Math 2300, Spring 2012   Class Schedule, Lecture Notes
Note: Schedule is subject to change, please check frequently

WK

Class/Date

Topic                                     

Book Chapter

Assignments                          

Reading                                                                                   

1

F 1/27

 Introduction and syllabus 1
Syllabus, Chapter 1

2

M 1/30

 Continuous v Discrete
with Dr. Carter


W 2/1

 Logical Form and Logical Equivalence
 1.1
 HW1 Assigned

F 2/3

 Conditional Statements
1.1, 1.2
 HW1 Due,   HW2 Assigned

3

M 2/6

 Valid and Invalid Arguments
 1.3
 HW2 Due,  HW3 Assigned

W 2/8

 Digital Logic Circuits, Predicates
 1.4
 HW3 Due,  HW4 Assigned Chapter 2

F 2/10

 Group work on 1.4 with Dr. Thomas
 1.4
 HW4 Due

4

M 2/13

 Predicates and Quantified Statements
 2.1, 2.2
 HW5 Assigned

W 2/15

 Quantified Statements 2.2, 2.3
 HW6 Assigned

F 2/17

 Statements with Multiple Quantifiers
2.3, 2.4
 HW5 Due Chapter 3

5

M  2/20

 Direct Proof and Counterexample 
3.1
 HW6 Due, HW7 Assigned

W 2/22

 Direct Proof and Counterexample 
3.2

F 2/24

 Direct Proof and Counterexample 
3.3
 HW7 Due, HW8 Assigned

6

M 2/27

 Direct Proof and Counterexample 
3.4

W 2/29

 Indirect Proof
 3.5, 3.6
 HW8 Due, HW9 Assigned

F 3/2

 Review for Quiz 1
HW9 Due Chapter 4

7

M 3/5

 Sequences 4.1
 HW10 Assigned

W 3/7

 PMI
 4.2
 HW10 Due, HW11 Assigned

F 3/9

 Quiz 1
 Ch. 1, 2,
3.1-3.4

8

M  3/12

 PMI
 4.2
 HW12 Assigned

W 3/14

 PMI 4.3
 HW11 Due, HW13 Assigned Chapter 8

F 3/16

 Stong form of PMI 4.4

9

M 3/19

 Recursion 8.1
 HW12 Due, HW13 Due
HW14 Assigned

W 3/21

 Recursion 8.1
 HW14 Due Homework Extra Credit:
May work individually or in pairs
Towers of Hanoi program to estimate time (in years) to move 64 disks
Assume 31,557,600 seconds per year
Due April 18th

F 3/23

 Solving Recurrence Relations by Iteration 8.2
  HW15 Assigned

10

M 3/26

 Solving Recurrence Relations by Iteration 8.2
HW15 Due, HW16 Assigned

W 3/28

 Second-Order Linear Homogenous Recurrence Relations with Constant Coefficients 8.3
HW16 Due, HW17 Assigned

F 3/30

 Cesar Chavez Day


11

M 4/2

 Solving Recurrences
 8.3
 HW17 Due, HW18 Assigned

W 4/4

 Solving Recurrences Handout

F 4/6

 Solving Recurrences Handout
 HW18, Part 1,  Due Extra Credit: MCSSS Sean's Talk
Write (1) a brief summary of the talk, (2) what did you like most about the talk and why


Spring Break  April 9-13


12

M 4/16

 More on Recurrences

Master Theorem Animation

W 4/18

 More on Recurrences 8
 HW18, Part 2, Due
Extra Credit Homework Due

F 4/20

 Structural Induction 8.4
 HW19 Assigned

13

M 4/23

 Sets
 5.1
 HW19 Due, HW20 Assigned

W 4/25

Quiz 2
 4, 8.1-3
Handout


F 4/27

 Sets
 5.1
 HW21 Assigned
14
 M 4/30
 Sets
 5.2
 HW20 Due, HW22 Assigned
W 5/2
 Sets
 5.3
 HW21 Due
F 5/4
 Relations
 10.1
 HW22 Due, HW23 Assigned
Extra Credit for Sean's Talk Due
15 M 5/7
 Go over Quiz 2
HW23 Due, HW24 Assigned
W 5/9
 Relations 10.2, 10.3

F 5/11
 Pigeon Hole Principle
 7.3
 HW24 Due, HW25 Assigned
16
 M 5/14
 Graphs
 11
 HW25 Due
W 5/16
 Reading Day



Wednesday 5/23


Final
8:30 am to 10:30 am
Make-up Homework Due
(Can replace up to 4 assns)