COURSE TITLE:
Introduction to Discrete Structures
CALL NUMBER:
01395 (undergraduate), 01406 (graduate)
WHEN AND WHERE:
MTThF 4:10-5:00, 227 Morton Hall
INSTRUCTOR:
Vardges Melkonian, 550 Morton Hall, vardges@math.ohiou.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
MoTh
2:10-3, Wed 3-5 in 550 Morton.
If you need to see me outside my office hours, please send me e-mail for an
appointment.
CLASS WEBSITE:
http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~vardges/cs300/
COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction to mathematical reasoning and discrete structures with applications to analysis of algorithms and other problems in computer science.
TEXTBOOK:
Discrete Mathematics with Applications, by Susanna S. Epp, third edition.
PREREQUISITES:
CS240A for undergraduates.
GRADING:
There will be three quizzes worth 8% each, two tests worth 20% each, and a final exam worth 36% of your final mark. The quizzes and the tests (normally) will be at class time.
Final grades will be determined from the following scale: 85+ A, 70+ B, 55+ C, 40+ D.
CHEATING:
Don't. The penalty may be an F for the course.
ATTENDANCE:
Strongly recommended.
HOMEWORK:
The homework assignments will be
posted at http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~vardges/cs300/homework.html.
Homework assignments will not be collected and graded, but you will be
responsible for quiz and test items similar to homework problems, and some of
the problems on the tests and quizzes may literally be the homework problems
previously assigned to you.
TEST DATES (tentative):
● Quiz 1: Sept. 15 (Th)
● Test 1: Sept. 29 (Th)
● Quiz 2: Oct. 13 (Th)
● Test 2: Oct. 27 (Th)
● Quiz 3: Nov. 8 (Tu)
● Final: November 17 (Th), 2:30 pm.