Topics Desired in the Discrete Mathematics Sequence (at least for CS)

• Topics from Pedagogy Focus Group 2
• Course notes:
  • NOT remedial in level or scope
  • Need to emphasize proofs and proof techniques
  • Need to integrate theory and applications
• Consistent with Curriculum Foundations Project Report for Computer Science
• Largely consistent with LACS discussions
• Watered down somewhat in Computing Curricula 2001, but same general approach

Need for Computer Science Students to Take an Additional Semester of Math

• Mathematical maturity needed beyond 2 semesters
• Subject of third semester depends on student interests/demands of later computer science courses:
  • students interested in graphics might take linear algebra
  • students interested in operating systems might take probability and statistics
  • students interested in simulation might take calculus
  • students interested in applications might take mathematical modeling

created May 30, 2003 last revised May 30, 2003

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