CMSC 203 / 0201, Fall 2002 - Course Syllabus

Prof. Marie desJardins
as of 12/13/02

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Week Topic Reading
1 - 8/28 (2 classes) Introduction Ch. 1.1-1.2, (1.3)
2 - 9/4 (2 classes) Logic and Sets; HW0 Ch. 1.3-1.5
3 - 9/9 Sequences and Summations; HW1 Ch. 1.6-1.8
4 - 9/16 Algorithms; HW2 Ch. 2.1-2.3
5 - 9/23 Integers and Matrices; HW3 Ch. 2.4-2.6
6 - 9/30 EXAM I (Monday 9/30);
Proofs and Induction
Ch. 3.1-3.2
7 - 10/7 Recursion and Correctness; HW4 Ch. 3.3-3.5
8 - 10/14 Counting; HW5 Ch. 4.1-4.3; Dr. desJardins away Wed/Fri - guest lecturer Alan Sherman Wed, no class Friday
9 - 10/21 Probability and Permutations; HW6 Ch. 4.3-4.5
10 - 10/28 Advanced Counting; HW7 Ch. 5.1, 5.3; Dr. desJardins away - guest lecturer Matt Gaston; feedback session Wednesday
11 - 11/4 Relations; HW8 Ch. 4.5-4.6, 5.5-5.6
12 - 11/11 EXAM II (Friday 11/15 **NOTE DATE CHANGE);
Relations II
Ch. 6.1-6.4; Dr. desJardins away Wed/Fri - guest lecturer/proctor Dennis Frey
13 - 11/18 Graphs; HW9 Ch. 6.5, 7.1-7.5
14 - 11/24 (2 classes) Finite-State Machines; HW10 Ch. 10.1-10.2
15 - 12/2 Turing Machines; HW11 Ch. 10.3-10.5
16 - 12/9 (1 class) TEST OF FUNDAMENTALS [Summary of topics]
Monday 12/16, 8-10 a.m. FINAL EXAM [Proof handout(ps) and pdf]