CISC 1400: Discrete Structures
General information
Faculty: Dr. A. G.
Werschulz
Office: Rm 610D.
Phone: (212) 636-6325
Office Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, noon to 1:00 pm, or
by appointment.
Class meetings: Mondays through Thursdays,
1:00-4:00 p.m., in Room 506.
Class email list: discrete STRUDEL
dsm.fordham.edu
(STRUDEL
is a
thinly-disguised @
, to thwart the amount of spam
that your instructor receives in his guise of list manager). This
can be used for both announcements and discussion.
Text
Lyons et al.,
Fundamentals of Discrete Structures (Second Edition, 2012).
This book has a (currently rudimentary)
website.
You'll probably be most interested in the
errata
sheet contained therein.
Course Outline (Topical):
- Sequences and sets
- Logic
- Relations
- Functions
- Counting
- Probability
- Algorithms
- Graph theory
Protocol
Attendance
Learning is an interactive process that begins in the class
room, continues at home, and picks up back in the classroom.
Attendance is necessary to accomplish the objectives of this
course. Over the summer this is of even greater importance, since
there are only fifteen class meetings. You are limited to four
excused absences. Additional absences or unexcused absences
will result in a marked decrease in your final grade.
Examinations
- There will be one midterm examination, which will be held on
Monday, June 10, during the regular class period. I am
providing you with a
practice midterm exam,
which you should print out. After you answer all the questions
on the practice exam, compare your answers with
my solutions.
I am also providing you with the handout versions of my
midterm exam review
overheads, which you may find handy to print out.
- The final exam (which is on Thursday, June 27, during
the regular class period) is somewhat cumulative:
- You won't be able to answer questions about material
appearing later in the course if you don't understand material
that appeared earlier in the course.
- I reserve the right to put questions involving this
earlier part of the course on the final exam (especially if I
felt that there was some topic from the first part of the
course that people didn't understand).
These examinations will focus solely on the mathematics portions
of the course.
I am providing you with a practice final exam, which
you should print out. After you answer all the questions on the
practice exam, compare your answers with my solutions.
I am also providing you with the handout versions of my
final exam review
overheads, which you may find handy to print out.
There will be homework assigned nearly every day, which will be
posted on the class website. Homework
will be due at the next class session. I will mightily endeavor
to return the graded homework sets at the next class session after
that one.
We will be working on a somewhat large multi-part
project during the course,
dealing with web development.
No prior knowledge is expected but you may well need to spend
your own time on this project in addition to any in-class time
that I provide. This requires that you have access to a computer
and the Internet during these times. If you do not there are
several places on campus that are suitable to complete this work.
Please speak with me if you think there will be a problem.
Grading
Failure to complete computer projects by deadlines
set by the instructor can and will cause a reduction to the
individual's final grade.
Additional Remarks
- Feel free to download the class
syllabus.
- Academic integrity policy
- Makeup exam policy
- You are not allowed to use computers during the class
lectures; they may only be used during the lab sessions (when
you will be using the Departmental computers in Room LL601 or
the computers in our classroom). In addition, all phones
must be turned off before the lecture begins.
- PDF "handout-style" versions
of the overhead slides for the course will be made available.
-
If you believe that you have a disabling condition that may
interfere with your ability to participate in the activities,
coursework, or assessment of the object of this course, you may be
entitled to accommodations. If so, please schedule an appointment
to speak with me immediately or you may go to the Office of
Disability Services (LL207, x6282). Under the
Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Vocational
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, all students, with or without
disabilities, are entitled to equal access to the programs and
activities of Fordham University.
Send mail to agw
STRUDEL dsm.fordham.edu
Last modified: Wed Jun 26 12:01:03 2019