Journey into discrete mathematics / Owen D. Byer, Deirdre L. Smeltzer and Kenneth L. Wantz.

By: Byer, Owen Contributor(s): Smeltzer, Deirdre L | Wantz, Kenneth L Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: AMS/MAA textbooks ; vol. 41Publication details: Providence, Rhode Island : MAA Press, an imprint of the American Mathematical Society, 2018. Description: xi, 388 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN: 9781470446963; 1470446960Subject(s): Set theory | Number theory | Mathematical analysis | Combinatorial analysis | Mathematics education -- Combinatorics, graph theory, probability theory, statistics -- Combinatorics | Mathematics education -- Combinatorics, graph theory, probability theory, statistics -- Graph theory | Mathematics education -- Arithmetic, number theory -- Number theory | Mathematics education -- Numerical mathematics -- Discrete mathematics | Mathematics education -- Foundations of mathematics -- LogicDDC classification: 511.1 Online resources: WorldCat Details

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Table of contents Convince me! Mini-theories Logic and sets Logic and proof Relations and functions Induction Number theory Counting Graph theory Invariants and monovariants Topics in counting Topics in number theory Topics in graph theory

Summary: Journey into Discrete Mathematics is designed for use in a first course in mathematical abstraction for early-career undergraduate mathematics majors. The important ideas of discrete mathematics are included--logic, sets, proof writing, relations, counting, number theory, and graph theory--in a manner that promotes development of a mathematical mindset and prepares students for further study. While the treatment is designed to prepare the student reader for the mathematics major, the book remains attractive and appealing to students of computer science and other problem-solving disciplines. The exposition is exquisite and engaging and features detailed descriptions of the thought processes that one might follow to attack the problems of mathematics. The problems are appealing and vary widely in depth and difficulty. Careful design of the book helps the student reader learn to think like a mathematician through the exposition and the problems provided. Several of the core topics, including counting, number theory, and graph theory, are visited twice: once in an introductory manner and then again in a later chapter with more advanced concepts and with a deeper perspective. Owen D. Byer and Deirdre L. Smeltzer are both Professors of Mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University. Kenneth L. Wantz is Professor of Mathematics at Regent University. Collectively the authors have specialized expertise and research publications ranging widely over discrete mathematics and have over fifty semesters of combined experience in teaching this subject

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	511.1 BYJ 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		31550
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents Convince me!
Mini-theories
Logic and sets
Logic and proof
Relations and functions
Induction
Number theory
Counting
Graph theory
Invariants and monovariants
Topics in counting
Topics in number theory
Topics in graph theory

Journey into Discrete Mathematics is designed for use in a first course in mathematical abstraction for early-career undergraduate mathematics majors. The important ideas of discrete mathematics are included--logic, sets, proof writing, relations, counting, number theory, and graph theory--in a manner that promotes development of a mathematical mindset and prepares students for further study. While the treatment is designed to prepare the student reader for the mathematics major, the book remains attractive and appealing to students of computer science and other problem-solving disciplines. The exposition is exquisite and engaging and features detailed descriptions of the thought processes that one might follow to attack the problems of mathematics. The problems are appealing and vary widely in depth and difficulty. Careful design of the book helps the student reader learn to think like a mathematician through the exposition and the problems provided. Several of the core topics, including counting, number theory, and graph theory, are visited twice: once in an introductory manner and then again in a later chapter with more advanced concepts and with a deeper perspective. Owen D. Byer and Deirdre L. Smeltzer are both Professors of Mathematics at Eastern Mennonite University. Kenneth L. Wantz is Professor of Mathematics at Regent University. Collectively the authors have specialized expertise and research publications ranging widely over discrete mathematics and have over fifty semesters of combined experience in teaching this subject

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