Math 117 - Discrete Mathematics - Section A

This picture shows the game the tower of Hanoi. With 11 disks, 2047 moves are required to solve the puzzle. The picture above shows the state after 1834 moves.

Announcements

Written homework is due on Fridays. The problems that were assigned the previous week are due the following Friday. (So the first assignment is due on 1/24, and consists of problems assigned 1/13-1/17. Problems assigned 1/21-1/24 will be due on 1/31.) There are exceptions to this schedule during the week of the two midterm exams.

A class diary is posted here. Reading assignments and written homework problems are posted here. It also briefly summarizes what happened in class.

Course Info

Instructor: Jeremy Rouse.
Instructor e-mail: rouseja at wfu dot edu.
Text: Discrete Mathematics with Applications, Susanna Epp, 4th Edition, Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 978-0-495-39132-6.
Class Location: Manchester 020, MTWF 2:00-2:50.
Office hours: Tuesdays 4-5 pm, Thursdays 2-3 pm, and by appointment.

Important Links

• Course syllabus.
• How not to cheat on your homework.
• Project Euler. You can earn extra-credit for completing problems from Project Euler. These problems are intended to require some mathematical insight as well as some programming. If you have no prior programming experience and are interested in attempting this, you might get started with Python. A free Python course is available from the University of Waterloo here.

Getting Help

• Do the reading!
• Come to class.
• Do the homework.
• Talk to other students in the class.
• Come to office hours.
• Go to The Math & Stats Center.

Last modified: Monday, 13-Jan-2020 09:46:54 EST