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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3 hour active class per week, weekly drop-in sessions.
Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site.
Assumed knowledge: Year 12 mathematics or equivalent. The unit SIT190 is recommended for students who did not complete VCE Mathematical Methods 3 and 4.
In this unit you will explore the foundations of discrete mathematics, the basis for mathematical reasoning in applied and computational sciences. You will learn how to rigorously build, from first principles, the tools needed to address a wide range of mathematical and scientific problems. SIT192 is designed to prepare you for further study in disciplines where discrete mathematics play a fundamental or foundational role: cryptography, networks, computer programming, and analysis of algorithms.
Understand and apply tools from discrete mathematics to solve complex mathematical problems.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Design and implement rigorous problem-solving strategies from first principles.
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3
Plan and reflect on task management strategies to successfully fulfil responsibilities.
GLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Identify knowledge gaps and effectively seek and use appropriate learning resources to acquire necessary knowledge.
GLO3: Digital literacyGLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the Learning Portfolio.
Prescribed text(s): Oscar Levin, 2019, Discrete Mathematics: An Open Introduction, 3rd Edition (or 2nd Edition), Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (freely available online).
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT192 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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