239 MWF Reading Schedule

for Day
Reading
Presentations
January 21
Syllabus, to the Student, 1 - Joy 2 - Communication
(to the Student 2, 1.1)
January 23
3 - Definition
1, 7, 12
January 26
4 - Theorem
1, 2, 4
January 28
5 - Proof
3, 5, 9
January 30
6 - Counterexample
3, 5, 6
February 2
7 - Boolean Algebra
2, (one part per person),7
February 4
8 - Lists, 9 - Factorial. PS1 due
8.7, 13, 9.9, 10
February 6
10 - Sets I
1, 5, 6
February 9
11 - Quantifiers. Q1
1, 3, 4
February 11
12 - Sets:  Union, Intersection, and Sizes, Discuss Indexed Sets
3, 9
February 13
12 - Sets:  Differences and Products
6, 12, 15
February 16
Chapters I and II. PS2 due

February 18
Chapters I and II

February 20
First exam

February 23
14 - Relations
1, 4, 8
February 25
15 - Equivalence Relations
5, 7, 8
February 27
16 - Partitions
7, 9, 12
March 2
17 - Binomial Coefficients:  definition and calculating
4, 6, 16
March 4
17 - Binomial Coefficients:  Pascal's Triangle and formula
8, 11, 19
March 6
20 - Contrapositive. PS3 due
1, 2, 3
March 9
20 - Contradiction (Reductio ad Absurdum)
6, 8, 10
March 11
22 - Induction, Strong Induction. Q3
4 (one part per person), 10
March 13
22 - Long Induction Examples
6, 14
March 23
Chapters III and IV. PS4 due 24 March

March 25
Chapters III and IV

March 27
24 - Functions introduction
1 (parts (1) and (2)), 6
March 30
Second Exam
April 1
24 - Functions (inverse and rest)
7, 10, 13
April 3
25 - Pigeonhole Principle, Cardinality
1, 2 and 3, 10
April 6
26 - Composition
5, 6, 11
April 8
27 - Permutations
3, 5, 6
April 10
27 - Transpositions
1, 7, 11
April 13
35 - Dividing. PS5 due
2, 3, 7
April 15
36 - Euclidean Algorithm 1, 5, 6
April 20
36 - How fast and rest. Q5
2, 12, 16
April 24
37 - Modular Addition, Multiplication and Subtraction 1 a-m, 4, 9
April 27
37 - Modular Division 1n-q, 12, 13
April 29
39 - Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic 3, 9, 10
May 1
39 - Infinitely Many Primes and onward 8, 13, 14
May 4
Chapters I - V, VII. PS7 due

May 6
Chapters I - V, VII
May 14
Chapters I - V, VII