Latest Announcements
- 08/28/2012: Class students will be soon invited to join the Piazza platform. Announcements will be posted there. Please check the forum and your emails to stay current!
- 08/28/2012: Please be advised that the Discussion Groups for all sections of CMSC250 will first meet next week, starting on Wednesday 5 September at their scheduled times.
Course Essentials
- Lectures
- 010? TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm T. Reinhardt (CSI 3117)
- 020? TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm T. Reinhardt (CSI 3117)
- 030? TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm C. Kruskal (CSI 3117)
- Instructors
- Clyde Kruskal
- Email: kruskal at cs dot umd dot edu
- Office: 3215 A.V. Williams Bldg
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm
- Thomas Reinhardt
- Email: tomr55 at cs dot umd dot edu
- Office: 3239 A.V. Williams Bldg
- Office Hours: Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm
- Clyde Kruskal
- Textbook
- Discrete Mathematics with Applications [ Link to bookstore ]
by Susanna S. Epp (4th Ed. recommended but not required)
- Discrete Mathematics with Applications [ Link to bookstore ]
- Course Policy
- Syllabus (Short Version) [ PDF ]
- University Academic Dishonesty Policy
- Excused Absence Policy
Class Schedule
| Section # | Lectures (Tue & Thu) | Discussions (Mon & Wed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Time | Room | TA | Time | Room | |
| 0101(17396) | Tom | TuTh 12:30pm-01:45pm | CSI 3117 | Hui | MW 08:00am-08:50am | CSI 3118 |
| 0102(17397) | Tom | TuTh 12:30pm-01:45pm | CSI 3117 | Yoav | MW 11:00am-11:50am | CSI 3118 |
| 0201(17398) | Tom | TuTh 02:00pm-03:15pm | CSI 3117 | Hui | MW 09:00am-09:50am | CSI 3118 |
| 0202(17399) | Tom | TuTh 02:00pm-03:15pm | CSI 3117 | Yoav | MW 10:00am-10:50am | CSI 3118 |
| 0301(17400) | Clyde | TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm | CSI 3117 | Reza | MW 12:00pm-12:50pm | CSI 3118 |
| 0302(17401) | Clyde | TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm | CSI 3117 | Reza | MW 01:00pm-01:50pm | CSI 3118 |
| 0303(17402) | Clyde | TuTh 11:00am-12:15pm | CSI 3117 | Isaac | MW 09:00am-09:50am | CSI 2118 |
Grading Policy
- Homework (1% each)
- Assigned weekly, due at the beginning of discussion on Wednesdays
- Quizzes (1% each)
- One quiz per week, at the beginning of discussion on Mondays
- Midterm (approx. 44%)
- Two evening midterms are given in this course, weighting approx. 22% for each.
- Midterm #1: Monday 15 October 2012
- Midterm #2: Monday 19 November 2012
- Final Exam (approx. 30%)
- The final will be comprehensive.
- Final exam: Saturday 15 December 2012, 4:00pm-6:00pm, Location TBA
- Exceptional conditions: The final exam will be rescheduled only for students having another final exam at exactly the same time, or for students who have more than three final exams scheduled on the same day. If this is the case, let your Instructor know by Wednesday 5 September 2012
Teaching Assistants and Office Hours
| TA | Section(s) | Office Hours | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Julien | 0303 | ijulien6 [at] gmail [dot] com | Mon 10:00am-1:00pm | AVW 1112 |
| Reza Khani | 0301/0302 | khani [at] mail [dot] umd [dot] edu | Tue 3:00pm-6:00pm | |
| Hui Miao | 0101/0201 | hui [at] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu | Wed 10:00am-1:00pm | |
| Yoav Segev | 0102/0202 | segev [at] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu | Tue&Thu 3:30pm-5:00pm | |
| Ang Li | Grader | angli [at] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu | Fri 9:00am-12:00pm |
Class Resources
- Piazza
This is a place for you to ask and answer questions of your fellow students, although the TAs and instructors will also be around to moderate and clarify difficult points. Go ahead, help each other learn! But don't cheat, because we will catch you. - Restricted Content
Lecture slides, homeworks, homework solutions (password-protected)