College of Computing Sciences and Engineering

Course Name: Computational Structures

Course Section: COT 3100- Sec 80673
Class Location: 57/2050
Instructor:

Ms. Richa Jethwani

Office:

15/3204

Term Fall 2015

Days/Time TR 3:05 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Hours:2:00PM - 2:50PM in 15/3204 TR

E-mail:

r.jethwani@unf.edu

Phone:

620-1328

Prerequisite: MAC 2311 (Calculus I) OR MAC 2233 (Calculus for Business)

Description: Application of Finite Mathematics to CIS: Sets, Relations, Logic, Boolean Algebra,

Graphs, Number Theory, Matrices, Mathematical Reasoning and Counting Principles.

Text Book:

Rosen, Kenneth H., Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, McGraw-Hill, Inc.,
7th edition.

Grading:

Exams (3 plus final)

Assignments

60%
40%

Grading Scale:
Grade
A
B
C
D
F

Percentage
90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
Below 60

Important Dates:
Days
Tuesday
Friday

Date
08/25
10/30

Thursday

11/26

Thursday
Tuesday

12/3
12/8

Description
Classes begin
Last day to
Withdraw/Drop
from the class
Thanksgiving
Day-No class
Last day of class
Final Exam

Reminder: Read the Satisfactory Progress Policy at

http://www.unf.edu/cocse/cis/CIShtml/CIScourseRepeat.html to review the "one repeat" rule
for all CIS courses.

Tentative Schedule for COT 3100 - Computational Structures

Week

Dates

Topics

Chapters

8/25-27

Propositional Logic

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

9/1-3

Sets, set operations and Boolean Algebra

9/8-10

Boolean Algebra, division and integers

9/15

Base conversions

9/17

Review

9/22

TEST 1

1, 2, 4, 12

9/24

Proof methods

1.6, 1.7

9/29-10/1

Proof methods, induction

1.7, 5.1

10/6-8

Counting principles, permutations and combinations 6.1, 6.3, 6.4

10/13

Probability

10/15

Review

10/20

TEST 2

1, 5, 6, 7

10/22

Relations

9.1

10

10/27-29

Relations, equivalence relations, equivalence classes 9.1, 9.3, 9.5

11

11/3-5

Graphs

10.1, 10.2

12

11/10-12

Tree and tree traversals

11.1, 11.2, 11.3

13

11/17

Review

14

11/19

TEST 3

15

12/1

Review

16

12/3

FINAL EXAM

2.1, 2.2, 12.1, 12.2

12.3, 4.1, 4.5, 4.3
4.2

7.1

9, 10, 11

Comprehensive

Policies, Logistics, and Housekeeping

Written assignments:

Homework/Assignments are due on Tuesday of each week. Each assignment

will be graded and the average of all assignments will be weighted same as a test. The lowest six
homework grades will be dropped. Please leave the assignment with your name and assignment number
on each sheet, kindly staple it and handover as you enter class on Tuesday. Late assignments will be
accepted with a 10% penalty for each class period limited to 2 class period.

Ethics Policy:

You are encouraged to discuss with each other or instructor if that helps you to learn
better. However, you must do your assignments yourself. DO NOT try to copy from any other
person/source even not from the internet.
Plagiarism and all other forms of academic dishonesty are not tolerated and WILL RESULT in a
grade of an F for the course and other potential consequences up to expulsion from the College.

Please review the complete UNF Academic Integrity Code found at

http://www.unf.edu/catalog/policies/Policies_and_Regulations/ and the Florida Computer Crimes Act

found at https://www.unf.edu/its/polproc/Computer_Crimes.aspx.

Disability Resource Center (DRC): Students with disabilities who seek reasonable
accommodations in the classroom or other aspects of performing their coursework must first register with
the UNF Disability Resource Center (DRC) located in Building 57, Room 1500. For further information,
contact the DRC by phone (904) 620-2769, email (drc@unf.edu), or visit the DRC website
(http://www.unf.edu/drc/).
Military and veteran students who return from combat exposure may be utilizing the post 9/11 GI bill to
continue postsecondary education goals and may need both physical and academic accommodations.
Contact the Military and Veterans Resource Center (http://www.unf.edu/military-veterans/), by phone at
(904) 620-2655 or by e-mail at mvrc@unf.edu.

Attendance Policy: You are expected to attend all classes and to participate in class discussions.

Please note the test dates. We will stick to these dates unless some emergency occurs. In case of
emergency, you must make arrangements with the instructor IN ADVANCE if you will miss a test.