18.310 - Fall 2008/2006

 

Lecturer:  Professor Daniel Kleitman     e-mail: djk@math.mit.edu

Lectures:   MWF 12-1   in   Room 4-270

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Instructions for Your Final Draft:

The final draft of your short paper is due November 19. There are now instructions available for completing this paper.

Exam:

The first exam will be held in October (date TBA). 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 sample questions for the exam. (Most of the exam questions will be easier than the hardest sample questions, so don't be scared). A class in October 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.

 

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