CSPP 50202: Mathematics for CS:
Counting, Probability, and Statistics
Summer 2008

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Schedule of lectures and problem sessions

August 6

Lecture 1: Growth of functions and asymptotic notation

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 3, sections 3.2 and 3.5

August 12

Lecture 2: Asymptotic notation; recursive definitions

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 3, section 3.2; chapter 4, section 4.3

August 13

Lecture 3: Recursive algorithms

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 4, section 4.4

August 19

Lecture 4: Recurrences

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 7, sections 7.1-7.2

August 20

Lecture 5: Solving recurrences

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 7, sections 7.1-7.2

August 26

Lecture 6: Counting

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 5, sections 5.1-5.5

August 27

Lecture 7: Finite probability

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 6, section 6.1-6.3

September 2

Lecture 8: Conditional probability; independence

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

Reading assignment: Rosen chapter 6, section 6.4

September 3

Midterm

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

September 7

Problem session

1:00 - 3:00 pm in Ryerson 276

September 9

Lecture 9: Random variables and expected value

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

September 10

Lecture 10: Variance

5:30 - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

September 14

Problem session

1:00 - 3:00 pm in Ryerson 276

September 16

Final examination

5:30 - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

Organization

Staff

• Instructor: Gerry Brady
  Office hours: Monday 3:00 - 5:00 pm & Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00 pm
  Office: Ryerson 150
  

• Teaching Assistants:
  Alan Anders
  Weekly problem session: Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Ryerson 276
  Office hours: Monday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  Office: Math/Stat 201, 5727 S. University Avenue
  Email: aanders at gmail com
  

  Pavel Krajcevski
  Weekly problem session: Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Ryerson 276
  Office hours:   Monday 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in Ryerson 403
                          Tuesday 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm in Ryerson 403
  Email: krajcevski at gmail com
  

Lectures

• Tuesday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm in Ryerson 276

• Wednesday 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm in Ryerson 276

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