CS 163 Discrete Structures

Summary

• This is a freshman-level course that will introduce you to some important ideas about logic, reasoning, and math related to computer programs. It is the first of a few courses in the Computer Science degree that separates hackers/hobbyists from people who know what they're doing.
• The schedule on this page lists the topics we will cover by date.

Required Materials

• Laptops will be required in class. Please bring your laptop to class every day. We'll be using them for activities.
• We will not use a textbook for this course. All lecture notes and supplementary materials are available online (links below in schedule).

Office Hours

• Doyle 309
  
• Wednesday: 1 - 2:15PM
  
• Or by appointment

• By Appointment
  

Grading

• Treat this course like a job where you are trying to get promoted. If you show up and do your work, you will get a good grade.
• NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. However, I will drop the lowest two homeworks and quizzes before computing final grades at the end of the semester.
• Homework: 35 %
• Participation: 10 %
• Quizes: 25 %
• Midterm: 15 %
• Final: 15 %

Percentage	Letter Grade
91+	A
89-90	A-
87-88	B+
77-86	B
75-76	B-
73-74	C+
62-72	C
60-61	C-
50-59	D
Below 50	F

Scheduling Conflicts

• If you have a (legitimate) scheduling conflict with a quiz or exam, it is possible to schedule a makeup session. You must let me know at least two weeks prior to the quiz/exam date. Legitimate scheduling conflicts include religious observances.
• LUC's academic calendar can be found here.

Calculator Policy

• It is acceptable to use calculators while doing your homework. Calculators will not be permitted in exams, and we will not give questions which require (or would be made substantially easier by) the use of calculators.

Mandatory Reporter Statment

• Each faculty and staff member at Loyola University Chicago is required to report any incidents of gender-based misconduct that they are made aware of, even if it happened in the past. Gender-based misconduct includes discrimination based on actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or pregnancy or parenting status; dating and domestic violence; sexual misconduct (including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation); and stalking.

Collaboration

• No collaboration is permitted on exams or quizzes.
• Collaboration, but not copying, is encouraged on homework assignments. If you obtain a solution through research, e.g., in the library or online, cite your source completely and write up the solution in your own words.