Math 2420: Discrete Mathematics (Fall 2024)

Basic information:

Math 2420, Discrete Mathematics, CRN 83113.
Lectures: 2:00–3:15pm, Mondays and Wednesdays @ 104 Classroom South (CS).
Instructor: Yongwei Yao, Office: 1431 at 25 Park Place. Office phone: (404)413-6454. E-mail: yyao_AT_gsu.edu
Office hours: 1:00–2:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, online via WebEx (link posted on iCollege).
Course Description/Syllabus/Schedule: click here for a PDF file.
See WebAssign & textbook, Quizzes and Exams below.

Cengage WebAssign supplemental website and textbook

Cengage WebAssign URL is https://www.webassign.net/. You will be able to register and access WebAssign directly through iCollege. Signing up for WebAssign is a required component of the class since it will be used for completing the online homework. Also, you must enroll in this section of Math 2420 via the univeristy registration.

Textbook: Discrete Mathematics with Applications (5th Edition), by Susanna S. Epp. Once you sign up for this class with an account on Cengage WebAssign, the entire textbook is available on the website, as well as additional study and review resources.

In-class Quizzes (face-2-face, submitted in hard copies)

In-class quizzes will be administered weekly; and they are graded. If a quiz is take-home (which rarely happens), the quiz should be turned in by the time the next class starts. Show your step-by-step work. All in-class quizzes are closed book/notes, with no calculators. No make-up quiz is available, for whatever the reasons/excuses. Two quizzes will be dropped at the end of semester. Your performance in the quizzes will affect your letter grade.

Quiz & Exam	Date	Problems	Solutions
Quiz #01	09/09/2024 (Mon.)	Available	Available
Quiz #02	09/16/2024 (Mon.)
Quiz #03	09/23/2024 (Mon.)
Midterm I	09/30/2024 (Mon.)
Quiz #04	10/02/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #05	10/09/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #06	10/16/2024 (Wed.)
Midterm II	10/23/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #07	10/30/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #08	11/06/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #09	11/13/2024 (Wed.)
Midterm III	11/20/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz #10	12/04/2024 (Wed.)
Final Exam	12/11/2024 (Wed.)
Quiz & Exam	Date	Problems	Solutions

Exams

There are three in-class midterm exams and a final exam, all submitted in hard-copy and all held at 104 Classroom South (CS).

First Exam: 09/30/2024 (Monday), in-class, 2:00–3:15pm, closed book/notes, no calculators.
Second Exam: 10/23/2024 (Wednesday), in-class, 2:00–3:15pm, closed book/notes, no calculators.
Third Exam: 11/20/2024 (Wednesday), in-class, 2:00–3:15pm, closed book/notes, no calculators.
Final Exam: 12/11/2024 (Wednesday), 1:30–4:00pm, closed book/notes, no calculators. The final exam will be cumulative. Location: 104 Classroom South (CS).

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