CSCI(MATH) 2610 - Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

Instructor: Robert W. Robinson
Email: rwr at cs dot uga dot edu
Office: 423 Boyd GSRC
Office hours: M 1-2, TH 1:30-2:30, & by appointment

 

  • Class Time : 11:00-12:15 TR in Geography-Geology, room 154 and 10:10-11:00 M in Chemistry, room 455.
  • Text : Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, 5th edition, by Kenneth H. Rosen.
  • Course Prerequisites : CSCI 1301-1301L, MATH 1113 (implicitly, since prerq. to 1301)
  • Course Description : An introduction to logic and the mathematical tools used in Computer Science. The first part of this course is an introduction to logic and proofs, and the remainder will introduce the student to many common mathematical structures and tools using the skills mastered earlier in the course.
  • Course Homepage: The URL for the course homepage is http://www.cs.uga.edu/~rwr/cs2610.html. The class schedule, homework sets, announcements, corrections, hints, and other basic course information can be found there.
  • Teaching Assistant : Xin Gao
    Email: gao at cs dot uga dot edu
    Home Page
    Office Hours: W 10-11, in 307 Boyd.

 

  • Grading:
    • Test 1 : 10% (September 13)
    • Test 2 : 10% (October 11)
    • Test 3 : 10% (November 8)
    • Test 4 : 10% (December 6)
    • Homework : 30%
    • Final Exam : 30% (December 14, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.)


Grading will be based on the following scale: if your final average is 85, you're guaranteed an A, if 72.5 a B, if 60 a C, and if 50 a D.

  • Policies : All homework is due at the beginning of class on the day it is due. Late homework will not be accepted. If you can't be in class to turn in a homework, notify the instructor before that homework is due to arrange an alternate time for you to turn in the homework.

If you are going to be absent on a test day, you must provide a University-approved excuse for your absence before the day of the test. If you are absent the day of the test without an approved excuse, you will have to take a (much harder) make-up test which will include an additional oral question/answer session.

  • Academic Honesty : You are free to discuss homework problems with your classmates, or even form study groups to solve the problems together. However, all of the answers you submit for each homework assignment must be your own. This means (1) each answer must be written by you in your own words, (2) you may not ask a classmate for an answer to any homework problem, and (3) you may not give another classmate an answer to any homework problem. A violation of any one of the above constitutes academic dishonesty and will be dealt with as such, in accordance with the departmental policy below.
    Students are encouraged to consult with the instructor whenever help is needed. In addition to the instructor's scheduled office hours, students can make appointments for other times. E-mail is often a convenient way to ask short questions or to make an appointment.

Computer Science
Departmental Policy Statement
Academic Honesty

The Computer Science Department recognizes honesty and integrity as necessary to the academic function of the University. Therefore all students are reminded that the CS faculty requires compliance with the conduct regulations found in the University of Georgia Student Handbook. Academic honesty means that any work you submit is your own work.

Common forms of academic dishonesty which students should guard against are:

1.                   copying from another student's test paper or laboratory report, or allowing another student to copy from you;

2.                   fabricating data (computer, statistical) for an assignment;

3.                   helping another student to write a laboratory report or computer software code that the student will present as his
            own work, or accepting such help and presenting the work as your own;

4.                  turning in material from a public source such as a book or the Internet as your own work.


Three steps to help prevent academic dishonesty are:

5.                  Familiarize yourself with the regulations.

6.                  If you have any doubt about what constitutes academic dishonesty, ask your instructor or a staff member at the Office of Judicial Programs.

7.                  Refuse to assist students who want to cheat.


All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to report all suspected cases of academic dishonesty. Serious cases of suspected academic dishonesty (cheating) will be referred to the Office of Academic Affairs. Penalties imposed by the Office of Academic Affairs may include a failing grade in the course and a notation on the student's transcript. Repeated violations are punishable by expulsion from the University. For further information please refer to the following website: http://www.uga.edu/~vpaa

Revised 8/2003