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 == Skills and knowledge students should have prior to beginning the course: ==
-  * Sets, relations and logic (CIS 1910)
+* CIS*1500: Introductory problem-solving & programming – loops,
-  * Introduction to programming  (CIS 1500)
+control structures, functions, arrays and reading of files.
+* CIS*1910 or ENGG1500 Proof techniques, Set theory, and functions.
+* Elementary Algebra, including logarithmic functions, exponents,
+etc.
 == Course Topics: ==
-  * Sequences and sums
+  * Counting strategies
-  * Counting problems
+  * Summations
-  * Combinatorial identities
+  * An introduction to finite probability,
-  * Discrete probability
+  * Matrix Algebra
-  * Recurrences / induction
+  * Recursion
-  * Introduction to graphs and graph problems
+  * Combinatorics and other discrete structures
+  * Introduces graph theory, including graph representations,
+traversal and simple graph algorithms,
 == Course Format: ==
-  * Lecture format: Standard lectures
+  * Lecture format: Lectures in class, with reinforcement in formal
-  * Online materials location and format:  Online notes/assignments courselink
+pre-prepared labs.
-  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations:  1 hour tutorial for extra problem solving
 == Method of evaluation: ==
-  * Number of Assignments: 5
+  * Number of Assignments: 6
-  * Number of Graded Labs:  0
+  * Number of Graded Labs:  2
   * Number of Quizzes:  11
-  * Formal Midterm?  yes
+  * Formal Midterm?  2
-  * Course project?  no
   * Final Exam? yes
-  * Group work? no
-  * mostly programming assignments?  no
-  * Written documents? no