhole Principle
5.2: 1, 7, 15, 29, 39

12
M
NOV/07
More on Pigeonhole Princilple
n/a


W
NOV/09
Divide-and-Conquer algorithms 7.3: 9, 17, 21

F
NOV/11
Divide-and-Conquer recursions n/a
13
M
NOV/14
Inclusion-Exclusion method 7.5: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13 Homework & Quiz #7
OCT/31-NOV/11

W
NOV/16
More on Inclusion-Exclusion  7.6: 3, 6, 13, 22, 25

F
NOV/18
Graphs
9.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13

14
M
NOV/21
N/A Fall Break: No classes!


W
NOV/23
N/A Fall Break: No classes!

F
NOV/25
N/A Fall Break: No classes!
15
M
NOV/28
Special types of graphs
9.2: 1, 5, 9, 21, 25


W
NOV/30
More on special
types of graphs
n/a
Homework & Quiz #8
NOV/14-NOV/18

F
DEC/02
Graph isomorphisms
9.3: 1, 11, 13, 17,19, 25, 35, 39

16
M
DEC/05
More on graph isomorphisms n/a


W
DEC/07
Connectivity
9.4: 1, 11, 17, 19, 25


F
DEC/09
Euler and Hamilton Paths
9.5: 5, 7, 10, 31, 33

17 S
DEC/10

Additional Practice
Problems for Exam #3
Exam #3
OCT/31-DEC/09
@ ECCR 110
5-6:30pm