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CSE 20
DISCRETE MATH

Winter 2020
http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/wi20/cse20-a/
Learning goals
Technical Skepticism Multiple Representations
About the team
Prof Mia Minnes – “Minnes” rhymes with Guinness
(cseweb.ucsd.edu/~minnes, minnes@eng.ucsd.edu)

3 TAs + 8 tutors

** Office hours available: drop-in during times listed on

calendar on class website. Ask questions about class
examples, assignment questions, or other CS topics. **
Logistics http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/wi20/cse20-a/

Weekly activities:
Pre-class reading/videos + Class + Discussion Section + Warmup + HW + Followup

Textbook: Rosen 7th Edition other editions ok; on reserve

Exams Midterm: Wednesday, Feb 5 evening

Final: Wednesday, March 18 morning

Gradescope: Assignment submission and exam return.

Piazza: Q&A and discussion.
Clickers: register on class website. Class podcast: podcast.ucsd.edu

Office hours: instructors, TAs, and tutors.

Drop-in whenever hours are posted on the class calendar.
Logistics http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/wi20/cse20-a/
Introductions

xkcd.com
Logistics Peterson 110: AD
To change your remote frequency
1. Press and hold power button until flashing
Are you taking 2. Enter two-letter code
or do you plan 3. Checkmark / green light indicates success
to take Math
109?

Why use iClickers in class?

A. To force 100% attendance in all lectures
B. To make sure we’re awake
C. There is substantial and compelling empirical
evidence that it is good for your learning
Education research
Today's learning goals
• Practice with some definitions and notation
• Explore mathematical definitions related to a specific
application (Netflix)
n-tuples, preferences, and Netflix

Multiple Representations
n-tuples, preferences, and Netflix

Did not like

No preference
Liked
n-tuples, preferences, and Netflix

Did not like: represent with -1

No preference: represent with 0
Liked: represent with 1
 How similar are people’s preferences?

A: P1
B: P2
C: P3
D: There is a tie

Technical
Skepticism
Peterson 110: AD
To change your remote frequency
1. Press and hold power button until flashing
2. Enter two-letter code
3. Checkmark / green light indicates success
 One approach: functions

Page 2 of worksheet:
Next Steps
• Read the website carefully
• Find 1-warmup-definitions-and-notation and start working
on it
• Complete CSE Course Plan survey & CSE 20 pre-survey (for
credit)
• Register your clicker (see class website)
• Pre-class reading for Wednesday
• Section 5.3, Definition 1 (Strings), Example 5 (p. 349), and
Example 7 (p. 350)