Fall 2008 CMSC 250 and 250H - DISCRETE STRUCTURES
Second Mid-Term EXAM: Tuesday November 25. 250H (Dr. Kruskal)
TuTh 9:30am-10:45 (CSI 2120) Lecture MW 11:00pm-11:50pm (CSI 1122) Discussion 250 (Dr. Perlis)
0101 TuTh 12:30pm- 1:45pm (CSI 3117) Lecture MW 9:00am- 9:50am (CSI 1122) Discussion
0102 TuTh 12:30pm- 1:45pm (CSI 3117) Lecture MW 10:00am- 10:50am (CSI 1122) Discussion
0201 TuTh 3:30pm- 4:4pmm (CSI 3117) Lecture MW 12:00pm-12:50pm (CSI 1122) Discussion
0202 TuTh 3:30pm- 4:45pm (CSI 3117) Lecture MW 1:00pm-1:50pm (CSI 1122) Discussion HONOR CODE:
We take the Code of Academic Integrity and the University of Maryland Student Honor Pledge (``I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment/examination'') very seriously. For details, see Student Honor Council. Our policy is that ``authorized'' assistance includes talking together about assignments and approaches to them, but *not* writing up with assistance or collaboration on---or with access to another's---actual final materials to hand in.
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Practice Problems for Exam I, with solutions (pdf) SOLUTIONS for Exam I (pdf) Practice Problems for Exam I, with solutions (pdf) Solutions to quiz problems (txt) HOMEWORK POLICY:
Homework assignments will be found on the web. Homeworks are due AT THE START OF CLASS on the day indicated. If handed in after the first ten minutes, it will be counted as late, and receive 50% off. NO HOMEWORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONCE CLASS ENDS!!!
HOMEWORK:
Homework #1 Homework #1 Solution Homework #2 Homework #2 Solution Homework #3 Homework #3 Solution Homework #4 Homework #4 Solution Homework #5 Homework #5 Solution Homework #6 Homework #6 Solution Homework #7 Homework #7 Solution Homework #8 Homework #8 Solution Homework #9 Homework #9 Solution Homework #10 Homework #10 Solution
OFFICE HOURS and EMAIL:
Instructor Dr. D. Perlis perlis@cs.umd.edu Tue 2:00-3:00pm and
Thu 2:00pm-3:00pmAVW 3259 Instructor Dr. C. Kruskal kruskal@cs.umd.edu Thu 1:00-3:00pm AVW 3245 Teaching TA (250H) Adam Groce adam.groce@gmail.com Wed 9:00am-11:00am AVW 1112 Teaching TA (0101 & 0102) Peter Fontana pfontana@cs.umd.edu Tue 5:00pm-7:00pm AVW 1112 Teaching TA (0202) Angela Noh angela@cs.umd.edu Fri 10:00am-12:00pm AVW 1112 Teaching TA (0201) Qi Hu huqi@cs.umd.edu Mon 5:00pm-7:00pm AVW 1112 TEXT:
The official text for this course is:
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS, 3rd edition, Susanna Epp. Brooks/Cole--Thomson Learning, 2004, ISBN 0-534-35945-0
EXAMS:
There will be frequent quizzes, two midterms exams and a final exam. If you miss a midterm exam, it will DROPPED from your grade. THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP QUIZZES OR EXAMS (except for officially excused absences) !!!EXAM DATES
Midterm #1:
Tuesday Oct 21 (in lecture period)
Midterm #2:
Tuesday Nov 25 in lecture period
Final Exam: Wedneday Dec 17, 4-6pm, in CHM (Chemistry) 1407
GRADE SCHEME:
For each student, we will calculate the grade in two different ways and then use the max of those two ways. Here are the two methods:
Method 1: HWK 15%; QUIZZES 15%; TWO MIDTERMS 20% each; FINAL 30%
Method 2: HWK 15%; QUIZZES 15%; MIDTERM (best of two) 30%; FINAL 40%