Spring 2020 - MACM 101 D200

Discrete Mathematics I (3)

Class Number: 6625

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 20, 2020
    Mon, 3:30–6:30 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 and other related areas.

Topics

  • Counting
  • Logic and Quantifiers
  • Set Theory
  • Formal Reasoning and Induction
  • Functions and Relations
  • Number Theory
  • Graphs and Trees (if time permits)

Grading

NOTES:

There will be several assignments, one or two midterms, and a final exam. The details will be discussed in the first week of classes.

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

REQUIRED READING:

  • Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics (an Applied Introduction),
  • 5th Edition,
  • Ralph P. Grimaldi,
  • Addison-Wesley, 2017,
  • 9780321385024, Hardcover Edition 
  • 9780201726343 Paperback Edition

RECOMMENDED READING:

  • Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
  • 7th Edition (Looseleaf Version)
  • K. H. Rosen, McGraw Hill, 2011
  • 9780077431440  
  • Hardcover Edition - 9780073383095

Registrar Notes:

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