MATH 2200 - 2, Discrete Mathematics SYLLABUS (Spring 2011) 4 - 6 - 11 Lecture: T,Th, 12:25 - 1:45pm, JTB 310; Instructor: Dr. A.Treibergs, JWB 224, 581-8350 email: treiberg@math.utah.edu Class Web Page: http://www.math.utah.edu/~treiberg/M2200.html Office Hours: MWF, 9:00 - 10:00am (tent.) and by appointment Prerequisite: Prerequisites: "C" or better in MATH 1220 or MATH 1250 or MATH 1270. Text: Discrete Mathematics and its Application, 6th ed., Kenneth H. Rosen, Mc Graw Hill, 2007. Homework: You will be asked to write up and hand in homework problems weekly. Midterms: There will be two full hour midterm exams on Feb.10 and March 17. Questions will be modifications of homework problems. A makeup on a missed test will be given only when exceptional circumstances arise that are beyond a student's control. Except in the case of emergency, prior approval for a makeup must be obtained from the instructor. Final Exam: Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in JTB 310 (the University scheduled time). The final will be comprehensive. Students must pass the final to pass the course. Course Grade: Based two midterm scores 40%, final 30%, homework 30%. Free Tutoring: The T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Tutoring Center offers free tutoring. Beginning the second week, tutoring will be available from 8am to 8pm Monday through Thursday and 8am to 6pm on Friday. Students in statistics courses should check the schedule to see when a tutor in statistics is available. Withdrawals: Last day to drop a class is Jan. 19. Last day to add a class is Jan. 24. Until Mar. 4 you can withdraw from the class with no approval at all. After that date you must petition your dean's office to be allowed to withdraw. ADA: The Americans with Disability Act requires that reasonable accommodations be provided for students with cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the quarter to discuss any such accommodations you may require for this course. Course Content: Math 2200 is a course on the fundamentals of discrete mathematics. Its purpose is two-fold. On the one hand, it is an introduction to proofs, rigorous analytic thinking and writing mathematics. You will learn how to understand and write short proofs, and you will improve your problem solving techniques. On the other hand, you will become acquainted with many basic and wonderful elements of mathematics such as: sets and relations, elementary number theory, combinatorics, discrete probability, graphs, algorithms. Therefore this course should also provide you with a good foundation for higher mathematics or computer science courses.