Robert Hochberg Spring Semester, 2003 Office: Austin 325B  Phone: 328-0126  Email: hochberg@cs.ecu.edu  Website: www.cs.ecu.edu/~hochberg

Official Office Hours Monday 5:30-6:30pm Tuesday 9:00-9:30am, 11-2pm Thursday 9:00-9:30am But also by appt., of course. Also, stop by any time for help, but call first to make sure I'm in.

Texts: Discrete Mathematics and its Applications - 4^th edition, by Rosen.

Homework: There will be 13 homework assignments, each worth 10 points. Homework is due at the start of class on the date it's due. Use 8½ × 11 paper, with no spiral notebook "flags," and please write on only one side of the paper  Note that according to the grade calculation below, three missed homeworks corresponds to half a letter grade.  (So don't miss homeworks.)

Testing: You will have six unannounced quizzes worth 20 points each, two 75-minute exams, worth 100 points each, and one cumulative final exam worth 150 points.

Late Work: Late homework will not be accepted, and quizzes or (if you can imagine it) exams missed because of absences will receive a grade of 0. No exceptions. You heard it here.  Absences declared in advance can be dealt with on a per-case basis.

Final Grade: With homework, regular exams, quizzes and final exams, you will have 150 + 200 + 100 + 150 = 600 points available. You will receive:

• at least an A if you get > 539
• at least a B if you get > 479
• at least a C if you get > 419
• at least a D if you get > 359

Attendance: I will be taking attendance most of the time.  Any absence beyond the first absence will void all extra credit earned up to that point.  Such a student will still be eligible for future extra credit opportunities, if there are any.

Notes: There are no make-up exams available after the fact. It is the responsibility of the student to stay on top of the material, by doing the homework and attending the classes. If you miss a class, see me or another student to find out about announcements, material covered, etc... DO NOT FALL BEHIND! This is the kiss of death in any mathematics course, especially one like this, where the material is at times rather abstract, new material builds on old material and there are frequent definitions. Remember, you learn math by doing it, not by watching it. You must work in this class in order to succeed, and often, time spent on homework makes the difference.
 

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