Math 301
Discrete Mathematics

Required Text: Mathematics: a discrete introduction, Scheinerman.

Instructor: Dr. Abigail Hoit

                    Office: CS 219
                    Email: abigailh@elmhurst.edu
                    Phone: 617-3414
                    Office Hours: 9:15 - 10:00 Tu & Th, 1:00 - 1:30 M & W, 9:15 – 9:45 F, and by appointment
                    Webpage: www.elmhurst.edu/~abigailh

Exams: There will be three in-class exams and a cumulative final exam. Calculators will not be permitted (or useful) on exams.

Exam Forgiveness Policy: All exams must be taken in class on the announced dates. If you take all three regular exams as scheduled, then the lowest one of the three scores will be replaced by your percentage score on the final exam, if this is to your benefit.

You will not be allowed to take any exam early or late for any reason. If you miss any one of the three regular exams for any reason, your percentage score on the final exam will serve as your score for the missed exam, and only the missed one will be replaced.

Quizzes: Beginning February 12^th, there will be a quiz every Wednesday unless there is an exam that week. Your lowest two quiz grades will be dropped at the end of the semester. If you miss a quiz for any reason, that is one of the grades that will be dropped. No makeup quizzes will be permitted.  Calculators will not be permitted on quizzes.

Homework: Homework assignments will be given each night. I will usually not collect the homework, but I reserve the right to do so. Any collected homework grades will be included in the quiz grade.  For homework problems, you are strongly encouraged to work with other students, come to homework help hours, and visit the math tutors.

Remember: This course will introduce you to entirely new ways of thinking about and working on mathematical problems.  You should never assume that any homework problem is trivial.  Many problems are more difficult and complex than they seem at first and unless you have completely worked out all of the details in all of the homework problems, you will not be ready for the in-class quizzes and exams.

Grading:

3 In-Class Exams	3 ´ 20 %	= 60 %
Final Exam		= 30 %
Quizzes		= 10 %
= 100 %

Accommodations: The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your work in this course, please contact Maureen Connolly at the Learning Center (630-617-3753)

Inclement Weather:  If you think classes may be canceled due to bad weather, power outages, etc., call the school hotline at 630-617-3777 to find out.