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Welcome to CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I F Instructor: Rajesh Rao (rao@cs.washington.edu) F TAs: Jason Ganzhorn (ganzhj@cs) Michael Ayzenberg (mickayz@cs) R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 1 Welcome to CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I F


  1. Welcome to CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I F Instructor: Rajesh Rao (rao@cs.washington.edu) F TAs: Jason Ganzhorn (ganzhj@cs) Michael Ayzenberg (mickayz@cs) R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 1

  2. Welcome to CSE 311: Foundations of Computing I F Instructor: Rajesh Rao (rao@cs.washington.edu) F TAs: Jason Ganzhorn (ganzhj@cs) Michael Ayzenberg (mickayz@cs) R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 2

  3. Syllabus and Course Information F Browse class web page for syllabus and course information: http://www.cs.washington.edu/cse311/ F Lecture slides will be made available on the website after class F Textbook Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications 6 th Ed. (2007) By Kenneth Rosen R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 3

  4. Today’s Agenda F Course Topics and Goals F How do I get an A? F Intro to Propositional Logic Sections 1.1-1.2 in the text R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 4

  5. Course Topics F Logic and Proof s (Chap. 1) F Sets, Functions, and Binary Relations (Chaps. 2, 8) F Number Theory (Chap. 3) F Induction (Chap. 4) F Graphs and Trees (Chaps. 9, 10) F Circuits (Chap. 11) F Finite State Machines and Computability (Chap. 12) R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 5

  6. Course Goals F Learn definitions and basic tools for reasoning about discrete mathematical objects useful for computer science and engineering F Learn to mathematically express and analyze a computational problem F Learn to rigorously prove statements about computation F Hone your analytical skills for your future career! R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 6

  7. How do I get an A in this class? F Answer: Practice, Practice, Practice (solving problems) F Weekly homework assignments (50%) Total of about 7 assignments Collaborative/group work is encouraged but only after you have tried to solve each problem by yourself first No copying of solutions – explain in your own words!! See Course Policies regarding this on the class website No late submissions: due at the beginning of class on due date F Midterm exam (20%) Monday, February 7, 2011 in class F Final exam (30%) 2:30-4:20 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2011 in class R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 7

  8. Okay, time to wake up… R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 8

  9. Let’s begin with some logic… F Introduction to Propositional Logic: Propositions “It’s now  never” Logical Notation and Truth Tables Conditional Statements Translating English into Logical Expressions and vice versa R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 9

  10. Next Class: Equivalences & Predicate Logic … F Things to do: Visit course website Read Chapter 1 R. Rao, CSE 311 Lecture 1 10

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