Mathematics for Computer Science

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Calendar

September

3 Labor Day 4 REG DAY 5 1st day of classes:
ln1: good & bad proofs

lecture slides

- meyer

6 first recitation

recitation probs & solns

7 ln2: proofs by cases & contradiction

Online Tutor Problems TP1.1: online registration due 6pm
pset 1 for Mon, Sept 17

slides

- meyer

10 ln1: propositional logic

TP1.2 questionnaire due 6pm

slides

- meyer

11 recitation

probs & solns

12 ln2: predicate logic

Comments & TP2 due 10am

slides

- meyer

13 recitation

probs & solns

14 ln2: sets

pset 2 for Tue, Sept 25

slides

- meyer

17 ln3: functions & relations

pset 1 due, solns

slides

- meyer

18 recitation

probs & solns

19 ln3: partial orders

Comments & TP3 due 10am

miniquiz & solns
slides

- meyer

20 recitation

probs & solns

21 ln3: induction

pset 3 for Tue, Oct 2

slides

- meyer

24 student holiday 25 recitation

pset 2 due & solns

probs & solns

slides

26 ln3: strong induction,
well-ordering

miniquiz & solns
slides

- meyer

27 recitation

probs & solns

28 ln4: structural induction

Comments on Notes 4, §§1--3 & TP4 due 10am

slides

- meyer

October

1 ln4: state machines, invariants

pset 4 for Wed., Oct 10

slides

- meyer

2 recitation

pset 3 due & solns

probs & solns

3 ln4 state machines:
derived variables, termination

Comments on Notes 4, §§4--5 and Notes 5-6,§1 & TP5 due 10am

miniquiz & solns
slides

- meyer

4 recitation

probs & solns

5 Add Date
ln5-6: stable marriage

pset 5 for Mon, Oct 15

slides

- meyer

8 Columbus day 9 Columbus day 10 ln5-6: simple graphs:
degrees, isomorphism

pset 4 due & solns

slides

- smyth

11 recitation

probs & solns

12 ln5-6: connectedness

Comments & TP6 due 10am
pset 6 for Mon, Oct 22

miniquiz & solns
slides

- smyth

15 ln5-6: graph coloring
ln7: bipartite matching

pset 5 due & solns

slides

- smyth

16 recitation

probs & solns

17 ln7: digraphs

Comments & TP7 due 10am

miniquiz & solns
slides

- smyth

18 recitation

probs & solns

19 ln7: communication networks

pset 7 for Mon, Oct 29

slides

- meyer

22 ln8: number theory:
gcd & linear combinations

pset 6 due & solns

slides

- smyth

23 recitation

probs & solns

24 ln8: number theory:
arithmetic mod p

Comments & TP8 due 10am

miniquiz & solns
slides

- meyer

25 recitation

probs & solns

26 ln8: number theory:
arithmetic mod n,
Euler's Theorem

slides

pset 8 for Tue, Nov 6

- meyer

29 ln8: RSA encryption

pset 7 due & solns

slides

- meyer

30 recitation

probs & solns

31 ln9: sums& series

Comments & TP9 due 10am

miniquiz & solns
slides

- meyer

Nov 1 recitation

probs & solns

Nov 2 ln9: integral method
asymptotics

slides

pset 9 for Tue, Nov13

- meyer

November

5 counting rules

slides

- smyth

6 recitation

probs & solns

pset 8 due & solns

7 ln10: more counting rules

Comments &TP10 due 10am

miniquiz & solns

slides

- smyth

8 recitation

probs & solns

9 ln10: permutations,
combinations

slides

- smyth

12 Veteran's Day 13 recitation

probs & solns

pset 9 due & solns

14 optional mid-term exam

optional mid-term exam & solns

pset 10 for Tue, Nov 27

15 recitation

review of practice exam topics

16 ln11: generating functions

Comments &TP11 due 10am

slides

- meyer

19 ln12-13: intro to probability

slides

- smyth

20 recitation

probs & solns

21 Drop Date
ln12-13: conditional prob
independence

slides

- smyth

22 Thanksgiving 23Thanksgiving
26 ln12-13: random variables

Comments &TP12 due 10am

slides

- smyth

27 recitation

probs & solns

pset 10 due & solns

pset 11 for Fri, Dec 7

28 ln12-13: distribution & density, binomial distribution

miniquiz & solns

slides

- meyer

29 recitation

probs & solns

30 ln12-13: sampling & confidence

slides

- meyer

December

3 ln14: expectation

Comments &TP13 due 10am

slides

- smyth

4 recitation

probs & solns

5 ln14: deviation, Markov bound

miniquiz & solns

slides

- smyth

6 recitation

probs & solns

7 ln14: variance,
Chebyshev's theorem

slides

pset 11 due & solns

- smyth

10 ln14: sampling, law of large numbers

- smyth

11 recitation

probs & solns

exit survey

12 random walks on digraphs

Last Day of Class

- smyth

13 14
17 EXAM WEEK 18 EXAM WEEK 19 EXAM WEEK 20 6.042 Final,
Johnson Track
9AM - NOON

final & solns

21 EXAM WEEK

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