"More Nifty Examples in Discrete Mathematics"

SIGCSE 2005 Workshop

Susanna Epp, DePaul University ( sepp 'at' condor.depaul.edu )
Peter B. Henderson, Butler University ( phenders 'at' butler.edu )
Bill Marion, Valparaiso University ( Bill.MarionJr 'at' valpo.edu )

Welcome Discrete Math Instructors

Workshop Description (pdf)      Link to 2004 "Nifty" Workshop

> Susanna Epp

• Power Point Presentation    [ Tromino Problem PPT ]
• Activities Work Sheet (.doc)

> Peter B. Henderson

• Power Point Presentation   ( Standard ML Solution for Tree Traversal Problem    [MS Word version] )
• Teaching Discrete Math? : Tips (.doc)

Ideas for New Nifty Problems (.pdf)    [ Download MS Word Version ]
[ Download Java Code for Circle of Lights Problem ]

• Handouts (Most are Microsoft Word Documents)
• Inductive Reasoning
• Logic
• Mathematical Induction
• Problem Solving
• Relations
• Trees

 

Contribute your own nifty DM examples ( phenders 'at' butler.edu )

• Contributed Examples
• Card Trick

 

• Resources (more forthcoming)
• SIGCSE 2004 Nifty Examples in DM Workshop
• Math in CS reasoning group ( www.math-in-cs.org )
• Some sample problems drawing on mathematical reasoning
• ITICSE 2002 Materials Working Group Examples
• "The Role of Logic in Teaching Proof," by Susanna Epp (MS Word .doc), in American Mathematical Monthly, Dec. 2003.