A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics

A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics
ISBN-10
1942341164
ISBN-13
9781942341161
Category
Mathematics
Pages
298
Language
English
Published
2015-11-06
Publisher
Open SUNY Textbooks
Author
Harris Kwong

Description

A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics covers the standard topics in a sophomore-level course in discrete mathematics: logic, sets, proof techniques, basic number theory, functions,relations, and elementary combinatorics, with an emphasis on motivation. The text explains and claries the unwritten conventions in mathematics, and guides the students through a detailed discussion on how a proof is revised from its draft to a nal polished form. Hands-on exercises help students understand a concept soon after learning it. The text adopts a spiral approach: many topics are revisited multiple times, sometimes from a dierent perspective or at a higher level of complexity, in order to slowly develop the student's problem-solving and writing skills.

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