DatZ1143: Discrete Mathematics for Computing

Autumn 2020

Instructor: Dr. Abuzer Yakaryilmaz

Final exam: The final exam will be held online at 13:00 on Friday, January 15, 2021. It will be the same as the second exam. The only difference is that you will have two tests with 70 and 30 points, and your grade will be the summation of both.

There will also be an online consultation hour on MS Teams at 13:00 on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

The schedule and plans have been revised due to the pandemic situation. Further changes might be made.

Announcement:

  • The first exam was held during the lecture hours on Thursday, October 01, 2020. It includes all topics we have covered in Chapter 1.
  • We will have two online consultation sessions during the lectures on November 10 and 12, 2020. You will be able to ask your questions during the consultation sessions. There will also be a pilot test on each consultation session.
  • The second exam will be held during the lecture hours on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
    • It includes all topics we have covered until now including Chapter 1.
    • It will be an online and multiple choice exam and you must take it by using https://estudijas.lu.lv/.
    • Your camera must be turned on during the exam. Otherwise, you will immediately get zero.
    • You must share your screen during the exam whenever it is requested by the instructor. Otherwise, you will immediately get zero.
    • It is an open note exam, and so you can use your non-electronic notes. During the exam, it is not allowed (i) to use any electronic notes or books, or (ii) to communicate with any parties except the instructor, or (iii) to use any internet resources, calculator, smart phone application, or similar tools, or any other electronic resources. Otherwise, you will immediately get zero.
    • The questions will appear sequentially and you will not be able to return any previous questions. There is no punishment for wrong choices. Therefore, we recommend to answer every question before proceeding with the next question.
  • The second and third exams are planned to be held in the first onsite lecture in the following period.
  • The second exam will be held during the lecture hours on Thursday, October 22, 2020. It includes all topics we have covered in Chapters 2 and 3.
  • The first online lab sessions will be held between 10:00 and 13:00 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. We use the channel “labs” on Microsoft Team “DatZ1143-EN : Diskrētā matemātika datoriķiem”.

Textbook: Discrete Mathematics and Its Application, 6th Edition, by Kenneth H. Rosen

The office hours: I will use the last 10-15 min of each class as the office hour. So, please ask you questions onsite or online in these times.

The grading: We have two exams: Exam 1 (out of 25) and Exam 2 (out of 100). During January 2020, there will be a final exam day, on which you will be able repeat Exam 2. Your final grade will be maximum of (Exam2/10) and (Exam1/10+3*Exam2/40). We plan to have 4 exams during the semester (before the new year) and your grade will be summation of your scores in these exams. During January 2020, there will be a final exam day, on which you will have an opportunity to repeat one of these exams.

Online lab sessions: The lab sessions were cancelled. The lab sessions were suspended. Further decisions will be made in the following days. We plan to have a few (3 or 4 hours) online lab sessions on Wednesdays starting around mid-semester. The ones completed the lab works will earn bonus points. The details will be announced later.

Previous exams: all exams in Autumn 2019 and all exams in Autumn 2018

Exercises from the book for self-studying

  • Sections 1.1 and 1.2
    Pages 16 – 19: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 22, 25, 28, and 34
    Pages 28 – 29: Exercises 14, 15, 16, 26, and 32
  • Section 1.3
    Pages 46-50: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 21, 35, and 51
  • Section 1.4
    Pages 58 – 62: Exercises 1, 26, 28, 39, 43, and 46
  • Sections 2.1 and 2.2
    Pages 119 – 120: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 23, 29, and 30
    Pages 130 – 131: Exercises 3, 14, 20, 25, 26, 29, and 45
  • Sections 2.3 and 2.4
    Pages 146 – 148: Exercises 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 26, 28, 32, 54, 59, and 60
    Pages 160 – 162: Exercises 2, 5, 15, and 16
  • Sections 3.4 and 3.5
    Pages 208 – 209: Exercises 1, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 19
    Pages 217 – 218: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 20, 22, and 24
  • Section 4.1
    Pages 279 – 280: Exercises 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, and 28
  • Sections 5.1 and 5.2
    Pages 344 – 345: Exercises 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, and 24
    Page 353: Exercises 2, 4, 15, and 16
  • Sections 5.3 and 5.4
    Pages 360 – 362: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 19, 22, 31, 33, and 35
    Page 369: Exercises 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9
  • Sections 6.1 and 6.2
    Pages 398 – 399: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 23, and 35
    Pages 414 – 416: Exercises 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, and 30
  • Section 6.4
    Pages 439 – 440: Exercises 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8