Exams


DISCRETE COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES
Com S 330


Exams


All Com S 330 exams will be closed-book and closed-notes. Scratch papers will be distributed. Calculators are NOT allowed.
 

Exam Date Sample Exam Sample Solution Exam Solution
Exam 1 Friday, February 25 Sample Exam 1 Sample Exam 1 Solution Exam 1 Solution
Exam 2 Friday, April 8 Sample Exam 2 Sample Exam 2 Solution Exam 2 Solution
Exam 3 Wednesday, May 4 Sample Exam 3 Sample Exam 3 Solution Exam 3 Solution


Exam 1

  • 1:10-2:00 pm on Friday, February 26.
  • Topics
    • Logic (Rosen 1.1 - 1.7)
      • Propositions
      • Logical Operators
      • Logical Equivalences
      • Predicates & Quantifiers
      • Rules of Inference
      • Proof Methods
      • Direct & Indirect Proofs; Proofs by contradiction
    • Sets (Rosen 2.1 - 2.2)
      • Countable and Uncountable Sets
      • Set Definitions; Cartesian Products and Power Sets
      • Set Operations
      • Proofs of Set Properties
  • Each problem will be graded by the same instructor or TA like homeworks.
  • This reference sheet will be handed out with Exam 1.
  • A total of 120 points are possible (including 20 extra credit points).

     

Exam 2

  • 1:10-2:00 pm on Friday, April 8.
  • Topics
    • Functions (Rosen 2.3)
      • One-to-One and Onto Functions
      • Composition of Functions
      • Inverse Functions
      • Properties of Functions
    • Relations (Rosen 8.1, 8.5)
      • Properties of Relations
      • Equivalence Relations
      • Equivalence Classes and Partitions
    • Sequences and Summations (Rosen 2.4)
      • Sequences
      • Summations
      • Cardinality
      • Countable and Uncountable Sets
      • Dovetailing and Diagonalization
    • Induction and Recursion (Rosen 4.1 - 4.4)
      • Mathematical Induction
      • Variations on the Inductive Method
      • Inductive and Recursive Definitions
      • Structural Induction
    • Each problem will be graded by the same instructor or TA like homeworks.
    • A total of 120 points were possible (including 20 extra credit points).