CS201 Course Information

Instructor

Karl Stiefvater

qarl@cs.wustl.edu

314.935.8145

Lopata 404b

Teaching Assistants

Melanie Cowan, Head TA mjc3@cec.wustl.edu

Glen Pine, glp1@cec.wustl.edu

Rhett Sutphin, rms1@cec.wustl.edu

Ronnie Tam, rot1@cec.wustl.edu

Eric Workman, WorkmanE@mail.olin.wustl.edu

Textbook

Kennith H. Rosen. Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (4th edition). McGraw-Hill, 1999.

Homework and Quizes

To understand the material in this course, it is important to get a lot of practice working the problems. Each week four problems will be assigned which need to be turned in the following week. In addition, six practice problems will be assigned. You do not need to turn in the practice problems, but it is in your best interest to look at them - one of them will appear on the weekly quiz. Happily, quizes are open book.

Homeworks will be assigned each Wednesday. They are due the following Wednesday, in class, or in the turn-in box outside of Lopata 406. Homework is due by 4:30pm. Quizes will be held on Wednesdays also.

Exams

There will be three exams and a final.

Collaboration

The Collaboration policy we will follow is "talk, but don't write." Students are heartily encouraged to talk with one another about the homework assignments. But the actual writing-up of the assignment should be done alone, without assistance.

Final Grades

Your final grade will be based upon the following weighting: homework assignments are 35% quizes are 10% the three exams are each worth 10% the final is worth 25%