" Hands-on Activities for Learning Discrete Mathematics "

SIGCSE 2006  [ Workshop Description (pdf) ]

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 & CS Instructors

 Links to previous workshops:

·           SIGCSE 2005 "Nifty Discrete Math" Workshop   

·           SIGCSE 2004 "Nifty Discrete Math" Workshop

Presentations, materials and links for this years workshop:

1)  Susanna Epp

•  Tromino Problem – Power Point Presentation   
•  Links to Discrete Math Applets Resources

 

2)  Peter B. Henderson

• Power Point Presentation  
• Domino Cantilever Problem Article (pdf)
• Teaching Discrete Math?  --  Tips for Instructors

 

3)  Bill Marion

•  Pile Splitting Problem (.doc) 
• Scheme Implementations 1,  2,  3
• Java Implementation
•  Josephus Problem  (pdf)
• Scheme Implementation
• Java Implementation

*** Please contribute your ideas for hands-on activities ( phenders 'at' butler.edu )

 Additional Resources (more forthcoming)

• SIGCSE 2005 Nifty Examples in DM Workshop
• SIGCSE 2004 Nifty Examples in DM Workshop
• Math in CS reasoning group ( www.math-in-cs.org )
• Math CountS – SIGCSE InRoads Column
• Activities for Teaching DM in Information Systems – Valerie Harvey
• In class instructor demonstration ideas – Aaron Bloomfield
• Some sample problems drawing on mathematical reasoning
• ITICSE 2002 Materials Working Group Examples
• "The Role of Logic in Teaching Proof," by Susanna Epp (.pdf), in American Mathematical Monthly, Dec. 2003.