CompSci 102, Spring 2005

Staff

Professor Jeff Forbes
TA Amit Patel office: 006 North Bldg. email: phone: 660-4006 Office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday from 12-1 Leads recitation on Friday 1:15-2:30 in D106 LSRC
UTAs

TBA

Meeting Time

Monday, Wednesday from 1:15-2:30 in D106 LSRC

Text

Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (5^th Edition), Required, by Kenneth Rosen

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Grading

Grading is done on an absolute, but adjustable scale. This means that there is no curve. Anyone earning 90% or more of the total number of points available will receive a grade in the A range (A- to A+); 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D. This scale may go down, but it will not go up.

In order to earn an A+ you must do several of the optional assignments and exceed expectations in general.

Recitation work	10%
Assignments	30%
tests (2)	30%
final exam	30%

Late Assignments

Assignments turned in on time receive no penalty. Assignments turned in up to two days late incur a 25% penalty. Assignments turned in more than two days late will not be accepted. A weekend represents one-day for the purposes of measuring lateness.

If you're having trouble, be sure to see a UTA/TA or preferably the professor in charge of the course as far before the due date as possible. Don't give up, ask for help.

Individual extensions will be granted only for medical reasons (see the Short-term Illness Notification policy) or other circumstances beyond your control that must be presented with an official Dean's excuse. We do not grant extensions after an assignment is due.

You cannot make up an in-class or recitation assignment. We will provide opportunities to earn "extra" points on in-class work so that if you miss a small number of these your grade won't be affected. However, frequent absences from class will affect the portion of your grade based on quizzes and in-class work.

Points on assignments will vary.

Collaboration policy

More details later

Exams and Tests

The exams in this course will open book/open-note.

Jeff Forbes

Last modified: Mon Jan 24 12:01:00 EST 2005