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| Class Date | Topics Covered | Homework Assignment |
| Week 1 | ||
| Tuesday, January 20 |
Course Introduction;
Section 1.3: Introduction to Logic and Symbolic Logic |
pg. 35: 5, 6, 7, 8 (a, b, c), 9 (a, b, c) |
| Thursday, January 22 | Section 1.3: Truth Tables | 11 (a, b, c, d, e), 12 (a, c) |
| Week #2 | ||
| Tuesday, January 27 |
Section 1.3: Negations, DeMorgan's Law, Negations Section 1.5: Implications (The Conditional) |
pg. 39: 13 (a, c), 14, 21 (a, c), 21 (a, c), 23 (a, b) pg. 65: 1 (a, c, e), 4 (a, c, e), 7 (a, c) |
| Thursday, January 29 |
Section 1.5: Implications (Continued) Section 1.6: Valid Arguments |
pg. 67: 23 (c, d), 25 (a, c), 26 (a, c), 27 (a, c) Pg. 77: 10(c) O. J. Simpson Argument: Valid or Invalid?? |
| Week #3 | ||
| Tuesday, February 3 | Quantifiers (Non-textbook Section) | Handout Given in Class |
| Thursday, February 5 | Section 3.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation | HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! |
| Week #4 | ||
| Tuesday, February 10 | Section 3.1: Set Notation (Intersection, Union, Compliments, Venn Diagrams) |
pg. 192-195: 1, 3 (a, b, c), 5, 8 (c, d, e),
13 (b, c, d), 15 (a, c), 16 (a), 23 |
| Thursday, February 12 | Sections 3.2 and 3.3: Set Properties and Set Operation Proofs | Homework Review Sheet |
| Week #5 | ||
| Tuesday, February 17 | Review for Test #1 | |
| Thursday, February 19 | Test #1 | |
| Week #6 | ||
| Tuesday, February 24 | Section 2.1: Writing Proofs about Numbers |
pg. 96: 1(a-e), 2(a-c), 3(a-c), 5(a,b),
9 (a, c), 13b |
| Thursday, February 26 | Section 2.2: Writing Proofs about Numbers | Handout Given in Class |
| Week #7 | ||
| Tuesday, March 3 | Section 2.2: Writing Proofs about Numbers | pg. 107: 1 (a, c, e), 2 (a, c, e), 3 (a, b, c), 7 (b, c), 16, 17 |
| Thursday, March 5 | Section 2.2: Writing Proofs | Handout Given in Class |
| Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break |
| Week #8 | ||
| Tuesday, March 17 | Section 1.2: Sequences | pg. 20-21: 1 (a, c, e, g), 5 (a, c), 7 (a, c, e), 11 |
| Thursday, March 19 | Section 1.2: Sequences (Continued) |
Handout Given in Class pg. 20-21: 21(a, b, d) |
| Week #9 | ||
| Tuesday, March 24 | Section 2.1: Proofs Using Mathematical Induction | Handout Given in Class on Mathematical Induction |
| Thursday, March 26 | Class Cancelled | |
| Week #10 | ||
| Tuesday, March 31 | Review for Test #2 | |
| Thursday, April 2 | Test #2 | |
| Week #11 | ||
| Tuesday, April 7 | Section 7.1: Graph Theory (Euler Circuits, Euler Paths, Hamilton Circuits) |
pg. 515-518: 1 (a, c), 2, 3(a,c), 4(a, e),
5 (a, b, c), 9(a, c), 15 |
| Thursday, April 9 |
Section 7.1: Graph Theory (Continued) Trees, Isomorphic Graphs |
Handout Given in Class |
| Week #12 | ||
| Tuesday, April 14 | Sections 5.1 and 5.2: Combinatorics and The Counting Principle | pg. 395-396: 1, 2 (a, c), 3, 6 (a, d), 9a, 11 (a,c) |
| Thursday, April 16 | Section 5.2: Permutations and Distinct Arrangements | pg. 395-396: 14 (a, c), 18, 22 (a, b, c) |
| Week #13 | ||
| Tuesday, April 21 | Section 5.3: Combinations | Handout Given in Class on Permutations and Combinations |
| Thursday, April 23 | Review for Test #3 | |
| Week #14 | ||
| Tuesday, April 28 | Test #3 | |
| Thursday, April 30 | Review for Final Exam | |
| Wednesday, May 6 | Final Exam @ 12:30pm |