Discrete Structures

Comp 163-002, Spring 2020

MWF, 12:35-1:25, in Mundelein 620

Online Texts:

There will be a midterm and a final exam. The midterm is Friday, March 13.

The final is Friday, May 1; the scheduled time is 9:00-11:00. The final will, like the midterm, be on Sakai, and I'll let you pick any 2-hour time period between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm (start of the next final).

Study guides for each will be available on Sakai.

There will be regular homework assignments. The homework will be worth about 20-30% of your grade, with the midterm and final making up 70-80%. The final will be worth a little more than the midterm. 

Textbooks: we will be using the following open textbooks:

Comp 163 is about the mathematical foundations of computer science:



Weekly Notes


Week 1: Jan 13 Week 2: Jan 22
Week 3: Jan 27 Week 4: Feb 3
Week 5: Feb 10 Week 6: Feb 17
Week 7: Feb 24 spring break
Week 8: Mar 9 Week 9: Mar 16
Week 10: Mar 23 Week 11: Mar 30
Week 12: Apr 6 Week 13: Apr 13
Week 14: Apr 20 Final exam:

Final Exam Study Guide

The study guide

(Answers coming soon)

Formulas/defininitions sheet that you will get on the exam


My general course groundrules are here.