CS 252 – Discrete Structures

Fall 2004

Professor: Dr. Elizabeth Adams 213 ISAT/CS

Phone: 540-568-1667 adamses@jmu.edu

Office Hours: Monday 4-6 pm;

Tuesday 11-12 noon;

Wednesday 1-3 pm;

Thursday 6:15-7:15 pm

Webpage: https://users.cs.jmu.edu/adamses/web

Prerequisite: CS 139

Class Meeting Times: Tuesday andThursday 12:30-1:45 – HHS 2208

Required Text: Mathematical Structures for Computer Science: A Modern Treatment of Discrete Mathematics, 5^th Edition, Judith L. Gersting, W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0-7167-4358-2

Catalogue Description: CS 252

Introduction to the mathematical structures used in computer science. Topics include logic and set theory, algebraic structures, automata theory and computability

Catalogue Description: CS/MATH 227-228

An introduction to discrete mathematical structures including functions, relations, sets, logic, matrices, elementary number theory, proof techniques, basics of counting, graphic theory, discrete probability, digital logic, finite state machines, integer and floating point representation

Student Evaluation:

As I have to assign grades, you have to be evaluated. This is a sad, but necessary part of college life. Please remember that you are here to LEARN!!!! Keep this foremost in your mind. This is for you! You are paying me and my colleagues to present, profess and teach you new concepts and ideas. Please complain if you are not getting this, because we certainly will if we are not seeing satisfactory effort!

Grade Scale:

A : excellent ~90-100

B : very good ~80-89

C : satisfactory ~70-79

D : poor ~60-69

F - unsatisfactory ~0-59

Grade Components:

Quizzes & Homeworks - 10%

Participation (includes attendance) - 5%

Exam 1 - 25%

Exam 2 - 25%

Final Exam - 35%

Final exam location, date, time

HHS 2208	Thursday, Dec. 9	8:00 - 10:00am
HHs 2208	Wednesday December 8^th	5:00-7:00 pm