Mathematics : a discrete introduction / 2006
Edward Scheinerman
- Second edition
- xxvii, 561 pages : illustration; 23 cm.
Includes glossary and index
[Sect.] 1. Fundamentals -- [sect.] 2. Collections -- [sect.] 3. Counting and relations -- [sect.] 4. More proof -- [sect.] 5. Functions -- [sect.] 6. Probability -- [sect.] 7. Number theory -- [sect.] 8. Algebra -- [sect.] 9. Graphs -- [sect.] 10. Partially ordered sets.
Teaches students fundamental concepts in discrete mathematics (from counting to basic cryptography to graph theory), and proof-writing skills. This book teaches students not only how to write proofs, but how to think and present cases logically beyond this course. It is an introduction to mathematics.