| Instructor | Karl Abrahamson |
|---|---|
| Office | Sci&Tech C-113 |
| abrahamsonk@ecu.edu | |
| Canvas page | https://ecu.instructure.com/courses/52348 |
| Course web page | www.cs.ecu.edu/~karl/2400/fall20/index.html |
| My web page | www.cs.ecu.edu/~karl/ |
| Textbooks | |
| Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications Kenneth H. Rosen, 8th Edition McGraw Hill | |
ZyBooks: Discrete Mathematics
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Logic and proofs
Sets and functions
Elementary Number Theory
After successful completion of this course, you should be able to do the following.
There will be a quiz on each of the following dates. Quizzes are administered through Canvas.
You can begin each quiz from 9:00am to 1:00pm. You will have 50 minutes to complete it.
There is a practice question set for every lecture, due at the next lecture. The practice questions do not count directly toward your grade, but I will comment on answers that you submit so that you know what you did right and what you got wrong. Even though the practice questions do not count directly toward your grade, they do count indirectly. If you do the practice questions and get feedback on your answers, you will probably do well on the quizzes and final exam.
Each of the Friday quizzes is on material represented by the practice questions that were assigned on or before the preceding Friday and due on or before the preceding Monday. You will get feedback by Wednesday before the quiz.
The final exam will take place on Wednesday, November 18.
Video lectures will be posted on the Canvas page with the summary of material for each lecture. If you need to talk to me, please do so during office hours.
Grades will be computed as follows.
| Grading | |
|---|---|
| 5 quizzes | 60–75% |
| A comprehensive final exam | 25–40% |
Percentages will be chosen on an individual basis from the indicated range to give you your best score. All quizzes have the same weight.
Tentative cutoffs for grades will be as follows. These cutoffs will not be raised.
| Grade cutoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93% | C+ | 76% |
| A– | 90% | C | 72% |
| B+ | 87% | C– | 68% |
| B | 83% | D+ | 64% |
| B– | 80% | D | 60% |
| D– | 56% | ||
Office hours will take place remotely at the following times.
| TuTh 10:00–11:30am |
| TuTh 2:00–3:00pm |
| or by appointment |
To attend office hours during the listed times, log into https://ecu.webex.com/meet/abrahamsonk (using Cisco Webex Meetings). You should be allowed to join the meeting automatically. If you have trouble, please send me an email.
You can find whiteboard controls at the left-hand side of the screen. To type text, click on Tt, then click on a position on the whiteboard and type. To draw, click on the pencil tool and draw using a mouse. You might need to select a color using the lower square in the tool bar. You might need to change from the pen tool to the pencil tool by clicking on the tool and selecting pencil.
Anyone can join at any time during the listed ofice-hour times. If you join while someone else is talking to me, please remain quiet until the previous student is done. If you need to discuss something private, please set up a meeting with me by email.
East Carolina University seeks to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must be registered with the Department for Disability Support Services located in Slay 138, 252-737-1016. See Accommodation Information & Processes.
Additional DSS student resources can be found at: https://accessibility.ecu.edu/students/.
In the event of a weather emergency, information about ECU can be obtained through the following sources:
| ECU emergency notices | http://www.ecu.edu/alert |
|---|---|
| ECU emergency information hotline | 252-328-0062 |