Mathematics 10B

Spring, 2016
TuTh 2:10-3:30PM, 100 Lewis

Elementary combinatorics and discrete probability theory. Introduction to graphs, matrix algebra, linear equations, difference equations, and differential equations

Professor Kenneth A. Ribet

email:

Telephone: 510 642 0648

Fax: (510) 642-8204

Office hours (885 Evans Hall)

first
math 55
lecture of the spring, 2015 semester

"he is a little wordy. i sometimes get lost or fall asleap when he says unnecessary words"

Student Instructor Office Hours

Student Instructor Evans Hall Office Office Hours

Benjamin T. Castle 836 M 10-11, Tu 4-5, Th 10-11

Elizabeth A. Ferme 1062 Tu 4-5, Fri 9:30-10:30

James M. Robertson 834 MF 10:10-11:10

Elina Robeva 775 M 4-5, Th 1-2

Theodore T. Zhu 840 M 3-4, W 11-12

Discussion Sections

Section	Time	Room	GSI
201	8AM	179 Stanley	James Robertson
202	9AM	179 Stanley	James Robertson
203	10AM	254 Sutardja Dai	Elina Robeva
204	11AM	105 Latimer	Elina Robeva
205	12PM	87 Evans	Theodore Zhu
206	1PM	285 Cory	Benjamin Castle
207	1PM	254 Sutardja Dai	Elizabeth Ferme
208	2PM	254 Sutardja Dai	Elizabeth Ferme
209	3PM	254 Sutardja Dai	Benjamin Castle
210	4PM	71 Evans	Theodore Zhu

Textbook

The only textbook is the four-part series of notes that you can download from bCourses:

Combinatorics
The main external reference for this part is K. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications (McGraw-Hill).
Discrete probability
Dynamics
Matrix algebra

Examinations

First midterm exam, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, in class
Last midterm exam, Thursday, March 31, 2016, in class
Final examination, Monday, May 9, 2016, 11:30AM

Please do not plan travel on the dates of these exams. If you believe that you have a conflicting obligation because of an intercollegiate sport or other extracurricular activity, please read these guidelines immediately.

Class schedule

Date

Subjects

Jan. 19

Intro to the class

Counting principles

Jan. 21

Inclusion-exclusion

Pigeonhole principle

Jan. 26

Permutations

Combinations

Jan. 28

Binomial coefficients

Feb. 2

Homework

Homework will be due in your discussion section. Collaboration on the homework is encouraged, but students must write their own solutions after consultation with classmates. At the end of the course, your composite homework score will be the sum of all but your two lowest scores, plus 0.5 times your next-to-lowest score. In other words, we are dropping everyone's lowest 1 1/2 scores.

Random Links

Math 10B exam archive
Our class's piazza page

Grading

Course grades will be based on a composite numerical score that is intended to weight the course components roughly as follows: midterm exams 17% each, homework and quizzes 20%, final exam 46%.

As far as I can determine, the last day to add or drop this course is Friday, February 19, i.e., the day after the first midterm. The last day to change your grading option should be Friday, April 1, i.e., the day after the second midterm. Incomplete grades will be assigned only to students for whom a documented medical, personal or family emergency precludes completion of the course. Students receiving such grades are required to have been doing work of passing quality up to the intervention of the emergency.

You can deduce the composite grade distribution for this course for 2013 and 2014 from schedulebuilder. I calculated that the grade distribution was 39% A, 37% B, 18% C, 6% D/F, but you might want to check my work. For 2015, the grades were distributed as follows: 38% A, 43% B, 15% C, 4% D/F.

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Student Instructor	Evans Hall Office	Office Hours
Benjamin T. Castle	836	M 10-11, Tu 4-5, Th 10-11
Elizabeth A. Ferme	1062	Tu 4-5, Fri 9:30-10:30
James M. Robertson	834	MF 10:10-11:10
Elina Robeva	775	M 4-5, Th 1-2
Theodore T. Zhu	840	M 3-4, W 11-12