Course Syllabus
Math 110 - Cryptography
Section 50
Fall 2024
Learning Outcomes: Learning outcomes for this course include the following:
Workload: Expect to spend at least 6 hours per week outside of class working on this course. Many students will require more time than this to keep up. Also be aware that the workload may vary somewhat from week to week.
Participation: Each student is expected to be a productive member of the class. This means you should expect to attend each class period and be prepared to discuss the material. Excessive absence or unpreparedness will result in deduction of points in this area. Participation will be worth 5% of your final grade.
LLC Requirements: There will be mandatory events that you must attend as part of the LLC. If you have a reason that you are unable to attend you must let me know as soon as possible. In particular you must attend one of the one events in the INNOVATE LLC 2024 Integration Series. They are:
Homework: There will be written problems for you to complete each week. The due dates will be posted on the course website and the assignment will be emailed to you. You are allowed and indeed encouraged to work on your homework with other people, however what you turn in should be your own understanding of how to do the problems and should not just be a copy of someone else's work. Copying someone else's work (whether it is another student's or a published solutions manual) is plagiarism and will be dealt with as such. Your homework will be expected to be neat, clear and complete. Make sure to show all your steps and it should be clear how to get from one step to the next.
The written homework will generally be collected on Thursdays.
I understand that sometimes things will come up, such as illness or a major project in another class, that will prevent you from doing a homework set. I will therefore drop one homework set. I will not, however, accept late homework.
The homework for the course will be worth 22% of your total grade.
Quizzes: There will be at least 5 short quizzes during the course. The date of each quiz will be announced ahead of time. The lowest quiz score will be dropped. Make-up quizzes will not be given, but one missing score will count as the score that is dropped. Together your quizzes will be worth 20%.
Exams: There will be a midterm exam given on Oct. 24. Please make sure you will be in class. The midterm will take up the entire class period.. If you have a legitimate excuse you may use your final exam score to make up for missing exam scores. The material covered on the exam will be announced on the website and in class at least two class periods ahead of time. The exam will be worth 20% of your grade.
There will be a comprehensive 2 hour
final given on
Thursday, December 19 at 11:00 AM.
The final is worth 26% of your grade.
Grading: A tentative grading scale is as follows:
| Range | Grade | Range | Grade | Range | Grade |
| 93%-100% | A | 90%-92% | A- | ||
| 87%-89% | B+ | 83%-86% | B | 80%-82% | B- |
| 77%-79% | C+ | 73%-76% | C | 70%-72% | C- |
| 60%-69% | D | 0%-59% | F |
This scale may be lowered if it is deemed to be unfair, but is guaranteed not to be raised.
Calculator: You may use a non-programmable (so non-graphing) scientific calculator for all exam
Disability: For accommodations due to a disability please contact me within the first 2 weeks.
Academic Honesty: Cheating and plagiarism are in violation of USD's academic integrity policy and are taken very seriously. Make sure you are aware of this policy. See http://www.sandiego.edu/honorcouncil/integrity.php for more information.
Getting Help: If you are falling behind in this class please see me immediately. This class moves quickly and you will find yourself helplessly lost if you fall too far behind. For day-to-day help, see me in my office hours or work with another student in the class. There is a free math tutoring center in Serra 134. If you cannot come to my office hours, you can make an appointment with me as well.
Have a Good Semester!