Instructor Prof. José Iovino.

Office: Science Building 4.01.34. (Directions: Go to the fourth floor of the Science Building and as you get off the elevator follow the arrows to the Mathematics Department office. I am right across the hall from the Department Chair's office.)
Office phone: (210) 458-5531.
Office hours: M,W, 10-11 AM, or by appointment.

Email: iovino@math.utsa.edu
Textbook Kenneth Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Content of the Course The goal is to cover the following The goal is to study the following sections of the textbook.
  • Chapter 1. Sections 1.1-1.8.
  • Chapter 2. Sections 2.1-2.6.
  • Chapter 3. Sections 3.1-3.3.
  • Chapter 4. Sections 4.1-4.4.
  • Chapter 7. Sections 7.1-7.5.
    • Homework and Exam Policy After every class, I will post on the web page of the course a list of homework exercises. There will be two categories of exercises:
    1. Exercises to hand-in in written form
    2. Exercises to prepare and be ready to present in class (on the chalkboard).

    The written exercises will normally be due on the Monday following the posting date.

    The exercises to be presented in class will count as oral quizzes, so you should work on them diligently, write down the solution, and prepare the presentation carefully.

    I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you dedicate enough time and effort to the exercises. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing mathematics, i.e., solving problems. You see, it is impossible to learn mathematics by watching somebody else work on examples (although this is important as a starter), or by reviewing exercises that one has already solved. You really have to train yourself to face a new situation every time you work on a new problem, and this is actually the one part of the course that will stay with you even after you graduate.

    I urge you to work on the exercises ON THE SAME DAY THEY ARE POSTED. Don't make the mistake of waiting until the weekend! The course moves fast, and if you postpone your work, you are almost sure to get behind and it will be very hard to recover.

    The organization of your solutions, both written and oral, will be taken into account for the evaluation. Messy work will not be accepted. An important goal of this course is that you learn to organize your ideas in your mind; disorganized work often shows disorganized ideas.

    When you are preparing a solution for an oral presentation, make sure that you write down every detail of the proof, as if you were to hand it in, and be prepared to answer questions about it. Also, for your written exercises, please don't forget to staple all the sheets of your written homework together.

    There will two 50-minute exams and a final. The dates are posted on the web page of the course.

    There will be no makeup exams or quizzes. If you miss a test due to medical or other (verifiable) reason beyond your control, then the final exam score may be adjusted to replace the missing test grade.

    Evaluation

    Homework, Quizzes, and Oral Presentations

    20%
    Exam 1

    20%
    Exam 2

    20%
    Final

    40%
    TOTAL

    100%

    The grading scale will be the standard one: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69.

    Attendance You are expected to be present for the exams and quizzes (written and oral). Attendance will otherwise not be controlled.


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