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Math 61: Discrete Structures, Lecture 2, Spring 2009Instructor: Eric Radke, Math Sciences 6160Textbook: A custom manual sold by UCLA Bookstore under the name Discrete Source. It is based on Discrete Mathematics by R. Johnsonbaugh. Try to get the copyright 2008 edition; the copyright 2007 edition is missing a section (8 pages inserted after page 128). If you can't find the 2008 edition, you can purchase the 2007 edition and I will provide handouts for the missing section when we get there in class. If you would like to buy the original Discrete Mathematics, you should get the sixth edition -- other editions will not work. Errata to Discrete Mathematics can be found here. Class Meeting Times: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 12:00-12:50 pm, in Math Sciences 5147. Instructor's Office Hours: Mondays, 2:30-3:30 pm; Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 am; Fridays, 1:30-2:30 pm. All are in Math Sciences 6160. Discussion Section: Thursdays, 12:00-12:50 pm, in Math Sciences 6221. Teaching Assistant: Kevin Xie ( kevinxxie@math.ucla.edu). TA's Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, in Math Sciences 2350. Course Material: Continuous mathematics involves the study of convergence and limits -- things you use in a calculus class. Discrete mathematics covers essentially everything else -- objects that are not in the limits of nearby objects. Topics include induction, permutations and combinations, recurrence relations, graphs, and trees. See the course description and course outline for further topics. Note that Math 61 and Math 113 cannot both be taken for credit. Homework: Homework is due every Friday in class. Graded homework will be returned to you during the TA section on the following Thursday. Homework is not an optional activity! Each week, several chosen problems will be graded, with an additional portion of the score assigned for completeness. Late homework will not be accepted. Your lowest two homework scores will be dropped from your grade calculation. Quizzes: Several quizzes will be given during the TA section throughout the quarter. Quizzes will be announced in advance. The first quiz will take place on Thursday, April 9; the second quiz is on Thursday, April 30. There are no make-up quizzes. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped from your grade calculation. Midterms: There will be two midterms given during regular class hours in Boelter 3400 on Monday, April 20 and Monday, May 18. Mark these dates on your calendar now. There are no make-up exams. Final: The final will take place on Thursday, June 11, 8:00 am - 11:00 am. You must take the final to pass this course. Grading: Your final score will be calculated as the larger of the following two schemes: Scheme 1: 10% Homework + 10% Quizzes + 20% Midterm 1 + 20% Midterm 2 + 40% Final Scheme 2: 10% Homework + 10% Quizzes + 25% (better score between Midterm 1 and 2) + 55% Final View your grades at my.ucla.edu Grading complaints: If you have an issue with the grading on your quiz, homework, or exam, you must bring this to the instructor's attention within 14 days of the due date of the assignment in question, or the date of the exam or quiz, and before the date of the final exam . Grading complaints not made within this time period will not be considered. Student Math Center: Free tutoring is available for all lower division math courses in the Student Math Center, located in Math Sciences 3974. It is open Monday through Thursday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Website URL: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~radke/61.2.09s Email: radke@math.ucla.edu |