MTH 356
Discrete Mathematics

Winter 2026 - PSU - In Person
Syllabus,   Calendar,   Student Solution Manual
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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 Jan 16

  For Jan 5, read §1.1

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.1
 

 

  For Jan 7, read §1.2

  lecture notes

  activity -- solution

 

  HW for 1.2
 

 

  For Jan 9, read §1.3

  lecture notes

  activity

 

  HW for 1.3
 

 

  HW 2

  due in class

  on Jan 23

  For Jan 12, read §1.4

  For Jan 14, read §1.5

  For Jan 16, read §1.6

  HW 3

  due in class

  on Feb 6

  For Jan 21, read §2.1

  For Jan 23, read §2.2

  For Jan 26, read §2.3

  Exam One   Jan 30
  in class
  Covers §1.1-1.6 (opt §2.1+2)
Exam 1
  Part Two

  Counting, Relations,

  Functions, and Orders


  HW 4

  due in class

  on Feb 13

  For Feb 4, read §4.1

  For Feb 6, read §4.2

  For Feb 9, read §4.3

  HW 5

  due in class

  on Feb 20

  For Feb 11, read §4.4

  For Feb 13, read §5.1

  For Feb 16, read §5.2

  Exam Two   Feb 27
  in class
  Covers §2.3-5.1 (opt §5.2+3)
Exam 2
  Part Three

  Cardinality and

  Recurrences


  HW 6

  due in class

  on Mar 6

  For Feb 18, read §5.3

  For Feb 20, read §6.1

  For Mar 2/4, read §6.2/3

  HW 7

  due at final

  on Mar 18

  For Mar 6, read §8.1

  For Mar 9, read §8.6

  Final Exam   Mar 18
  11:10-1:00
  Cumulative
Exam 3



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