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| Class Date | Topics Covered | Homework Assignment |
| Week 1 | ||
| Wednesday, January 18 |
Course Introduction; Syllabus Review Section 1.3: Introduction to Logic (Deductive Reasoning and Inductive Reasoning) |
None |
| Friday, January 20 | Section 1.3: Symbolic Logic | pg. 38: 5-9 (a-c for each problem) |
| Week #2 | ||
| Monday, January 23 |
Section 1.3: Truth Tables (Conjunctions and Disjunctions) |
pg. 38-39: 11(a-e), 14, 15,16, 17 |
| Wednesday, January 25 |
Section 1.3: DeMorgan's Law, Logically Equivalent Statements |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, January 27 | Section 1.5: Implications (The Conditional) | pg. 65-67: 4, 7, 10, 11, 20 |
| Week #3 | ||
| Monday, January 30 | Section 1.5: Implications (Continued) Converse, Inverse and Contrapositive |
pg. 67: 25 (a and c only - and prove that the Implication and Contrapositive
are logically equivalent with a truth table), 26 (a, c), 27 (a, c) |
| Wednesday, February 1 | Section 1.6: Validity of Arguments | pg. 76: 1, 2, 6, 9 (a) |
| Friday, February 3 | Section 1.6: Validity of Arguments (Continued) |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Week #4 | ||
| Monday, February 6 | Section 1.4: Predicates and Quantifiers | pg. 51-52: 5, 7, 8, 10 |
| Wednesday, February 8 | Section 1.4: Quantifiers and Venn Diagrams |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, February 10 |
Section 1.4: Review Homework on Quantifiers Begin Review for Test #1 |
Review Test #1 Problems Here (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Week #5 | ||
| Monday, February 13 | Finish Review for Test #1 | |
| Wednesday, February 15 | Test #1 | |
| Friday, February 17 |
Return Test #1 Section 3.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation |
Review Test #1 |
| Week #6 | ||
| Monday, February 20 | Class Cancelled | |
| Wednesday, February 22 |
Section 3.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation (Set Builder Notation, Unions and Intersections) |
pg. 193-195: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12(a, c) |
| Friday, February 24 | Section 3.1: Set Properties and Venn Diagrams | pg. 195-197: 15, 16 (a, c), 17 (a, c) |
| Week #7 | ||
| Monday, February 27 |
Section 3.1: Introduction to Sets and Set Notation (Cardinality and Venn Diagrams) |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Wednesday, February 29 | Section 3.3 and 3.4: Proving Set Properties |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, March 2 | Review Proving Set Properties | Have a Great Spring Break! |
| Week #8 | ||
| Monday, March 12 | Section 2.1: Introduction to Proofs | pg. 96: 1 (a, c, e, g), 2 (a-d), 5 (a, b), 9 (a, c) |
| Wednesday, March 14 | Section 2.2: Writing Proofs about Numbers and Indirect Proofs |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, March 16 |
Section 2.2: Writing Proofs about Numbers (Con't) Proofs by Cases |
Have a Great Weekend! |
| Week #9 | ||
| Monday, March 19 |
Section 2.2: Writing Proofs about Numbers (Con't) Proofs by Cases |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Wednesday, March 21 | Section 2.3: Proofs by Induction |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, March 23 | Review of Induction and All Proofs |
Review Test #2 Proofs Here (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Week #10 | ||
| Monday, March 26 | Review for Test #2 |
Review Test #1 Problems Here (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Wednesday, March 28 | Test #2 | |
| Friday, March 30 |
Return Test #2 Section 1.2: Introduction to Sequences |
pg. 20-21: 1 (a, c, e, g), 5 (a, c), 7 (a, c, e), 11 |
| Week #11 | ||
| Monday, April 2 | Section 1.2: Arithmetic Sequences, Geometric Sequences, and Sigma Notation for Sequences |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Wednesday, April 4 |
Section 7.1: Graph Theory (Euler Graphs and Euler Paths) |
pg. 515: 1 (a-c), 3 (a-c), 9 (a,b: Find Euler Circuit or Euler Path) |
| Friday, April 6 | Section 7.2 and 7.3: Hamilton Circuits and Spanning Trees |
Handout Given in Class (If you need a copy, please come by my office and pick one up) |
| Week #12 | ||
| Monday, April 9 | Sections 7.3 and 7.3: Review of Hamilton Circuits and Spanning Trees |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Wednesday, April 11 | Section 5.2: The Counting Principle | pg. 395-396: 1, 2 (a, c), 3, 6 (a, d), 9, 11 |
| Friday, April 13 | Section 5.2: Basic Probability | Have a Great Weekend! |
| Week #13 | ||
| Wednesday, April 18 | Section 5.3: Permutations, Combinations, and Arragnements |
Handout Given in Class (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, April 20 | Review for Test #3 | |
| Week #14 | ||
| Monday, April 23 | Test #3 | |
| Wednesday, April 25 |
Return Test #3 Review for Final Exam |
Handout Given in Class on Final Exam (Click HERE to Access Handout) |
| Friday, April 27 | Finish Review for Final Exam | |
| Final Exam | Wednesday, May 2 (2:45pm-4:45pm) |