Spring 2016
Course Meeting Time and Location
MW 3-3:50PM ECS-204
MW 4-5:15 ECS-407
Instructor
Email: mehrdad.aliasgari at csulb.edu
Office: ECS-539
Office hours: Wednesdays 2-3pm and Thursdays 2-3pm or by appointment
Required Textbook
K. Rosen, Discrete
Mathematics and its Applications
,
Seventh Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-0073383095
Philip N. Klein, Coding
the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer Science
,
First Edition, Newtonian Press, 2013, ISBN-13:
978-0615880990
Course Description
This is the second course in a two-course sequence in computing applications of discrete structures. Topics include applications of computer arithmetic and matrices in computer systems. Programming assignments in Python will be provided.
Course Objectives
Course Schedule (tentative)
Week | Session | Lecture | Lab |
Week 1 | 1 | Introduction | |
2 | Divisibility | Python Intro Labs | |
Week 2 | 3 | Modularity, Congruence and Prime Factorization | |
4 | |||
Week 3 | 5 | ||
6 | |||
Week 4 | 7 | Prime | |
8 | GCD | ||
Week 5 | 9 | Cryptography Examples | |
10 | Field | Review | |
Week 6 | 11 | Exam I | |
12 | Field Cont. | Playing with Fields | |
Week 7 | 13 | Vector and Vector Space | |
14 | Vector and Vector Space | ||
Week 8 | 15 | Vector and Vector Space | |
16 | Matrix | ||
Week 9 | 17 | Matrix | |
18 | Basis and Dim. | ||
Week 10 | 19 | Basis and Dim. Cont. | |
20 | Review | Review | |
Week 11 | 21 | Exam II | |
22 | Gaussian Elm. | ||
Week 12 | 23 | Gaussian Elm. Cont | |
24 | Gaussian Elm Cont. | ||
Week 13 | 25 | Inner Prod and Orth. | |
26 | Inner Prod and Orth. | ||
Week 14 | 27 | SVD and Eigen | |
28 | SVD and Eigen | ||
Week 15 | 29 | SVD and Eigen | Review |
30 | Review |
Grading
Your final grades are comprised of the following components: Class participation 10%, Problem sets 10%, Lab assignments 25%, Quizzes 10%, Exam 1 15%, Exam 2 15%, and Final Exam 15%.
Quizzes/Homework Labs are due at the beginning of a class with no exception. All lab assignments are done individually. There is no late submission.
Please note that all course materials are distributed through BeachBoard.
Attendance Policy
Attendance is required since part of your final grade depends on class participation and pop quizzes/homework.
Note: There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes or homework.
Student Feedback
Please feel free to contact the instructor to share any concern or opinion about the course throughout the semester. There will be anonymous surveys conducted via BeachBoard as a means of having students' voice heard (anonymously). Your participation is highly encouraged.
Academic Integrity and Dishonesty
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Withdrawal Policy
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Emergency Preparedness Instructions
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Disabilities
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