During the beginning of week 3, we were assigned tutorial exercises to translate sentences to their symbolic form. I have to admit, it was mind boggling at first. I was conflicted between choosing to use conjunction(^) or implication(->). Thankfully, this dilemma has cleared up. With the TA's help, I was able to grasp the basics of logical notation.
As the week progressed, I started to work with my group on assignment #1. With other peers, things became more clear to me as we tackled each question. With more practice, I am able to apply everything I have learned in Chapter 2, such as the Vacuous Truth, DeMorgan's law, truth tables and the manipulation rules.
On Friday's lecture, I found the folding paper exercise very engaging and mind stimulating. It was an interesting approach towards introducing proofs. As we being week 4, I hope it's not too hard to understand :)
Thinking back to my first perception of this course , I have to say that CSC165 isn't overly difficult as I mentioned previously. It just require practice. After all, practice makes perfect!
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Regained Confidence - Slog #2
After the second week of CSC165, I'm starting to pick up and understand more of the course material. Early in the week, I found myself to be very confused as the lecture hour progressed. Nevertheless, I found it especially helpful to learn future content from the course notes before the professor address it in class so I would have a key idea as to what is being discussed about.
This week's lecture consisted of implications, contrapositive and converses. There was a more extensive use of symbols in comparison to the first week. I noticed that deciphering symbols to sentences are less stressful than converting sentences to symbols. At this moment, it takes me quite some time to write symbols based on the sentence since the English language implies many different meanings, consequently making it harder for me to write in its symbolic form.
Additionally, going through tutorial exercises with the TA and discussions with other students were very helpful in clearing up any misunderstandings that I had initially.Although I still find myself slow compared to the rest of my peers, I feel that as long as I prepare ahead I'll be able to acheive great progress.
This week's lecture consisted of implications, contrapositive and converses. There was a more extensive use of symbols in comparison to the first week. I noticed that deciphering symbols to sentences are less stressful than converting sentences to symbols. At this moment, it takes me quite some time to write symbols based on the sentence since the English language implies many different meanings, consequently making it harder for me to write in its symbolic form.
Additionally, going through tutorial exercises with the TA and discussions with other students were very helpful in clearing up any misunderstandings that I had initially.Although I still find myself slow compared to the rest of my peers, I feel that as long as I prepare ahead I'll be able to acheive great progress.
Friday, 11 January 2013
First Perspective - Slog #1
Hello. This is the first blog I've ever made and it took me quite a bit of time figuring out how to set this blog up and running! Before taking CSC165 - “Mathematical Expression and Reasoning”, I've heard from other students from the Fall section about the difficulties they have faced in this course, leaving an unsettling feeling. As a result, I entered the first lecture with very little confidence since I was never a strong logical thinker.
As we finished the first week of lectures, I'm starting to grasp the basic idea of this course. In truth, the instructor, Danny Heap, made lectures very intriguing with examples such as the Streetcar Drama.
Confession Time: I love math, I certainly do, but when it comes down to work problems I'm at a slump. As described in class, I hope this course will help me better understand and change the way I approach such problems with an open mind.
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