MATH 271 (Summer 2016)

Discrete Mathematics

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary

Course information

This is the webpage for MATH 271 taught during the 2016 Summer term. We will use the following textbook for the course: Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 4th edition, by Susanna Epp.

Course information (Note: the office is incorrectly listed on this document. My office is located at MS 336.)

Instructor: Mark Girard

Schedule: tentative schedule

Time and Location:

  • Lectures: MWF 10:00-11:50 in SA 106
  • Office hours: MWF 9:00-9:50 in MS 336.
  • Labs/tutorials. Times: MW 12:00-12:50 and TR 10:00-10:50.
    • Lab section 1. Room: MS 217. TA: Zachary Moyer.
    • Lab section 2. Room: MS 211. TA: Sumin Leem.

Practice Problems

Week Problems Solutions
Week 1 Problems Solutions
Week 2 Problems Solutions
Week 3 Problems Solutions
Week 4 Problems Solutions
Week 5 Problems Solutions
Week 6 Problems Solutions
Week 6 (extra: graph theory) Extra Problems Solutions

Assignments

Assignments are due at 10:00am on the due date. Hand your solutions in to your TA by the beginning of lab.

Assignment (pdf) Due date Solutions (pdf)
Assignment 1 July 19 solutions
Assignment 2 July 26 solutions
Assignment 3 August 9 solutions
Assignment 4 August 16 solutions

Quizzes

Quiz (pdf) Date Material Solutions
Quiz 1 July 14 Statements and negation (for all, exists, if-then, converse, contrapositive), even/odd integers, divisibility, direct proofs solutions
Quiz 2 July 21 Proof by contradiction, rational and irrational numbers, gcd (Euclidean algorithm), induction solutions
Quiz 3 July 28 Strong induction, sets (element method) solutions
Quiz 4 August 11 Counting (permutations, combinations, inclusion/exclusion principle) and functions (one-to-one, onto, function composition) solutions

Midterm

The midterm will be on Friday August 5, in class (during the lecture period) from 10:00-11:50am.

The midterm will cover all of the course material up to section 9.3.

Previous midterms (solutions will be posted a few days before the midterm date)

Update Here is the midterm and solutions.

Final

The the final exam will be on Friday, August 19 at 8:00am in room ES 162.

The exam will cover all of the course material (up to section 10.2). Here is a list of study topics for the final exam for your studying.

Previous final exams and solutions for you to practice can be found here: