Extra Office Hours: Thursday, Nov. 15 1:00-3:00 PM
Teaching Assistants:
The teaching assistants will be alternating holding office hours, but at
least one of them will hold office hours each week. We eventually may
settle down to a regular schedule, but until then, please look on the web
for the time, place, and TA.
Students may now view grades and feedback from the graders, and submit files
on the Stellar website http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/18/fa07/18.310C/
.
Exam:
The first exam will be held Friday, Oct. 12. There will be an in-class
part, and a take-home part which involves constructing a spreadsheet.
Notes are allowed for the in-class part as long as they are in your
handwriting. There are now
sample questions
for the exam posted. (Most of the exam questions will be easier than
the hardest sample questions, so don't be scared). The Wednesday,
Oct. 10 class will be an exam review.
Course Description
Principles of Discrete Applied Mathematics is a study of illustrative topics
in discrete applied mathematics including sorting algorithms,
information theory, coding theory, secret codes, generating functions,
Fourier Transforms, linear programming, game theory. There is an emphasis on topics that
have direct application in the real world.