CSE 20: Discrete Mathematics (Winter 11)
Instructor: Joseph Pasquale
(office hours: Tue 11-12 or by appt, EBU3B 3112)
Teaching Assistant: Ruixin Yang
(office hours: Fri 2-3, B240A)
Teaching Assistant (half-time): Matt Jacobsen
(office hours: Mon 2-3, B250A)
Lectures: Tue/Thu 12:30-1:50, CENTR 113
Discussion: Wed 1:00-1:50, CENTR 105
Messages
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The course is completed. Best wishes with your future studies at UCSD.
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Final grades have been submitted. You'll be able to access them the standard way via the registrar. You will be able to view your final exams at the beginning of spring quarter, where they will be available in the undergraduate office.
Description
This course is on discrete mathematics
for computer science students.
Topics will include
formal logic,
methods of proof (including induction),
set theory,
graph theory,
recurrence relations,
and some advanced topics to be determined.
The course is organized of the following:
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Lectures: the lectures comprise the core material
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Discussion: the discussion sections are led by the TA, and may be
organized as discussions on specific topics or question/answer sessions
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Readings: the readings in the textbook supplement the lectures
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Homework: homework problems will be assigned every week
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Exams: there is one midterm exam and a final exam (all closed-book)
covering the material presented in the lectures
Lectures
The notes for each lecture will be posted here one day prior to that lecture's class (generally in the evening, by 9pm). Notes that are marked up in class with be posted afterwards.
Grading
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35% Midterm exam (Tues, Feb 8, in class)
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65% Final exam (Tues, Mar 15, 11:30am)
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