College of Computing Sciences and Engineering

Course Name: Computational Structures Term Fall 2015

Course Section: COT 3100- Sec 80673 Days/Time TR 3:05 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Class Location: 57/2050

Instructor: Ms. Richa Jethwani

Office: 15/3204

Hours: 2:00PM - 2:50PM in 15/3204 TR

E-mail: r.jethwani@unf.edu

Phone: 620-1328

Prerequisite: MAC 2311 (Calculus I) OR MAC 2233 (Calculus for Business)

Description: Application of Finite Mathematics to CIS: Sets, Relations, Logic, Boolean Algebra, Graphs, Number Theory, Matrices, Mathematical Reasoning and Counting Principles.

Text Book: Rosen, Kenneth H., Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 7th edition.

Grading: Exams (3 plus final) 60%Assignments 40%

Grading Scale:Grade Percentag

eA 90 - 100B 80 - 89C 70 - 79D 60 - 69F Below 60

Important Dates:

Days Date DescriptionTuesday 08/25 Classes beginFriday 10/30 Last day to

Withdraw/Drop from the class

Thursday 11/26 Thanksgiving Day-No class

Thursday 12/3 Last day of classTuesday 12/8 Final Exam

Reminder: Read the Satisfactory Progress Policy at http://www.unf.edu/cocse/cis/CIShtml/CIScourseRepeat.html to review the "one repeat" rule for all CIS courses.

Tentative Schedule for COT 3100 - Computational Structures

Week Dates Topics Chapters

1 8/25-27 Propositional Logic 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

2 9/1-3 Sets, set operations and Boolean Algebra 2.1, 2.2, 12.1, 12.2

3 9/8-10 Boolean Algebra, division and integers 12.3, 4.1, 4.5, 4.3

4 9/15 Base conversions 4.2

9/17 Review

5 9/22 TEST 1 1, 2, 4, 12

9/24 Proof methods 1.6, 1.7

6 9/29-10/1 Proof methods, induction 1.7, 5.1

7 10/6-8 Counting principles, permutations and combinations 6.1, 6.3, 6.4

8 10/13 Probability 7.1

10/15 Review

9 10/20 TEST 2 1, 5, 6, 7

10/22 Relations 9.1

10 10/27-29 Relations, equivalence relations, equivalence classes 9.1, 9.3, 9.5

11 11/3-5 Graphs 10.1, 10.2

12 11/10-12 Tree and tree traversals 11.1, 11.2, 11.3

13 11/17 Review

14 11/19 TEST 3 9, 10, 11

15 12/1 Review

16 12/3 FINAL EXAM Comprehensive

Policies, Logistics, and Housekeeping

Written assignments: Homework/Assignments are due on Tuesday of each week. Each assignment will be graded and the average of all assignments will be weighted same as a test. The lowest six homework grades will be dropped. Please leave the assignment with your name and assignment number on each sheet, kindly staple it and handover as you enter class on Tuesday. Late assignments will be accepted with a 10% penalty for each class period limited to 2 class period. Ethics Policy: You are encouraged to discuss with each other or instructor if that helps you to learn better. However, you must do your assignments yourself. DO NOT try to copy from any other person/source even not from the internet.Plagiarism and all other forms of academic dishonesty are not tolerated and WILL RESULT in a grade of an ‘F’ for the course and other potential consequences up to expulsion from the College.

Please review the complete UNF Academic Integrity Code found at http://www.unf.edu/catalog/policies/Policies_and_Regulations/ and the Florida Computer Crimes Act found at https://www.unf.edu/its/polproc/Computer_Crimes.aspx.

Disability Resource Center (DRC): Students with disabilities who seek reasonable accommodations in the classroom or other aspects of performing their coursework must first register with the UNF Disability Resource Center (DRC) located in Building 57, Room 1500. For further information, contact the DRC by phone (904) 620-2769, email (drc@unf.edu), or visit the DRC website (http://www.unf.edu/drc/). Military and veteran students who return from combat exposure may be utilizing the post 9/11 GI bill to continue postsecondary education goals and may need both physical and academic accommodations. Contact the Military and Veterans’ Resource Center (http://www.unf.edu/military-veterans/), by phone at (904) 620-2655 or by e-mail at mvrc@unf.edu.

Attendance Policy: You are expected to attend all classes and to participate in class discussions. Please note the test dates. We will stick to these dates unless some emergency occurs. In case of emergency, you must make arrangements with the instructor IN ADVANCE if you will miss a test.