MCS 150, Discrete Mathematics, Section 1
(12:30-1:20 MTuThF in OHS 329)

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Office hours for the rest of the semester:

• 11-2, Thu, 12/14
• 1-2:30, Fri, 12/15
• 12:30-4, Mon, 12/18

Calculus tutoring center: The tutors are available at 6:30-9:30 PM in OHS 329. They are technically calculus tutors, but may be able to help you with your discrete math questions too.

Online resources:

• Webwork is where you do your online homework.
  
• I use Moodle to post your grades periodically throughout the semester
• Problems on even and odd numbers
• Counting problems

Homework:

Assigned	Due	Exercises
9/8	9/18	Webwork: Do Homework 0
9/11	9/18	Offline: Homework 1
9/18	9/25	Webwork: Do Homework 1 Offline: Homework 2
9/25	10/2	Webwork: Do Homework 2 Offline: Homework 3
10/2		Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam on 10/6.
10/9	10/16	Webwork: Do Homework 3 Offline: Homework 4
10/16	10/26	Webwork: Do Homework 4 Offline: Homework 5
10/27	11/6	No Webwork homework this week. Offline: Homework 6
11/6		Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam on 11/10.
11/13	11/20	Webwork: Do Homework 5 Offline: Homework 7
11/20	11/27	Webwork: Do Homework 6 Offline: Homework 8
11/27	12/4	Webwork: Do Homework 7 Offline: Homework 9
12/4	12/11	Webwork: Do Homework 8 Offline: Do problem 1 on Homework 10. We'll do problems 2 and 3 in class

Solutions:

• Solutions to HW3 pdf
• First hourly exam pdf
• Second hourly exam pdf
• Final exam pdf

Educational links:

• A serious paper on teaching/learning at the university level by Prof. Steven Zucker
• A more light-hearted, but very true guide on how to be on good terms with your professor (who assigns your grade) by Prof. Doug Andrews at Wittenberg University
• Some "inside" (really, common sense) advice on getting good grades on Chegg, a textbook retail company.
  

Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms.  You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.

• planetmath.org
• Wolfram MathWorld
• Wolfram Alpha
  

Some scholarship opportunities for prospective teachers:

• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation