Class time and place

We'll meet every Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 am to 1:00 PM on Zoom.

Please use the following link to register for the lectures. https://umassboston.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkc-6gpzsrGtIQdJVyNDg208v-bGoZS1p6

You just have to do this once for the entire semester.

Please remember our lecture's ZoomID is 959 4789 0106

Discussion Sessions

Discussion sessions on the subjects covered in class are held by SI. Though, participation in discussion sessions are not required, I encourage everyone to attend and participate to get a better and deeper understanding of the topics presented in class. Discussion sessions are also give you opportunities to ask questions and clarify any doubts that you might have about anything, including the assignments.

Lead by:  SI's name (TBD)

Time:  Tue & Thu. 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Location: Zoom link (TBD)

Piazza

We will use Piazza for discussing subjects related to the course. If you have any general questions about the homework, lectures, textbook, or other course material, the most effective way to get them resolved is by posting them on Piazza. You can expect your questions to be answered by the course staff or one of your classmates. Remember that you can post anonymously, but you are anonymous only to your classmates and not to the course staff.

Gradescope

We will use Gradescope for homework submission and grading.

Text Book

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 8th Edition recomended, by Kenneth H. Rosen, WCB/McGraw-Hill, 2019.
This book contains the course material, exercises, and some of the homework for the course.

Class room

• Students are highly encouraged to attend all sessions of the class and discussion sessions for additional helps. All subjects presented in class may appear in the exams, whether or not they are covered in the text book or any other material.

• Join to each class/discussion/SI session on time and stay for the entire session. If you have to leave early, let the instructor know in advance.

• Sign in with your full first name and last name as listed on the class roster. Users who do not provide their full names will NOT be admitted to class.

• Mute your microphone when you are not talking. This helps eliminate background noise. Use a headset when possible. If you own headphones with a microphone, please use them. This improves audio quality.

• Please stay engaged in class activities. Close any apps on your device that are not relevant and turn off notifications.

Piazza

• If you have a question, first make sure that it has not already been asked/answered.

• Clearer questions get better answers, so re-read your question before you post it.

• Posts are organized in folders, so specify the right folder(s) for your post.

• Any post that is inappropriate or violates the academic honesty code will be deleted by the course staff.

• Use the forum only for questions that can be asked in a general way, without sharing homework solutions. However, if you are stuck on a problem despite your valiant efforts to solve it, you may seek help from the course staff by posting your works privately.

Academic Honesty

Cheating on the assignments or exams constitutes a violation of the academic honesty code, and will be handled according to the procedures delineated in the Student Code of Conduct, Appendix B. Please do the work yourself. If you need help, there's plenty of help available to you so that you don't need to resort to ways that are not allowed.

We are gonna use Googleform for attendance checking. Students have to fulfill attendance form twice for every class. The link to attendance form will be posted at the begining of each class's session

Homework/exercises will be assigned after every class. Students submit their works to Gradscope. The 3-hours final exam is scheduled on August 24(see syllabus below). No make-up exams will be given. Your final grade will be computed as follows:

• Attendance: 20%

• Homework:  50%

• Final Exam: 30%

This class seeks ways to become a working and evolving model of inclusion and universal design for all participants. Individuals with disabilities of any kind (including learning disabilities, ADHD, depression, health conditions), who require instructional, curricular, or test accommodations are responsible for make such needs known to the instructor as early as possible. Every effort will be made to accommodate students in a timely and confidential manner. Individuals who request accommodations must be registered with the Ross Center for Disability Services, which authorizes accommodations for students with disabilities. If applicable, students may obtain adaptation recommendations from the Ross Center for Disability Services, M-1-401, (617-287-7430). The student must present these recommendations and discuss them with each professor within a rea- sonable period, preferably by the end