MTH 356
Discrete Mathematics

Spring 2025 - PSU - In Person

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 Course Section  Assignment
 (due date)
 Reading & Practice Problems
 (do not submit)
 Assigned
 problems
 Part One

  Sets, Proofs, and Logic

  HW 1

  due in class

  on Apr 9

  For Apr 2, read §1.1

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.1
  (solution)

 

  For Apr 2, read §1.2

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.2
  (solution)

 

  For Apr 7, read §1.3

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.3
  (solution)

 

  HW 2

  due in class

  on Apr 16

  For Apr 7, read §1.4

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.4
  (solution)

 

  For Apr 9, read §1.5

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.5
  (solution)

 

  For Apr 14, read §1.6

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.6
  (solution)

 

  HW 3

  due in class

  on Apr 23

  For Apr 14, read §2.1

  lecture notes A, notes B

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 2.1
  (solution)

 

  For Apr 16, read §2.2

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 2.2
  (solution)

 

  Exam One   Apr 28
  in class
  Through Ch 1 (optional §2.1+2)
  (review exam) (soln)
Exam 1
  Part Two

  Counting, Relations,

  Functions, and Orders


  HW 4

  due in class

  on May 7

  For Apr 21, read §2.3

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 2.3
 

 

  For Apr 21, read §4.1

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 4.1
 

 

  For Apr 23, read §4.2

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 4.2
 

 

  HW 5

  due in class

  on May 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HW 6

  due in class

  on May 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Exam Two   May 26
  in class
  Through 5.1 (optional §5.2+3) Exam 2
  Part Three

  Cardinality and

  Recurrences


  HW 7

  due in class

  on June 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HW 8

  due at final

  on June 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Final Exam   June 11
  12:30-2:20
  Cumulative Exam 3



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