CISC 1100: Structures of Computer Science
Class times: Monday and Thursday, 4:00 – 5:15pm, John Mulcahy Hall (JMH) 302
Instructor: Prof. Daniel D. Leeds (my homepage)
Office: JMH 328A
E-mail: 
Office hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 1-2pm, and by appointment
Full syllabus is available here.
Course announcements and assignments will be posted over the
course of the semester.
Course text: "Fundamentals of Discrete Structures" — the slides here provide another perspective on the class material.
Sections below:
- Announcements
- Assignments
- Resources
Announcements:
December 14, 8:00pm I will have normal office hours Tuesday
1-2pm; my office hours on Wednesday will by 11am-noon (as I am giving
a final for another class Wednesday afternoon). Please feel free to
e-mail with any questions or come by during office hours!
December 10 It appears I haven't listed the final exam time
on our web site yet (though I have announced it in class several
times!). For the record, our final exam is Thursday, December 18
1:30-3:30 in JMH 302 (our regular lecture room). Good luck studying!
November 13, 6:30pm We will meet in the JMH 331 Windows lab
on Monday November 17.
November 4, 5:55pm Our second exam will be on November 24,
covering relations and functions.
November 3, 6:10pm We will meet in the JMH 331 Windows lab
on Thursday November 6.
October 7, 2:15pm Please note that this week and next week,
I (Prof Leeds) will be out of e-mail contact from Wednesday 6pm until
Saturday 9pm (Oct 8-Oct 11, Oct 15-Oct 18).
October 7, 2:15pm Please note that this week and next week,
I (Prof Leeds) will be out of e-mail contact from Wednesday 6pm until
Saturday 9pm (Oct 8-Oct 11, Oct 15-Oct 18).
October 6, 10:55pm Exam 1 practice questions posted in
resource section below!
Assignments:
Probability Practice covering everything we have learned about probability
- NOT DUE: But I suggest you try the problems before class on December 8
- Section 7.7: 7.5a,b,d, 6, 8, 14c,d,a,b (useful to do the subparts
of 14 in that order), 22a,b,c,g
Probability answers
Posted November 14, 2014: Lab 2 instructions are
available. It is due December 4.
- 72-above: "A range,"
- 64-72: "B range,"
- 56-64: "C range,"
- 48-56 "D range"
HW5 covering everything we have learned about counting
- DUE: At the beginning of class Thursday, December 4
- Complete the following exercises from the class textbook in
Section 6.4: 6.4.1a,b,c, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 17
Grade breakdown (max possible score 55), anwers now available
- 49.5-above: "A range,"
- 41.5-49.5: "B range,"
- 34.5-42.5: "C range,"
- 27.5-42.5 "D range"
HW4 covering everything we have learned about functions
- DUE: At the beginning of class Monday, November 10
- Complete the following exercises from the class textbook in
Section 5.9: 5.9.1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 (for "functions"
f2, f3, g, q)
Grade breakdown (max possible score 62), anwers now available
- 56-above: "A range,"
- 49-56: "B range,"
- 43-39: "C range,"
- 37-43 "D range"
HW3 answers available here
Grade breakdown (max possible score 44)
- 69-above: "A range,"
- 59-69: "B range,"
- 49-59: "C range,"
- 39-49 "D range"
Posted October 20, 2014: Lab 1 instructions are
available. It is due November 10.
- 59-above: "A range,"
- 52.5-59: "B range,"
- 46.5-52.5: "C range,"
- 40-46.5 "D range"
HW2 answers available here
Grade breakdown (max possible score 44)
- 40-above: "A range,"
- 33-40: "B range,"
- 27-33: "C range,"
- 21-27 "D range"
HW1 answers available here
Grade breakdown (max possible score 81)
- 66-above: "A range,"
- 52-66: "B range,"
- 38-52: "C range,"
- 24-38 "D range"
Resources:
Final practice!
Below are final exam practice questions!
Questions are randomly color-coded. I recommend trying to answer one
set of colored questions first (for example, red questions), review
the answers to those questions, and then move on to another set of
colored questions (for example, green).
Exam 2 practice!
Below are exam 2 practice questions!
Questions are randomly color-coded. I recommend trying to answer one
set of colored questions first (for example, red questions), review
the answers to those questions, and then move on to another set of
colored questions (for example, green).
Exam 2 answers now available.
Translating from number grade to letter-range of grade: 67-60.5 "A range," 54.5-60.5 "B range, "47-54.5 "C range"
Further Alice guide
Alice introduction
Alice programming environment
Introduction to web forms
Introductory HTML handout
Using lab/other computers for HTML handout
Mac users also can download and
use TextWrangler
to write html. Remember to end your html hile name with .html
Exam 1 practice!
Below are exam 1 practice questions! Extra details about the exam are
here.
Questions are randomly color-coded. I recommend trying to answer one
set of colored questions first (for example, red questions), review
the answers to those questions, and then move on to another set of
colored questions (for example, green).
Exam 1 answers now available.
Translating from number grade to letter-range of grade: 73-80 "A range," 65-73 "B range, "57-65 "C range," 49-57 "D range,"