Lecture 1 Course Introduction

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Lecture 1Course Introduction

• CSCI 1900 Mathematics for Computer Science
• Spring 2012
• Bill Pine

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Lecture Overview

• Course Web Site
• Handout and Review Syllabus
• General Expectations
• Who am I?

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Course Web Site

• I Maintain a Web Site With Links to Pages for
  Each Course That I Teach
• http//faculty.etsu.edu/pine
• Each Course Page contains
• Lecture slides
• Handouts
• Exercises
• Course Update Log

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Course Syllabus Key Items

• Office Hours
• As posted on Web page and outside office door
• I try to always be present during posted hours
• I am in my office many additional hours
• If the door is open or ajar
• Feel free to knock
• If the door is closed
• I am either not in my office, or
• I do not wish to be disturbed

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Initial Office Hours

• Office Nicks 4 460
• Office Hours
• Monday, Wednesday 800 900 100 300
• Other hours by appointment

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Use of Laptops

• The use of laptops is prohibited during lectures.
  The only exceptions will be
• Students who need special accommodations and
  present to the instructor the appropriate
  documentation from ETSU Disability Services so
  stating

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Course Text

• Discrete Mathematical Structures, Sixth Edition
• Bernare Kolman, Robert C. Busby, and Sharon
  Cutler Ross
• ISBN-13 978-0-13-229751-6
• I do not lecture on all material assigned in text
• You are responsible for all material assigned

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Grading Criteria

• Your final grade will be determined by
• Tests
• 3 equally weighted 60
• Daily Work (In-class assignments and quizzes)
• 15
• Homework
• 15
• On-Your-Own (Individual Project)
• 10

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Attendance

• Attend all classes
• My experience shows, particularly in CSCI 1900
• Poor student attendance Poor student
  performance
• Availability of class lecture slides is a poor
  substitute for class attendance
• If you are absent
• It is your responsibility to catch up
• The University requires that I take attendance

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Tests

• Three tests
• First Test at approximately 5 weeks
• Second Test at approximately 10 weeks
• Third Test is the comprehensive course final exam
• Missed tests cannot be made up without
• Prior approval, or
• Verifiable extenuating circumstances

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Daily Work and Homework

• No makeup for missed daily work ( in-class
  assignments and quizzes)
• Home work is due the beginning of class on the
  assigned date
• Late homework will be n o t be accepted,
  spare yourself the embarrassment of asking
• I will drop your lowest daily work grade and your
  lowest homework grade

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On-Your-Own

• In-depth assignments designed to allow you to
  explore some of the concepts in greater depth
• Chose one from the list of topics provided
• You may pick a topic not on the list, if it is
  approved by your instructor
• Due date Beginning of class 2 April

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Course Expectations

• You Are Expected to
• Be on time
• Be prepared
• Be attentive in class
• Participate in class discussions
• This Is Not an Easy Course. To Do Well, You Must
  Be Prepared to
• Spend a minimum of 3 hours outside class for each
  hour in class

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Academic Dishonesty

• The Student-teacher Relationship Is Based on
  Trust
• Unless Specifically Stated Otherwise, All Work
  Must Be Your Own
• Your Name on the Submitted Work Is an Affirmation
  That the Work Is Entirely Your Own

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Academic Dishonesty (continued)

• Academic Dishonesty
• Available on course web site
• Précis
• All Submitted Work Must Be Your Own
• Questions of Comments?

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General Expectations

• I Believe That
• Each student is responsible for his own education
• Actions have consequences
• I Am Always Willing to Help Students Who Seek
  Help
• In Return, I Expect
• That you will do all assignments
• Read ahead of where I am lecturing

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Class Behavior

• I Will Accord to You the Respect Due a Fellow
  Human Being
• I Expect the Same From You Toward Me and Your
  Fellow Classmates
• No
• Heckling,
• Snide remarks,
• Put downs,
• Pendiculation, or
• Sleeping

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Class Behavior (continued)

• Generally, I Do Not Tolerate
• Aside conversations among students
• Habitual lateness
• Practice Good Manners
• Make Your Momma Proud
• If You Have a Problem With the Way in Which I Run
  the Class
• Come talk to me

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Seeking Help

• If You Are Having Problem,
• Seek help immediately
• Dont wait until you fall hopelessly behind
• Course Material Is Cumulative
• Drop by My Office, Early in the Semester
• Before you are having problem
• To locate my office
• To overcome your natural reluctance to visit the
  Old Buzzard in his lair

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Asking Questions

• I Encourage Questions
• When the question arises
• If You Dont Understand Something
• A word
• A concept
• A calculation
• A code snippet
• A S K !

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Asking Questions (continued)

• Never Assume That the Material Will Become
  Clearer With Time
• If You Dont Understand Something,
• Most likely another class member also is confused
• Any Questions or Comments?

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Who Am I?

• Hearing Problems
• Mannerisms
• Past Experience

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Who Are You?

• Usual Approach Not Effective for Me
• As a student, I hated it
• You dont have time to organize your thoughts
• I wont remember much of what you tell me
• I wont have any record of your comments
• Instead, write me a Letter of Introduction
• One word-processed page
• Work experience
• What you expect to get from this course
• What you want to do after graduation
• Hard copy due beginning of next class period

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Final Thought

• What do you think is the single most important
  characteristic of a successful person?

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Persistence

• Nothing in the world can take the place of
  persistence.
• Talent will not
• Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men
  with talent.
• Genius will not
• Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
• Education will not
• The world is full of educated derelicts.
• Persistence and determination alone are
  omnipotent.
• -- Calvin Coolidge

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Questions or Comments?