August 28, 1995

		cs330 - Discrete structures. Fall 1995
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Meets:	Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm in SB-231

Goals:	students should get familiar with discrete objects and
	structures; they should also develop their ability to
	think mathematically.

Instructor:	Virgil Bistriceanu
			Office:	SB-115
			Hours:	Monday		10:00 am - 02:00 pm
				Wednesday	10:00 am - 02:00 pm
				Friday		10:00 am - 02:00 pm
			Phone:	(312) 567-5146
			email:	virgil@charlie.iit.edu	    (from UNIX accounts)
				IN%"virgil@charlie.iit.edu" (from VAXes)

Grader:		Yeong Kim
			Office: SB-108
			Hours:  Monday		11:00 am - 1:00 pm
			Phone:  (312) 567-5360
			email:  ykim@kardia.cs.iit.edu

Textbook:	"Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications"
		Kenneth H. Rosen
		Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995

Grading:	homeworks:		  20%
		programming assignments:  20%
		midterm:		  30%
		final:			  30%

	Late homeworks won't be accepted.
	Exams are open-book(s) open-notes.

		A: 90 - 100
		B: 80 - 89
		C: 70 - 79
		D: 60 - 69
		E:  0 - 59

	Class attendance and participation will help settle the
	borderline grades.

Class meetings:	Regular class attendance is important and students
		are expected to actively participate in class: questions
		and comments are always welcome.

Important events:
	Mideterm exam:	October 18
	Final exam:	December 13

Syllabus:
	The following big topics will be subject of discussion
	in this class:

	1. Sets
	2. Functions
	3. Logic (with emphasis on methods of proof)
	4. Combinatorics
	5. Boolean Algebra
	6. Finite State Machines