Spring2017 COT3100 Applied Discrete Structures

(Instructor: Meera Sitharam)

Sitharam's sections: 3751 and 3761

(1) Mandatory online resource: UF Canvas page for all announcements and forum

(2) Mandatory trial (FREE) resource:
Look at first canvas announcement to Sign up at zyBooks.com with your UF email id

Between 4-8% of final grade will be for your zybook activity on chapters BEFORE the material is covered in class. ( The uncertainty is because it is not clear whether zybooks will be available past March).

Requisites (in addition to Catalog PREreq: MAC 2233, MAC 2311 or MAC 3472; Coreq: COP 3504 or COP 3503.

Test dates (4): 4 Tests, 18% each, Periods E2-E3 (8:20pm-10:10pm)

Test1: Feb 1: Section3751: LIT 0101, Section3761: LIT 0109

Test2: Feb 21: Both Sections TUR L007

Test3: Mar 14: Both Sections NRN 0137

Test4: Apr 4 Section3751: LIT 0109 Section3761 TUR L005

Final exam: TBA 2 hours (20-24%) during finals week, Will follow UF guidelines



Computer programming languages: An informal, pseudocode language will occasionally be used


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Email questions are encouraged as they improve technical writing skills.
By default you should expect that they will be answered during office hour times.
Questions concerning grading of your tests should be first directed to TAs. TAs deserve your utmost courtesy and respect


Text: Kenneth H. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and its Applications latest edition, McGraw-Hill
Optional: Student solutions guide to accompany text

Other online resources: TBA

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