This is the homepage for John Carter's Discrete Mathematics class. If you're in this class you should check it often.
Syllabus
Announcements
- Please be prepared to take notes and do work the first day.
- There seems to be a problem with the link, I will work on correcting it. Until then keep trying.
- Test 1 has been returned.
- Test 2 has been returned.
Textbook
There is no textbook for this course, we will be using online notes available at http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/~wchen/lndmfolder/lndm.html
Notes
Homework
You should have read 3,4, and 13 by now. We will start on 14 on Thursday (2/5).
| Problems | Due |
| All problems in 3,4, and 13 | 2/12 |
If you have a question about a HW problem click on the HW number below and post it on the wiki, I will check the wiki each night at 7pm to answer questions. After the HW is collected I will post complete solutions to all of the problems.
Tests
Final Date
Math Markup
This wiki has the magical property of being able to read Latex math text. For this course you will only need to learn a limited number of commands for example fractions are done like this: {$ \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{3x}} $} which gives \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{3x}} or this: {$ {dy\over dx} $} which gives {dy\over dx} .
and limits are done like this: {$ \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} x^3=0 $} which gives \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} x^3=0 .
We can do nifty integrals, like \int^{\infty}_{0}{x^2} . Heck, we can even do summations such as \sum _{i=0} ^{\infty+2} x^2 + 3i . Fun, eh?
But I digress. I will pass out a style sheet inclass so you know enough to ask(and answer) questions for this class.
Most of what you need to know to ask about calculus problems is in the table below. Math text is always bracketed between {$ and $}.
| {$ x^2 + x^{1/2} $} | x^2 + x^{1/2} | {$ \frac{a}{b} $} | \frac{a}{b} |
| {$ \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} $} | \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} | {$ \Delta x $} | \Delta x |
| {$ \infty $} | \infty | {${dy\over dx} $} | {dy\over dx} |
More pretty math symbols
| \Gamma | \Gamma | \Delta | \Delta |
| \Lambda | \Lambda | \Phi | \Phi |
| \Pi | \Pi | \Psi | \Psi |