MAE 106 — Discrete Mathematics with Probability (Fall 2016)

Instructor: Richard Kohar
- Email: richard DOT kohar ATSYMBOL rmc DOT ca
- Office: SSS03
- Local: x 6093
- Office Hours: Monday 4:00 pm — 6:00 pm
The course outline can be found here.

Announcements

09/12/2016 — Livestream #3: Random variables and probability distributions (a review)
08/12/2016 — Livestream #2: Counting, and basic probability (a review)
07/12/2016 — Livestream #1: Logic, arguments, and set theory (a review)
06/12/2016 — LiveStream on YouTube going through an old final exam. Click here.
01/11/2016 — Here is a video of an example of counting paths on a grid.
21/10/2016 — Here is a list of recommended problems on counting from Basic Discrete Mathematics. A copy is on reserve at the library.
11/10/2016 — There is no quiz on Friday, 14 October 2016.
29/09/2016 — Test 1 is approaching. Material that will be tested will be on assignments 1, 2, 3, and 4.
16/09/2016 — We viewed a clip from Monty Python’s Flying Circle: Argument Clinic.
09/09/2016 — The book that I mentioned in class, The Proof is in the Pudding by S. G. Krantz can be read online through SpringerLink. (Note that you must be using an RMC IP address to access it.)

Assignment 1. Quiz: 16 September 2016. Solution.
Assignment 2. Quiz: 23 September 2016. Solution.
Assignment 3. Quiz: 30 September 2016. Solution.
- Clarification on Assignment 3 was requested.
  - Question 1 should read: 1. Tan Appendix A, page 593. Problems 1,2,3,4,8,9,15,16. Problems 2 and 4 should be proven using the laws of inference. The remainder can be proven by truth table.
  - Question 3 should read: 4. Tan Appendix A, page 593. Problems 17, 18. Use truth tables to show validity of arguments. Question 25 was there, but it is the same as question 4 on the assignment.
Assignment 4. Test: 7 October 2016.
Assignment 5. Quiz: 21 October 2016.
Assignment 6. Quiz: 28 October 2016.
Assignment 7. Quiz: 4 November 2016.
Assignment 8. Quiz: 11 November 2016.