Discrete Structures

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Discrete Structures

1/8: These exercises are due on 1/9. (Yes, they are due tomorrow at the beginning of class, before I take questions over the assignment. Have them ready to turn in when you enter the classroom!) (Never start on an assignment that isn't . I may change it!)

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The exercises below are due on 1/10. They are due at the beginning of class, before I take questions over the assignment. Have them ready to turn in when you enter the classroom!

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* If you wish, you can download copies of the following two Discrete Structures texts which I will reference from time to time. Both are available for no cost over the internet, or for a very reasonable price in hard copy.
- The Book of Proof by Hammack
- Discrete Structures in Five Chapters by Witno

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1/9: These exercises are due on 1/10. They will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/13.

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1/10: These exercises are due on 1/13. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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These exercises are due on 1/14. They are due at the beginning of class, before I take questions over the assignment. Turn them in when you enter the classroom!

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Week 2

1/13: These exercises are due on 1/14. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/15.

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1/14: These exercises are due on 1/15. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/16.

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1/15: These exercises are due on 1/16. These will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/17.

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1/16: Exam 1 will be given today. It will cover the material from in-class work on ??. That includes Sections ??. Expect to work for around 45 minutes, maybe less. The exam will be open notes. All of you are expected to be in class to take the exam.

You are not permitted to communicate with any human being by any means, including but not limited to, talking, phone conversations, text messages, email messages, hand signals, smoke signals, semaphore, Morse code, Norse code (used to communicate with vikings), social media, antisocial media, or any other means that I've omitted. You are not permitted to use any internet resource whatsoever. You are not permitted to use any text other than mine, any app on your phone, any app that's not on your phone, Google, WolframAlpha, or any other print or internet resource that I've omitted.

These exercises are due on 1/17. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/20.

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1/17: These exercises are due on 1/20. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/21.

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Week 3

1/20: These exercises are due on 1/21. These will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/22.

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1/21: These exercises are due on 1/22.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/23.

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1/22: These exercises are due on 1/23. These will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/24.

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1/23: Exam 2 will be given today. It will cover the material from in-class work on ??. That includes Sections ??. Expect to work for around 60 minutes, but no more than 75 minutes. (The quiz isn't any longer, but some of you may get stuck on the logic proof(s).) The exam will be open notes.

You are not permitted to communicate with any human being by any means, including but not limited to, talking, phone conversations, text messages, email messages, hand signals, smoke signals, semaphore, Morse code, Force code (used to communicate with Jedi knights), social media, antisocial media, or any other means that I've omitted. You are not permitted to use any internet resource whatsoever. You are not permitted to use any text other than mine, any app on your phone, any app that's not on your phone, Google, WolframAlpha, or any other print or internet resource that I've omitted.

These exercises are due on 1/24. These will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/27.

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1/24: These exercises are due on 1/27. These will prepare you for our next class.

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The exercises assigned today are due on 1/28.

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Week 4

1/27: These exercises are due on 1/28. These will prepare you for our next class. -

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The exercises assigned today are due on 2/-2.

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1/28: These exercises are due on 1/29. These will prepare you for our next class.

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No new exercises assigned today.

* No additional exercises to turn in. However, you should know how to prove that \(((A\setminus B)\cup (B\setminus A))\subseteq A\cup B\). You don't have to write this proof to turn in.

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1/29: No new exercises are due on 1/30.

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1/30: Our final exam is from 9:00-12:00 on Thursday, January 30. This exam covers the following sections:?? and maybe more to be added. Expect more from the material that was not on the first two exams. You may start as early as 8:00 if you wish.