MATH 2200 - 2, Discrete Mathematics        SYLLABUS        (Spring 2011)   4 - 6 - 11

Lecture:                T,Th, 12:25 - 1:45pm, JTB 310;       

Instructor:             Dr. A.Treibergs, JWB 224, 581-8350
email:                  treiberg@math.utah.edu
Class Web Page:         http://www.math.utah.edu/~treiberg/M2200.html
Office Hours:           MWF, 9:00 - 10:00am (tent.) and by appointment 


Prerequisite:   Prerequisites: "C" or better in MATH 1220 or MATH 1250 or MATH 1270.

Text:           Discrete Mathematics and its Application, 6th ed., Kenneth H. Rosen,
                Mc Graw Hill, 2007.
  
Homework:       You will be asked to write up and hand in homework problems weekly.

Midterms:       There will be two full hour midterm exams on Feb.10 and March 17.
                Questions will be modifications of homework problems.  A makeup on a
                missed test will be given only when exceptional circumstances arise that
                are beyond a student's control. Except in the case of emergency, prior
                approval for a makeup must be obtained from the instructor.

Final Exam:     Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in JTB 310 (the University
                scheduled time). The final will be comprehensive. Students must pass 
                the final to pass the course.

Course Grade:   Based two midterm scores 40%, final 30%, homework 30%.

Free Tutoring:  The T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Tutoring Center offers free tutoring.
                Beginning the second week, tutoring will be available from 8am to 8pm
                Monday through Thursday and 8am to 6pm on Friday. Students in statistics
                courses should check the schedule to see when a tutor in statistics is
                available.

Withdrawals:    Last day to drop a class is Jan. 19. Last day to add a class is Jan. 24.
                Until Mar. 4 you can withdraw from the class with no approval at all.
                After that date you must petition your dean's office to be allowed to
                withdraw.

ADA:            The Americans with Disability Act requires that reasonable
                accommodations be provided for students with cognitive, systemic,
                learning and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the
                beginning of the quarter to discuss any such accommodations you may
                require for this course.

Course Content: Math 2200 is a course on the fundamentals of discrete mathematics. 
                Its purpose is two-fold. On the one hand, it is an introduction to 
                proofs, rigorous analytic thinking and writing mathematics. You will 
                learn how to understand and write short proofs, and you will improve 
                your problem solving techniques. On the other hand, you will become 
                acquainted with many basic and wonderful elements of mathematics such 
                as: sets and relations, elementary number theory, combinatorics, 
                discrete probability, graphs, algorithms. Therefore this course should 
                also provide you with a good foundation for higher mathematics or 
                computer science courses.