Jen Paulhus, Ph.D.

Discrete Math

email: jpaulhus@mtholyoke.edu
Office Hours:
     Mondays 11 AM - 12 PM and 4:30-5:30 PM
     Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 AM
     Thursdays 1-2 PM
     or by appointment

Class Meeting: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:45-3:00 PM

Text:

DME, Discrete Math Elements by Richard Hammack
MR, Math Reasoning: Writing and Proof, Volume 3 by Ted Sundstrom

Syllabus

Daily Topics

Class Date	Reading Assignment	Topics
Jan. 28		introduction
Jan. 30	DME: 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6	sets
Feb. 2	DME: 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8	subsets and power set
Feb. 4	MR: pgs. 1-10, 35-37, short article on Moodle	math statements, and/or/not
Feb. 6	MR: 33-34, section 2.4	quantifiers

Homework Assignments

Homework assignments are due on Gradescope by 10:00 PM on the date listed below. See the syllabus for more information about submitting homework, and make sure you are familiar with the homework rubric and guideline below.

Rubric and Homework Guidelines

Due date	Problem Set
Feb. 4	Homework 1