MATHEMATICS 224A -- Spring 2007

 

INSTRUCTOR:   Dr. Christopher Swanson                   Office Phone:  419-289-5264               Office:  209 Patterson

                                E-mail:  cswanson@ashland.edu       Home Phone:  See first day handout.

                                Web Page:  http://personal.ashland.edu/~cswanson/                   Fax:  419-289-5791

 

OFFICE HOURS:                Mon. 1-2, 4-5; Tues. 1-2, 4-5; Wed. 10-11(in Kett. 119), 12-1; Thurs. 2-3, 3-4;

                                                Fri. 3-4, 4-5 OR by appointment OR almost any other time I am in my office.

 

CLASSES:            Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. in Kettering 226.

 

TEXT:                    Discrete Mathematics (6th Edition) by Johnsonbaugh.  Prentice Hall, Inc., 2005.  BRING THIS TO EVERY CLASS!!!

 

TECHNOLOGY:  A programmable, graphing calculator such as the TI-83 is recommended for this course.  The TI-83 is the calculator recommended for other mathematics courses at Ashland University. 

 

HOMEWORK:  Reading assignments, practice problems, and homework problems will be assigned during every class.  I will assume that you have completed the reading assignment for each class period, and thus comprehension of some of the material covered in class may depend upon this reading.  The reading assignments may cover material for which you are responsible to know for the course, although time constraints may result in this material not being covered in class.  The practice problems should be a gauge for how well you understand the reading.  Starting Friday, January 26th, weekly homework sets will be due in my office every Friday by 5pm.  Assignments will usually be announced one week before the date they are due.  If you are having difficulty with the reading, practice problems, or homework problems, please bring questions to my office or to class.  You may discuss the problems on the homework sets with other members of the class, but you should write up your solution independently, and you should mention any classmates with whom you work.  Failure to do this will result in points being deducted from the assignment.  The homework sets should be legible, written in correct English (including complete sentences when appropriate), and stapled.  Late homework will be accepted with a penalty of 10% of the point value of the assignment per weekday it is late. 

 

EXAMS:  All missed exams will be given a grade of “0” unless PRIOR arrangements are made, and you have a legitimate reason for missing class.  Travel plans will never be considered a legitimate reason for missing an exam.  You will be able to use calculators on all exams.  Exams may include a take-home portion.

 

GRADING:           Exam 1                    100 points                              Homework             125 points*

                                Exam 2                    100 points                              Final Exam             150 points

                                Project                      75 points

*Note:  The total number of points on homework assignments this semester will be greater than 150 points.  I will calculate your homework percentage based upon the number of points we actually have and take this percentage of 150 to determine your scaled homework points for calculating your final grade.  The chart below lists the lowest grade that a student would possibly receive if his/her scaled course points fall in the corresponding ranges.

 

Scaled course points           Grade                      Scaled course points           Grade

512 to 550                                 A                          402 to 423                                 C

495 to 511                                 A-                        385 to 401                                 C-

479 to 494                                 B+                        369 to 384                                 D+

457 to 478                                 B                          347 to 368                                 D

440 to 456                                 B-                         330 to 346                                 D-

424 to 439                                 C+                        below 330                                 F

MATHEMATICS 224A – Spring 2007

The course will cover material from Chapters 6-10 from Discrete Mathematics (6th Edition) by Johnsonbaugh.  We will observe the following schedule as closely as possible:

Dates              Text Sections/Topics             Comments

 

1/17, 1/19        6.8                                           No class on January 15th  – Martin Luther King Day    

 

1/22-1/26         6.8, 7.1, 7.2                            

                                                           

1/29-2/2           7.2, 8.1

 

2/5-2/9             8.2                              

 

2/12-2/16         8.3                                           EXAM I ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th      

 

2/19-2/23         8.4, 8.5, 8.6

 

2/26-3/2           8.6, 8.7                                               

 

3/5-3/9             9.1, 9.2, 9.3                            

 

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3/19-3/23         9.4, 9.5                                    EXAM II ON FRIDAY, MARCH 23rd           

                                   

3/26-3/30         9.6, 9.7                                   

 

4/2, 4/4            9.8                                           No class on April 6th – Easter Break

 

4/11                 10.1, 10.2, 10.3                       No class on April 9th – Easter Break

                                                                        No class on April 13th – Dr. Swanson will be at the                                                                               Spring Meeting of the Ohio Section of the MAA.

                                                                        Meet with your partner and work on project.

4/10, 4/12        10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

                                                                                                           

4/19, 4/21        Generating Functions/Project Presentations

                       

4/24-4/28         Project presentations/Review               

 

FINAL EXAM IS 8:00 a.m. TO 10:00 a.m. ON MONDAY, MAY 7th.

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Students with documented disabilities who require academic adjustments for this class are requested to contact me to discuss reasonable accommodations.  While not required, it is in the best interest of the student to have this conversation early in the semester.  Students must provide paperwork from Disability Services to document the need for academic adjustments.  Disability services is located in 105 Amstutz, extension 5953.