Math 276: Discrete Mathematics (3 credits)
     Class Number: 20898

Spring 2008: Meets 6:00p - 7:15p MW in LD 002

Final Exam: Wednesday, April 30    5:45p - 7:45p
Carl Cowen
    Office:  LD 224P
    E-mail:  ccowen "at" iupui "dot" edu
    Phone:   278-8846
    FAX:     274-3460

Office Hours:
    MF 11:00-12:30, W 10:30-noon, or by appointment


  • Syllabus for Math 276


  •      Class Schedule


    January 14   page 16: 4, 8, 9, 10, 18, 27, 31, 32, 60, 63
                 page 28: 7, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 29, 31
                 page 46: 5, 6, 7, 23, 24, 32, 33, 37
    January 23   page 58: 3, 6, 8, 10, 25, 30
                 page 85: 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
                   Hint for 7: Do a direct proof; to understand what is going on:
                       Write 3 as the difference of two squares
                       Write 5 as the difference of two squares
                       Write 11 as the difference of two squares
                       Write 17 as the difference of two squares
                 Do: Homework Supplement 1
                 Handout: Number Assumptions
    January 30   page 119: 1, 4, 5, 7, 23, 28, 33, 35, 36
                 page 130: 1, 3, 25, 27, 29, 48
                 page 120: 17, 18, 19, 21
                 page 146: 1, 2, 4, 14, 15, 18
                 Quiz on Chap 1 (1.1 - 1.6 + HW Supp. 1)
    February 6   page 160: 2, 3ab, 4, 5a-f, 9a-d, 31, 32, 
                  34 ((d) both interpretations), 40
                 Solution to Problem 34b
    February 13  Do: Homework Supplement 2
    February 18  page 344: 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
    February 20  Test I: on Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Section 4.1, and some material from 3.4 and 4.3
    February 27  Do: Homework 3
                     Hand in this paper AND the graded Test 1 so I can 
                     compare your answers.
    March 5      page 353: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 40
                 page 360: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19
    March 19     page 398: 1, 4 (use year 2008), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 35, 36, 37
    
    March 24     Test II: includes material from Sections 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 6.1
    
    March 26     page 595: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 21
    April  2     page 608: 1, 3, 4(1,3), 5, 7, 8, 10(7,8), 11, 12, 15, 18, 20acde,
                     21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28
    April  9     page 618: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, 36, 37, 38
                 page 629: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32 
    April 16     page 643: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40
                 page 656: 2, 3, 4, 5
    
    April 21     Test III: includes material from Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
    
    
    April    30  Office Hours 10:00a - 2:00p, or by appointment
    
    April 30     Final Exam: 5:45p - 7:45p
    



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