CS 2100: Discrete Structures

Spring 2020

Syllabus

Instructor: Bei Wang Phillips (beiwang AT sci.utah.edu, WEB 4608)

TAs:

Ada Ebling (undergraduate)
Noah Harren (undergraduate)
Gang Liu (graduate)
Weiran (Nancy) Lyu (undergraduate)
Archit Rathore (graduate)
Dong (Don) Wang (graduate)
Lin Yan (graduate)


Lectures: Session 1: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:45 AM - 12:05 PM, WEB L104
 

Discussion Sessions: Administered by the TAs.
  • Session 4: Friday, 09:40 AM - 10:30 AM, WEB L110 (Gang, Archit)
  • Session 2: Friday, 10:45 AM - 11:35 AM, WEB L101 (Gang, Ada)
  • Session 3: Friday, 11:50 AM - 12:40 PM, WEB L112 (Lin, Noah)
  • Session 5: Friday, 12:55 PM - 01:45 PM, WEB L114 (Nancy, Noah)
  • Session 6: Friday, 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM, WEB L114 (Ada, Don)
The discussion sections should be attended. They will help you master the material and complete homework assignments.

Instructor Office Hours:

  Prof. Bei Wang Phillips:  Tuesdays 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm, Thursdays 9:30 am - 10:25 am, WEB 4608; or by appointment via Piazza.

TA office hours (end April 21, 2020): MEB 3105; or by appointment via Piazza.

  •   Monday: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Nancy), 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Don)
  •   Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Gang), 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Lin)
  •   Wednesday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Archit), 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Noah)
  •   Thursday: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Archit), 2:00 - 3:00 PM (Gang), 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Ada)
  •   Friday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Don)

Course Catalog Description: Introduction to propositional logic, predicate logic, formal logical arguments, finite sets, functions, relations, inductive proofs, recurrence relations, graphs, and their applications to Computer Science.

Prerequisites: CS 1410 and MATH 1210 (Calculus I)

Class Information:

Required Textbook:

Discrete Mathematics: Mathematical Reasoning and Proof with Puzzles, Patterns, and Games by Douglas E. Ensley and J. Winston Crawley



Disability Notice


The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities.  If you will need accommodations in the class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD).  CDS will work with you and the instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.

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