Esfandiar Haghverdi
901 East 10th Street, I223,
Tel: (812) 856-1089
Office hours :
TBAe-mail:ehaghver@indiana.edu
and by appointment.
Palaniswamy, Vidya, vidypala@indiana.edu
Phone: TBA
Office: TBA
Office hours: TBA
Sarkar, Indrani, isarkar@indiana.edu
Phone: TBA
Office: Informatics East 001 (919 E 10th Street)
Office hours: 9-10 am Friday
Zhang, Qian, zhang31@indiana.edu
Phone: TBA
Office: TBA
Office hours: TBA
Lectures:
Tuesday, Thursday: 1:00 pm -- 2:15 pm, GY 143
Lab:
10660, Friday: 09:05 am - 09:55 am, SB 221, (Vidya) 10661, Friday: 11:15 am - 12:05 pm, SB 230, (TBA) 10659, Friday: 01:25 pm - 02:15 pm, BH 308, (Indrani)
Course Material:
Required Textbook:
- Mathematical Foundations of Informatics, 2nd Edition, E. Haghverdi, ClassPak Publishing, IU, Bloomington, Indiana, 2007. ISBN: 1-4211-0697-3.
- The Language of First-Order Logic , Jon Barwise and John Etchemendy, CSLI Lecture Notes Number 23, Third Edition, 1993. ISBN: 0-937073-99-7.
Evaluation:
The following weights will be used to determine the overall grade in the course
Homework 20 % Quizzes 20 % Midterm Exam I 15 % Midterm Exam II 15 % Final 30 % Ground Rules (It is extremely important that you read and understand the following rules)
- I strongly advise you to attend all the classes and take good notes.
- NO make up quizzes. However, the lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
- Late homework will NOT be accepted. However, the lowest homework grade will be dropped.
- There will be NO make up midterm exams.
- Calculators are NOT allowed during the midterm and final exams. However, you can bring a standard 5" x 8" card with notes and formulas.
- The final grade will be calculated according to the evaluation scheme given above and these grades will then be curved to determine your letter grades. However if you get less that 25/100 on the final exam or your total grade is less than 45/100 your final grade will automatically be an F.
- NO Incomplete grades will be given under any condition.
- NO extra work, extra credit or any thing outside the regular homeworks and quizzes will be assigned. Please plan your study strategy during the term accordingly.
- Marking Errors:
If during the semester you feel there has been a mistake made in your grading by the AIs, please contact them first. If after meeting with the AIs you still feel there is a problem with the marking, please contact me.- Collaborative Work:
One of the best ways to learn new material is to collaborate in groups. You may discuss the homework problems with your classmates, and in this way make the learning process more enjoyable. However, the homework you hand in must be your own work, in your own words and your own explanation.- Here is the link to The Code of Student Conduct.
Homework/Quizzes:
Homework
There will be weekly homework. Each homework will consist of a set of problems chosen from several sources including the textbooks above. Each homework will be assigned on a Thursday and will be due the Thursday after in class. The first homework will be due on Thursday September 04, 2008. Solutions must be written LEGIBLY, and the papers must be STAPLED.
Quizzes
During each lab except for those during exam weeks there will be a 10-minute quiz, based on the homework assignment due that same week. The quizzes combined count as much as a midterm. There will be NO make up quizzes. However, the lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Each lab session will include a discussion of the homework problems due that same week. In addition, you are welcome to discuss any other problems you need to with your AI. Also any computer assignment will be discussed during the lab hour.Exams:
Exams will be closed book. No calculators will be allowed but you can bring a standard 5" x 8" card with notes and formulas.
- Midterm I will be October 09, 2008,in class..
- Midterm II will be on November 11, 2008, in class..
- Final exam is scheduled on TBA in class.
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