Discrete Mathematics - Proof Techniques and Mathematical Structures (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810240882)

This book offers an introduction to mathematical proofs and to the fundamentals of modern mathematics. No real prerequisites are needed other than a suitable level of mathematical maturity. The text is divided into two parts, the first of which constitutes the core of a one-semester course covering proofs, predicate calculus, set theory, elementary number theory, relations, and functions, and the second of which applies this material to a more advanced study of selected topics in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and computer science, specifically cardinality, combinatorics, finite-state automata, and graphs. In both parts, deeper and more interesting material is treated in optional sections, and the text has been kept flexible by allowing many different possible courses or emphases based upon different paths through the volume.

Author: Robert Clark Penner
ISBN-10: 9810240880
ISBN-13: 9789810240882
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/20/1999
Pages: 488
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.13lbs
Size: 10.11h x 6.86w x 1.18d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2000 pg. 15