Course Details
Country:
Sweden
Institution:
Linnaeus University - Växjö campus
Course Title:
Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Thinking
Course Number:
1MA405
Course Description:
The main goal with the course is to give an introduction to discrete mathematics and praparation for further studies in mathematics, programming and use of mathematical software. The course cover content from the following topics within the area of discrete mathematics: l logic: propositional logic and quantifiers, introduction to proofs, l set theory: sets, set operations, l functions: injectivity, surjectivity, inverse functions, composition of functions, graphs of functions, number sequences and summations, l number theory: divisibility, modular arithmetic, primes, the fundamental theorem of arithmetics, the Euclidean algorithm, l mathematical induction, l combinatorics: basic counting principles, permutations andcombinations, the binomial theorem, applications to probaility theory, l relations: properties, representations, equvalence relations, partial orderings, l a little bit about trees and graphs. The course also covers topics in mathematical writing and mathematical thinking
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
MATH 125
Attachment Files:
syllabus-1MA405-1.pdf
