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## Course Overview

Discrete Mathematics is the study of discrete structures: the natural numbers ($\mathbb{N}$), the integers $\mathbb{Z}$, trees, graphs, etc., and so is distinguished from the study of continuous structures like the reals $\mathbb{R}$ or complex numbers $\mathbb{C}$. The methods of proof used in this course reflect this difference in mathematical domain, and emphasize proofs by induction, counting arguments, etc.

## Instructor

The instructor is Professor Stuart A. Kurtz.

Generally speaking, the best way to communicate with me outside of class is via email, at stuart@cs.uchicago.edu. If you do send me email, please include include the string "[27100]" in the subject line, e.g.,

Subject: [27100] Homework questions...

Office hours are 2:00pm–3:00pm MWF, and by appointment. Please feel free to ask to set up an appointment if my regular hours don't work for you, and I will try to accommodate you as quickly as possible. Getting an appointment is easy: just ask. My office is Ryerson 166.

The teaching assistants are

NameOffice Hours
Leonardo Nagami CoreglianoMWF 2:00pm-3:00pm
Jafar JafarovMTu 4:30pm-6:00pm
Goutham RajendranWTh 4:30pm-6:00pm, Ry255

Unless otherwise noted, the TA's office hours will be in Ryerson 162.

## Materials

The required textbook is Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 7th Edition by Kenneth H. Rosen.