1. Introduction
Lecture 1
Wed, Jan 17, 2007

2. Introduction Dr. Robb T. Koether Office: Bagby 114
Office phone:
Home phone: (before 11:00 p.m.)
Office hours: 2:30 - 3:20 MTWR; other hours by appointment.
WWW:

3. The Class The class will meet in Bagby 120 at
8:30 - 9:20 MWF
12:30 - 1:20 on Tuesdays.
The text for the course is Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 3rd ed., by Susanna Epp.
The web page for the course is at

4. Grading There will be Several collected problem sets 3 tests
A final exam.

5. Grading In the final average, these will be weighted as follows.
Category
Weight
Average of problem sets
30%
Average of tests
50%
Final exam
20%

6. Homework Homework will be assigned regularly.
You should do it regularly even if I don't collect it.
Once every week or two, I will collect and grade selected problems.

7. Tests The test schedule is as follows. Test Date Chapters #1
Fri, Feb 16
Chapters 1, 2, 3 #2
Fri, Mar 23
Chapters 4, 5, 6 #3
Fri, Apr 20
Chapters 7, 8, 9

8. The Final Exam
The final exam will be given in this room at the time stated in the exam schedule.
Everyone must take the final exam.
It will not be rescheduled.

9. Attendance Attendance will be checked at the beginning of each class.
Two late arrivals will be counted as one absence.

10. Attendance
Attendance will be taken into account when computing final grades.
Absences
Action
0 – 2
Grade bonus
3 – 5
Neutral
6 – 8
Grade penalty
> 8
Withdrawal