Spring 2016 - MACM 101 D300
Discrete Mathematics I (3)
Class Number: 8641
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 5 – Apr 11, 2016: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
SurreyJan 5 – Apr 11, 2016: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Surrey -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 13, 2016
Wed, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Steve Pearce
stevenp@sfu.ca
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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 discrete mathematics principles and motivate the relevance of those principles by providing examples of applications in Computing Science.
Topics
- Counting
- Logic and Quantifiers
- Set Theory
- Formal Reasoning and Induction
- Functions and Relations
- Number Theory
- Growth of Functions
- Automata theory and Formal languages
Grading
NOTES:
There will be several graded assignments, one or two midterms and a final exam. The details will be discussed in the first week of classes.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (an Applied Introduction), Ralph P. Grimaldi, Addison-Wesley, 2003
ISBN: 9780201726343
RECOMMENDED READING:
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, K. H. Rosen, McGraw Hill, 2011
ISBN: 9780073383095
Registrar Notes:
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