CS 1800 Reading and Question Assignments

 

Mathematical Structures for Computer Science (7th edition)
by Judith L. Gersting,
W. H. Freeman, 2014
ISBN  978-1-4292-1510-7.

 


Due Date Reading Optional tutorials on
book companion web site
Exercises
Answers to odd numbered exercises are in the back of the textbook
Aug 27 xvi  Note to the student
1 - 11
Chapter 1 Exercises 1.1:   1, 2, 3, 4
Aug 29 11 - 16 Section 1.1 Exercises 1.1:  7,  9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27
Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday - -
Sept 3 25 - 33 Section 1.2 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 1.2:  1, 3, 5, 7
Sept 5 33 - 35 Section 1.2 Exercises 1.2: 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23
Sept 8 Review Section 1.2 - Exercises  25, 27, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53
Sept 10 39 - 42 Section 1.3 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 1 - 10
Sept 12 42 - 47 Section 1.3 (just sample problem #2) Exercises 11 - 32
Sept 15 48 - 50 Section 1.3 (just sample problem #3) Exercises 33, 35
Sept 17 Review Section 1.2 - -
Sept 19 58 - 67 Section 1.4 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 1 - 31
Sept 22 67 - 69 Section 1.4 Exercises 32 - 42
Sept 24 97 - 104 Chapter 2 Exercises 2.1: 1, 2, 3
Sept 26 104 - 107 Section 2.1 Exercises 2.1: 9 - 36
Sept 29 Review Section 2.1   Exercises 2.1
Oct 1 Review Section 2.1   Exercises 2.1
Oct 3 110 - middle 118 Section 2.2 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 2.2: 1 - 5
Oct 6 110 - middle 118 Section 2.2 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 2.2: 1 - 9
Oct 8 118 - 122 Section 2.2 Exercises 2.2: 10 - 20
Oct 10 Review Section 2.2 Section 2.2 Exercises 2.2:  31 - 35 (#34 uses results of example 17, #35 uses results of #31), 37 - 40
Oct 13 133- 134 Euclidean Algorithm
136 Safer software with SPARK Ada
157 - top 166
Chapter 3 Exercises 3.1: 1 - 6, 8 - 12
Oct 15 Continue with Oct 13 assignments - -
Oct 22 166 -171 Section 3.1 Exercises 3.1:  13 - 17, 19 - 22, 27, 28
Oct 24 180 - 181 Section 3.2 (just sample problem #1) -
Oct 27 182 - 188 Section 3.2 (just sample problem #2) Exercises 3.2:  1 - 6 (use equation 8 rather than expand, guess and verify)
Exercises 3..2: 9 -12 (use expand, guess and verify)
Exercises 3.2:  13 - 14 (use equation 8 rather than expand, guess and verify)
Oct 29 221 - 228 - Exercises 4.1:  1 -9
Oct 31 229 - 239 Section 4.1 Exercises 4.1:  10 - 15, 23
Nov 3 Review Section 4.1 - Exercises 4.1:   24, 27 - 30, 39 - 41, 47 - 51, 53, 57, 58
Nov 5 Review Section 4.1 - Exercises 4.1: 63 - 65
Nov 7 252 - 258 Section 4.2 Exercise 4.2: 1 - 20
Nov 10 Review Section 4.2 - Exercise 4.2: 21 - 23, 25 - 29, 33 - 38, 43 - 46, 49 - 52, 59 - 62
Nov 12 263 - 269 Section 4.3 Exercises 4.3: 1 - 9
Nov 14 272 - 281 Section 4.4 Exercises 4.4: 1 - 16
Nov 17 294 - 296
301 - top 308
Section 4.5
Section 4.6
Exercises 4.5: 1a, 1d, 2a, 3, 4
Exercises 4.6: 1 - 25
Nov 19 - - Exercises 4.6: 25 - 36
Nov 21 327 - 334 Chapter 5
Section 5.1 (just sample problem #1)
Exercises 5.1:  1 - 7
Dec 1 334 - 344 Section 5.1 Exercises 5.1: 8 - 20
Dec 3 - - Exercises 5.1: 23, 24, 31, 51, 52, 53, 54
Dec 5 - - Catch up with exercises
Dec 8 381 - 390 Section 5.4 (just sample problem #1) Exercises 5.4: 1 - 14
Dec 10 390 - 394 Section 5.4 Exercises 5.4: 15 - 18
Dec 12 - - Exercises 5.4: 45 - 48, 51