MATHEMATICS 294 A1: Discrete Mathematics II Spring Semester 2000 Instructor: Takashi Kimura e-mail:kimura@math.bu.edu
Phone: (617)353-1486
Office: MCS 234
Lectures
MWF 1-2 in CAS B18A.
Discussion Sections
F 11-12 in SMG 240.
Text
Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics by Ralph
Grimaldi 4th Edition, Addision-Wesley, 1994.
My Office Hours
To be announced.
Content
In this course, we will study the mathematics of
discrete structures with and eye towards its applications. We will cover
aspects of graph theory, trees and algorithms, rings and modular
arithmetic, groups and coding theory, as well as fields and divisibility
theory.
Web Pages
This class has a Web page which can be viewed with
a Web browser (such as Netscape). Documents distributed in class, homework
assignments, and related information will be posted on the Web page. The URL
is
http://math.bu.edu/people/kimura/Spring00/294/
Homework
Homework will be assigned and collected on a regular
basis. Late homework will not be accepted. Students may discuss homework
with each other (and are encouraged to do so) but all written work must be
prepared independently. Remember that in order to receive full credit both
your answer and reasoning must be correct (the same goes for
exams).
Exams
There will be two in-class exams given at roughly
equally spaced intervals throughout the course in addition to the
final exam. All exams will be closed book. There will be
NO makeup exams in this course. If you miss exam, you will receive a zero
for the exam. The only valid excuse for missing an exam is a serious illness
which must be certified by a doctor's note.
The Final
You will be held responsible for all of the course
material in the final exam.
Grades
Your final grade is determined by three categories -
the exams, the homework, and the final. Grades are based upon the formula: