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Course Outlines

Spring 2015 - MACM 101 D100

Discrete Mathematics I (3)

Class Number: 6431

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 18, 2015
    Sat, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    BC Math 12 (or equivalent), or any of MATH 100, 150, 151, 154, 157.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to counting, induction, automata theory, formal reasoning, modular arithmetic. Quantitative/Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is an introduction to discrete mathematics. The course will focus on establishing basic principles and motivate the relevance of those principles by providing examples of applications in Computing Science.

Topics

  • Set Theory
  • Logic and Quantifiers
  • Counting
  • Formal Reasoning and Induction
  • Relations, Functions and Cardinality
  • Number Theory
  • Automata theory and Formal languages

For a full course description/outline please visit the Computing Science website:  https://portal.cs.sfu.ca/outlines/

Grading

NOTES:

There will be a series of short quizzes in the tutorials, two midterms and a final exam. The details will be discussed in the first week of classes. Students must pass the final exam in order to pass the course.

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C- or better).

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (an Applied Introduction), Ralph P. Grimaldi, Addison-Wesley, 2003, 9780201726343

REQUIRED READING:

Book of Proof, Richard Hammack, Open Textbook Initiative, 2013, Supplemental materials (lecture notes) will be added as the semester progresses.
ISBN: 9780989472104

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS