Dr. Mann's M325K, Fall 2010
Discrete Mathematics
Unique # 55295
Homework Assignments
Class Meetings
MWF 10:00 - 10:50 am
in CPE 2.212
Lecturer
Dr. Jennifer K. Mann
Office: RLM 13.142
Office Hours: MW 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Th 10:00 -11:00 am, or by appointment
Email: jmann@math.utexas.edu
Website: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/jmann/
Text
Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Susanna S. Epp, Fourth Edition
Honor Code The
core values of the University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity,
and responsibility. Each member of the University is expected to uphold
these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness, and respect toward
peers and community.
Exam Dates
Exam 1: Friday, September 17
Exam 2: Friday, October 15
Exam 3: Friday, November 12
Final Exam Date
Wednesday, December 8
2:00 - 5:00 pm
CPE 2.212
There are three in-class exams during the semester and a cumulative in-class final exam.
Homework
Homework will be posted on the course website and announced in class. Homework assignments will be collected weekly. Students are encouraged to discuss all
aspects of the course with each other. However, each student should write their own solutions to homework problems. Copying another student's solution or that
from another text is a violation of the honor code and fails to contribute to your personal mathematical development. Three homeworks will be dropped at the end of the semester. No late homeworks will be accepted for any reason.
Class Participation
I will check attendance. Your grade will be penalized beginning with your fourth and any subsequent absences. Students will have opportunities to present their solutions to homework problems during class meetings. The other classmates are required to ask questions and
make certain they understand what has been presented. The presenter has the first opportunity to address any questions or comments, and then other classmates
are encouraged to contribute.
If you are absent, do not email or otherwise contact me to ask what material we covered during class, what the assignments are, what sections the exams will cover, or any other questions that I have answered or will answer during class. I realize that sometimes an absence is necessary. In such a situation, you should contact a classmate to get notes and information for the class you missed. It is also a good idea to work together throughout the semester.
Grading
15% Homework
10% Class Participation
15% Exam 1
15% Exam 2
15% Exam 3
30% Final Exam
There will be no makeup exams. A single missed exam grade will be replaced by the final exam grade. The lowest exam grade will be replaced by the final exam grade if
the final exam grade is higher than the lowest exam grade. Use of calculators is not allowed during exams. No semester assignments will be accepted after the last day of classes Friday, December 3,
2010. Your final exam grade is final. Thus, any discussions of your course grade must occur prior to the final exam administration on Friday, December 8, 2010. Plus/minus grades will be assigned for the final grade as follows: as follows:
A (100-92.6), A- (92.5-89.6), B+ (89.5-86.6), B (86.5-82.6), B- (82.5-79.6), C+ (79.5-76.6), C (76.5-72.6), C- (72.5-69.6),
D+ (69.5-66.6), D (66.5-62.6), D- (62.5-59.6), F (59.5-0).
Syllabus
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/academics/courses/syllabi/M325K.php
Prerequisite
M408D or M408L, with a grade of at least C
Course
Website
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/jmann/f10M325K.html
Advice for Success
Actively participate in the course by attending lectures, participating in class discussions, presenting problems to the class, asking and/or answering questions in
class, working the assigned homework problems, and utilizing the office hours of Dr. Mann.
Services available to
students
The University of Texas provides appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information,contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-6441 TTY. If you plan on using accomodations, you need to notify your Instructors early in the semester.
Utilize the Sanger Learning and Life Center!
Deadlines for dropping a course
If you drop a class on or before September 10, the class will not show up on your transcripts. If you drop a class after that date, the course will show up on the transcript with a “Q” grade. After September 22, your Dean must approve drops. After October 20, it is quite difficult to get approval to drop a course, and there may be an academic penalty.
Student Conduct
All computers, cell phones and other hand-held devices must be put away out of sight during class. Please come to class on time. If you will be late or need to leave early for some legitimate reason, please tell me in advance. Coming and going during class is distracting to your fellow students, and they do not like it. I know this because they complain to me about it.
Planned Lecture Schedule
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/jmann/f10M325Kcal.pdf
AMS Resource for Undergraduate Mathematics Majors
http://www.ams.org/employment/undergrad.html
Emergency Evacuation Policy
Occupants of buildings on The University of Texas at Austin campus
are required to evacuate buildings when a fire alarm is activated.
Alarm activation or announcement requires exiting and assembling
outside. Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of each classroom and
building you may occupy. Remember that the nearest exit door may not
be the one you used when entering the building. Students requiring assistance in evacuation shall inform their
instructor in writing during the first week of class. In the event of an evacuation, follow the instruction of faculty or
class instructors. Do not re-enter a building unless given instructions by the
following: Austin Fire Department, The University of Texas at Austin
Police Department, or Fire Prevention Services office.
Behavior Concerns Advice Line
BCAL: 232-5050
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