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MA053G
Diskret Matematik för yrkeshögskoleutbildning-IT
LECTURER
Pia Heidtmann
Room: O212
Telephone: 060 14 84 68
Fax: 060 14 88 02

STUDY GUIDES

SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES
Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of [D] and [EG].

Links to some further solutions:


SLIDES FOR MY LECTURES

Attendance at meetings on the course are not compulsory, so all lectures will be an optional extra. I aim to upload the slides for my lectures in PDF-format here at least 24 hours prior to a meeting.

REVISION RESOURCES


A sample examination paper and some old exam papers can be found below.

Note that we have a new exam format since September 2007, so the specimen paper is the only one of the same format as the papers students will be sitting in exams from June 2008 onwards.
Details of the bonus point scheme and how exams are graded can be found in the note about course organisation below or by clicking here.

SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS

OTHER RESOURCES

SEND-IN ASSIGNMENTS

There will two send-in assignments on the course which will earn you bonus points for the tenta if you complete them.

Assignment 1 (Blocks 1 - 6)
Solutions


Assignment 2 (Blocks 7 - 12)
Solutions



COURSE LITERATURE

K Eriksson & H Gavel:
Diskret matematik
och diskreta modeller
ISBN 91-44-02465-7
(Studentlitteratur 2002).

We shall refer to this book as [EG].


A Dunkels &
B Klefsjö, I Nilsson, R Näslund:
Mot bättre vetande i matematik
ISBN 91-44-01919-X
(Studentlitteratur 2002).

We shall refer to this book as [D].


S Norell: Logik (Online note).
HTML   PDF

We shall refer to this note as [L].

DMY Learning Resources

COURSE MEETINGS:
  • A number of virtual meetings will be held in Marratech during the course. The dates and times will be announced on WebCT and on the course homepage. See you there!

  • In order to take part in a Marratech meeting, you need to download a Marratech client to your computer, and you need a pair of headphones and an ADSL internet connection with a download speed of 256kbps or faster. You can read more about Marratech and download the client by clicking here. The meetings will take part in Mid Sweden Universities e-meeting rooms. To take part in a meeting:





RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST FOR
DECEMBER 2007 & WEEKS 1 - 3 OF 2008

Get organised in time for term start:
  • Register on the course.

  • Read the note on how to study this course.

  • Get hold of a copy of the course books (see resources bar left) and spend some time studying their structure: find the list of contents, find the index. Where are the exercises? Are there any hints and solutions for exercises?

  • Read the note on how to read a maths book.

  • I recommend using Mozilla's Firefox browser to view my webpages as generally this browser works well on all platforms.

  • Make sure you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You will need it for reading the course assignments and other pages uploaded on this site. Acrobat Reader is free to download from Adobe.

  • If it is a long time ago that you studied mathematics last and/or if mathematics was not your best subject in school, it is a good idea to brush up on your mathematical skills:

    In order to help you assess whether your mathematical skills may be in need of refreshment, we have designed two self-assessment tests, each of duration half an hour, which you are advised to do as soon as possible, preferably in August, before you start your new study programme. One of them is a Numeracy test which tests your number and arithmetic skills, the other is a Basic algebra test which tests your skills in manipulating algebraic expressions and simple equations.

    • I hope you attended the August prep-course in mathematics for which you received an invitation in your letter of acceptance. This course will have helped you to get started with logical thinking and revision of elementary mathematical skills needed both for this course and any programming courses you may want to do in the future.

    If you did not attend the August prep-course, but feel you are in need of revision, we have created a page with pre-university mathematics relevant to the course which can be accessed by clicking on the link here or the link in the resources bar left.

  • And finally: do not forget to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 4
  • Attend the introductory meeting on 23 January 2008 on Campus Sundsvall. See time, venue and keywords for this meeting at the bottom of this page.

  • Read the material for the first block of the course by following the study guide for block 1.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 1. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Continue to brush up on your pre-university mathematics skills.

  • Solve Week Exercise 1 at the end of the study guide for block 1 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 1.

  • Note that solutions to the week exercises are available from the resources bar, but you are strongly advised to spend time on solving these exercises yourself without consulting the solution sheet as the week exercises are similar to the ones you are going to see in the exam.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 5
  • Read the material for the second block of the course by following the study guide for block 2.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 2. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Continue to brush up on your pre-university mathematics skills.

  • Solve Week Exercise 2 at the end of the study guide for block 2 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 2.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 6
  • Read the material for the third block of the course by following the study guide for block 3.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 3. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Continue to brush up on your pre-university mathematics skills.

  • Solve Week Exercise 3 at the end of the study guide for block 3 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 3.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 7
  • Read the material for the fourth block of the course by following the study guide for block 4.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 4. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Continue to brush up on your pre-university mathematics skills.

  • Solve Week Exercise 4 at the end of the study guide for block 4 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 4.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 8



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 9



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 10
  • Read the material for the seventh block of the course by following the study guide for block 7.

  • Note that we are not going to read block 8 until week 14, so if you are a bit behind here is your chance to catch up.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 7. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 7 at the end of the study guide for block 7 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 7.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEKS 11 - 13
  • Assignment 1 (Blocks 1 - 6)

  • Assignment 1 (Blocks 1 - 6) is available from the resources bar left. If you want the 2 bonus points attached to it, you must send your script so that I have it by
    Friday 28 March 2008.

  • Note that the deadline for assignment 1 has been extended to Tuesday 8 April 2008.

  • Note that we are not going to read block 8 until week 14, so if you are a bit behind there is also some time to catch up over these three weeks.




RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 14
  • Read the material for the eighth block of the course by following the study guide for block 8.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 8. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 8 at the end of the study guide for block 8 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 8.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 15
  • Read the material for the ninth block of the course by following the study guide for block 9.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 9. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 9 at the end of the study guide for block 9 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 9.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 16
  • Read the material for the tenth block of the course by following the study guide for block 10.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 10. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 10 at the end of the study guide for block 10 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 10.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 17
  • Read the material for the eleventh block of the course by following the study guide for block 11.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 11. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 11 at the end of the study guide for block 11 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 11.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 18
  • Read the material for the twelfth block of the course by following the study guide for block 12.

  • Solve the exercises listed in the study guide for block 12. Solutions to most exercises can be found at the back of the course book. If you have problems with any exercise, you may use MatteAkuten or post a query to the message board on WebCT.

  • Solve Week Exercise 12 at the end of the study guide for block 12 and write a summary sheet of what you have learnt in block 12.



RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEK 19
  • Assignment 2

  • Assignment 2 will be published in week 17. If you want the bonus point attached to it, you must send your script so that I have it by
    Monday 12 May 2008.

  • Note that deadline for handing in assignment 2 has been extended to 20 May 2008. Please hand in NO LATER!




RECOMMENDED TO-DO-LIST WEEKS 20-22

Revision weeks!
  • Sign up for the tenta at least 3 weeks before the tenta date.

  • Start by reading the whole course again.

  • Go over the week exercises and the assignments again and check out my solutions, comparing them to your own.

  • Attempt the sample examination paper which is available from the resources bar left.

  • Attempt some old examination papers which are available from the resources bar.



© Pia Heidtmann
MITTUNIVERSITETET
Institutionen för teknik, fysik och matematik
Mittuniversitetet Sundsvall
SE-851 70 SUNDSVALL
Updated 080626