Math 207 : Discrete Mathematics  

Professor:  Ben Cox

Course Text:   Kenneth H. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, WCB/McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition, 2003.

Lecture:    Section 090   (3)     TTh  4:00-5:15  (MYBK) 219
 

Course Description: (3) Theoretical concepts applicable to the theory of computing. Topics covered will be from the areas of: formal logic and proofs, sets, matrix algebra, relations and functions, recurrence relations, and graph theory.  

Prerequisite MATH 105, 111 or 120.

Dates to remember:

Last day for students to Drop/Add for full semester and Express I classes; Last day of 100% refund:  Sunday, January15

No class:  Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King holiday

Last day for students to withdraw with a W from Spring semester classes:   Tuesday, February  21

Spring Break:  Week of March 5

Exams: Thursday, February 9 and Thursday, March 23
 
Midterm 1 Midterm 2 Final Exam
Thursday, February 9 Thursday, March 23
Tuesday, May 2
4:00-5:15 4:00-5:15 4:00-7:00

Note:  Make up tests will be given only under extraordinary circumstances.  If you miss an exam, you must obtain a written excuse from the Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Grading Policy:  There will be three midterms as indicated above.  Each midterm will be worth 25%, the final will be worth 40% and the homework 10%.   The lower bound percentages for the various grades are given below:
 
  Grade
A
B+
B
C+
 C
D
Lower Bound
85%
80%
75%
70%
65%
55%

 

  • Homework assignments
  • Exam scores and their distribution
  • Solutions to practice exams and exams 

  • Last modified 2006-01-10 by   Ben Cox