Math 2300, Spring 2009   Class Schedule, Lecture Notes
Note: Schedule is subject to change, please check frequently

WK

Class/Date

Topic                                     

Book Chapter

Assignments                          

Reading                                                                                   


1

M 2/16
Introduction and syllabus
1.1
HW 1 Assigned
Syllabus, Chapter 1

W 2/18

Logic

1.1


F 2/20

Conditional Statements
1.2
HW1 Due, HW2 Assigned

2

M 2/23

Valid Arguments
1.3


W 2/25

Digital Logic Circuits, Predicates
1.4, 2.1
HW2 Due, HW3 Assigned
Chapter 2

F 2/27

Quantified Statements
2.1, 2.2
HW4 Assigned

3

M 3/2

Statements with Multiple Quantifiers
2.3, 2.4
HW3 Due

W 3/4

Arguments with Quantified Statements
Direct Proof and Counterexample
2.4
3.1
HW4 Due, HW5 Assigned Chapter 3

F 3/6

Direct Proof and Counterexample
3.2
HW6 Assigned

4

M 3/9

Direct Proof and Counterexample 3.2, 3.3
HW5 Due, HW7 Assigned

W 3/11

Q-R Theorem, Cases, Floor and Ceiling
3.4, 3.5
HW6 Due, HW8 Assigned

F 3/13

Contradiction and Contrapositive
3.6
HW7 Due

5

M  3/16

Review
1-3
HW8 due
Chapter 4

W 3/18

Sequences
4.1
HW9 Assigned

F 3/20

QUIZ
1, 2, 3


6

M 3/23

Mathematical Induction
4.2
HW10 Assigned

W 3/25

Mathematical Induction
4.2, 4.3
HW9 Due

F 3/27

More induction and  Recursive Sequences 4.3
HW10 Due

7

M 3/30

Strong Induction
Recursively Defined Sequences
4.4, 8.1
Quiz rewrite due, HW12 Assigned
Towers_of_Hanoi Program
Chapter 8

W 4/1

Recursively Defined Sequences 8.1
HW11 Due, HW13 and HW14 Assigned

F  4/3

Solving Recurrence Relations by Iteration 8.2
HW12 Due

8

M  4/6

Second-Order Linear Homogenous Recurrence Relations with Constant Coefficients 8.2, 8.3
HW13 Due - extended
Towers_of_Hanoi Program Due
HW15 Assigned

W 4/8

Second-Order Linear Homogenous Recurrence Relations with Constant Coefficients 8.3
HW13 and14 Due,
HW16 Assigned

F 4/10

General Recursive Definitions
More on Solving Recurrences
8.4
HW15 Due, HW17 Assigned



SPRING BREAK: April 13-17



9

M 4/20

More on Solving Recurrences Handout
HW16 Due

W 4/22

Master Theorem, Sets
5.1
HW17 Due, HW18 Assigned
Chapter 5

F 4/24

Review and more Sets
5.1
HW19 Assigned

10

M 4/27

Sets
5.2
HW18 Due

W 4/29

Quiz
4, 8
Handout


F 5/1

Proofs with sets
5.3
HW20 Assigned

11

M 5/4

Relations 10.1
HW19 Due, HW21 Assigned Chapter 10

W 5/6

Equivalence Relations 10.2
HW20 Due, HW22 Assigned

F 5/8

Equivalence Relations 10.3
HW21 Due

12

M 5/11

Partial Order Relations 10.5
HW22 Due, HW23 Assigned
Chapter 7

W 5/13

Pigeonhole Principle 7.3
HW23 Due, HW24 Assigned Chapter 11

F 5/15

Graphs
11.1
HW24 Due, HW25 Assigned

13

M 5/18

Quiz
5, 10.1-3


W 5/20

Graphs
11.2, 11.3
HW25 Due, HW26 Assigned

F 5/22

Review
HW26 Assigned
Missionaries and Cannibals
http://www.learn4good.com/games/puzzle/boat.htm

Wednesday 5/27


Final
11:15 am to 1:15 pm