Department of Mathematics, Statistics
and Computer Science
Wim Ruitenburg's Fall 2018 MATH 2100 2105 2350 -102. Syllabus
Last updated: August 2018
Comments and suggestions: Email wim.ruitenburg@marquette.edu
OBJECTIVES:
(0) Those mentioned in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
(1) Learn the foundations of abstract mathematics through discrete mathematics.
(2) Learn good ways of how one develops basic aspects of this discipline.
(3) Learn about proofs, about precise and correct reasoning, and about how to
develop skills to create or employ these.
For example develop skills to understand, describe, and manipulate logical
statements; elementary concepts like set, function and relation; and the
reach of the principle of mathematical induction on the natural numbers.
(4) Discover the usefulness of abstract mathematics in the "real" world.
CLASS PLACE AND TIME: CU 120, MWF 10.
INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment. Office CU 384
PREREQUISITES: MATH 1400, MATH 1410 or MATH 1450.
CREDITS 2100: May not be taken for credit by those who have completed MATH 2350.
CREDITS 2105: Credit cannot be given for both MATH 2105 and either MATH 2100 or MATH 2350.
BOOK: Ensley and Crawley: Discrete Mathematics, Wiley.
A bit more detailed list of the part of the book that we focus on:
Sections 1.1-5.
Sections 2.1-5.
Sections 3.1-4.
Sections 4.1-6.
Section 5.3.
Later on we add extra notes.
GRADES will be determined by performance on exams and on homework
problems.
There will be three exams: EX1, EX2, and EX3.
Each exam is worth 10 points.
There will be homework problems worth extra points, some smaller and
some bigger.
All homework combined is estimated to be worth 16 points.
In case of inclement weather during finals week, the final EX3 will be
canceled and grades calculated on the basis of the coursework the student has
completed up to the cancellation.
Points to grade conversion:
The following are minimum guarantees:
Points
Grade
43-46
A
40-42
A-
37-39
B+
34-36
B
31-33
B-
28-30
C+
25-27
C
22-24
C-
19-21
D+
16-18
D
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
You are expected to attend all classes for their full periods.
MAKEUP OF MISSED WORK:
Makeup of missed work that contributes to your final grade for reasons of
absence not automatically recognized by Marquette University:
My policy is NO, but then again I tend to give everybody a chance to make up
work once
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: See the undergraduate bulletin
