This is the website for the course MAT145 at the Department of Mathematics at UC Davis.
The course will have the textbook Discrete Mathematics by L. Lovasz, Pelikan, and Vesztergombi.
Lectures: MWF 10:00 - 10:50 AM Hart Hall 1150
Textbook: Discrete Mathematics by L. Lovasz, Pelikan, and Vesztergombi.
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesdays 4-5 PM Academic Surge 2142
TA's office hours: Tuesday 10-11 AM (Soyeon -MSB 2129), Thursday 4-5 PM (Regina- zoom).
Discussion session: Tuesdays 6:10 - 7:00 PM Young Hall 184 and Wellman 25.
Important Dates: First Day (September 25th), Midterm Test (October 18), and Final Exam ( Thursday, December 12 at 10:30 am).
Problem Sets: Weekly assignments are due on Friday at midnight, to be submitted through Gradescope.
Here are some links on how to write mathematics well:
Writing Mathematics Well - Francis Su
Due Friday October 4th at midnight on gradescope.
Due Friday October 11th at midnight on gradescope.
Due Saturday October 26th at midnight on gradescope.
Due Sunday November 3rd at midnight on gradescope.
Due Monday November 11th at midnight on gradescope.
Due Sunday November 17th at midnight on gradescope
Due Monday November 25th at midnight on gradescope
Due Wednesday December 4th at midnight on gradescope
Due Wednesday December 4th. Here is the rubric
Additional resouces:
Counting Rocks- Henry Adams, Kelly Emmrich, Maria Gillespie, Shannon Golden, and Rachel Pries
(with suggested readings and notes - note that my notes are sketches, can contain errors and will not exactly match lectures)
Textbook Reading: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.
Textbook Reading: 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
Textbook Reading: 2.3, 2.4
Textbook Reading: 2.1, 2.2
Lecture notes Did different problems in class. Also covered the faulty proof: all horses are the same color.
Textbook Reading: 2.5
Lecture notes covered half of them
Textbook Reading: 3.1,3.5,3.6
Textbook Reading: 3.7,3.8
Textbook Reading: 3.2-3.4
Counting rocks reading: 3.5, and 4.5,4.6
Finished gaussian behaviour lecture notes, started the following lecture notes which we will finish next class.
Textbook Reading: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Textbook Reading: 7.1, 7.2
Textbook Reading: 7.3
Textbook Reading: 7.3
previous lecture notes
Textbook Reading: 8.1, 8.2
Textbook Reading: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
lecture notes above continued
Textbook Reading: 9.1, 9.2
end of the following notes
Textbook Reading: 12.1
end of the following notes
Textbook Reading: 10.1, 10.2 , 10.3, 10.4
Textbook Reading: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Textbook Reading: 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Material mostly based on resources compiled by Allison Miller (List of resources on ethics in mathematics), and Cathy O'Neills book weapons of math destruction, as well as a talk by David Kung.
For two more resources that may be of interest but which we did not have time to cover
Governing an Algorithm in the Wild: David Robinson in conversation with Alex Rosenblat (a positive story of how to change a model)
You can either download LaTex onto your computer or use overleaf (a cloud sharing Latex editor where you need to create an account).
Here are links to tutorials on using LaTex on overleaf:
If you enjoy proof writing/ mathematics and want to explore mathematics or the process of research here are some links. (If you know of any other programs or clubs that may be of interest to your fellow classmates please let me know)
Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (REU): An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. Some REU sites or professors have additional funding available for international students. NSF funded REUs
UC Davis directed reading program: The DRP matches undergraduate (mentees) with math graduate students (mentors) to read on a math topic that is not typically covered in the classes offered by the Math department at Davis. This is a chance for undergraduates to dive deeper into math, have one on one discussions with experts, and explore a fun new topic with their mentors.
Undergraduate clubs at Davis that may be of interest: Math club, Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Student Chapter, SACNAS student chapter