INSTRUCTOR: Andy Long. Office: MEP 443; phone: 572-5794; email: longa@nku.edu
MEETING TIME/PLACE: MW, 2:00pm - 3:15pm, MP292
EXPECTED BACKGROUND: C- or better in the calc II series (MAT 228 or MAT 229).
TEXT: Mathematical Structures for Computer Science, 7th Ed., J. L. Gersting.
GRADING: There will be two exams, a project, and a comprehensive final. Homework will be assigned regularly and handed in for grading. Your course grade will be determined as follows:
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The tests will be given in class, closed book. Make-up exams will not be given
except in extreme circumstances. I use the standard grading scale, with a small
buffer zone for the assignment of plus/minus grades:
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PROJECT: The project will be something fun that you choose to do, outside of what we do in class. It will be partly graded by your peers.
HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned regularly. You should expect to do a lot of homework in order to do well in the course. Each homework assignment will be handed in, generally two class periods after it is assigned, so that a few homework problems (chosen at random) may be graded. Hence, exercises assigned on a Monday would generally be due a week later on the next Monday (barring holidays, etc.)
ATTENDANCE: The student is responsible for all material assigned or discussed in class. Attendance will be taken, and may be used along with class effort (as measured by participation - asking questions, answering other students' questions, group work, etc.) to resolve borderline grades.
WITHDRAWAL: The last day to drop a course with a grade of W is Monday, March 23.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: are on-line (see the course homepage)
OFFICE HOURS: MW 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-2:00; TR 10:45-12 and 1:00-1:30; F 10:00-11:00. I am also available by appointment, and at random when approached with a smile.
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