This week in the lecture we continued learning the language of math! We worked on conjunction, disjunction, implication, and negation. I am starting to really grasp this language. The best way for me to understand it, is to really think about how logical the symbols are. For example, when using the (and) symbol, you have to think about if (and) would make sense in a given statement. You couldn't say, there exists an X in C where P and Q are true, if set P and Q don't overlap, in this case you would use (or). To really get the hang of this language, I've been practicing writing statements that will get me to really ingrain this in to my mind.
In the tutorial this week, we continued practicing and reviewing the (and), (or), (not), and other symbols. The tutorial questions were tough for me before the tutorial, but the TA did a great job explaining how to really use the symbols.
Ex. For question 1A) I thought the answer was originally:
(There exists)X(in)C, (not)P(X, csc108)
but I soon realized that if "There is NO prerequisite for CSC108" the no means that for every x, there is no prerequisite. So I should've used (for all).
(For all)X(in)C, (not)P(X, csc108)
I thought this week was challenging to a degree but I have really grasped the material, and I can't wait to see the last of the symbolic notation next week!
First Slog Post!
I am very excited to really learn this material!
I went in to the first lecture not really knowing what to expect out of this class. I was thinking that this would either be a really easy math class or a really hard computer science class with math. It looks like it's going to be challenging but also really informative! I like how the instructor really interacts with the students during the lecture. I am striving for a double major in computer science and drama, and I really love the small, intimate classes that the drama program offers. I wish the lectures were smaller, but because the instructor engages with us, it makes the class feel a lot like a seminar. I also really enjoy how my lecture is three hours long, but acts like three one - hour lectures with breaks in between. It compacts all the learning and yet feels very spread out. I hope the instructor continues to teach them in this way because the breaks in between allow me to speak with a friend about the material and then get ready for the new stuff.
The first lecture was very basic and I didn't really take any information away from it that I already knew, but it was the second lecture that got me thinking and also excited. The main thing that challenged me and also got me really focused were implications! I was struggling at first with the idea of P > Q, but then after some of the examples it really clicked. Some of my favorite ones were:
" If you eat your vegetables, then you can have dessert." Where P is eat your vegetables, which then means you have Q; your dessert!
"If you think I'm lying, then you're a liar!" P is "you think I'm lying." Q is "you're a liar."
These are the main points I newly discovered from the lecture and I can't wait to see what the next lectures have in store!
I also recently had my first tutorial and I thought it was a little messy at first. They gave us the wrong room but as soon as we entered the right room, the tutorial got good! I like the setup of working on the tutorial exercise, going over the exercise, and then taking a short quiz that uses material similar to the exercise. I hope they continue with this format because it is exactly what a tutorial should be.
This is Caleb, signing out!
I went in to the first lecture not really knowing what to expect out of this class. I was thinking that this would either be a really easy math class or a really hard computer science class with math. It looks like it's going to be challenging but also really informative! I like how the instructor really interacts with the students during the lecture. I am striving for a double major in computer science and drama, and I really love the small, intimate classes that the drama program offers. I wish the lectures were smaller, but because the instructor engages with us, it makes the class feel a lot like a seminar. I also really enjoy how my lecture is three hours long, but acts like three one - hour lectures with breaks in between. It compacts all the learning and yet feels very spread out. I hope the instructor continues to teach them in this way because the breaks in between allow me to speak with a friend about the material and then get ready for the new stuff.
The first lecture was very basic and I didn't really take any information away from it that I already knew, but it was the second lecture that got me thinking and also excited. The main thing that challenged me and also got me really focused were implications! I was struggling at first with the idea of P > Q, but then after some of the examples it really clicked. Some of my favorite ones were:
" If you eat your vegetables, then you can have dessert." Where P is eat your vegetables, which then means you have Q; your dessert!
"If you think I'm lying, then you're a liar!" P is "you think I'm lying." Q is "you're a liar."
These are the main points I newly discovered from the lecture and I can't wait to see what the next lectures have in store!
I also recently had my first tutorial and I thought it was a little messy at first. They gave us the wrong room but as soon as we entered the right room, the tutorial got good! I like the setup of working on the tutorial exercise, going over the exercise, and then taking a short quiz that uses material similar to the exercise. I hope they continue with this format because it is exactly what a tutorial should be.
This is Caleb, signing out!
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