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A Beginner's Guide to Discrete Mathematics - 2nd Edition by W D Wallis (Hardcover)

A Beginner's Guide to Discrete Mathematics - 2nd Edition by  W D Wallis (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This second, updated edition of the admired introduction to discrete mathematics is a detailed guide both to the subject itself and to its relationship with other topics including set theory, probability, cryptography, graph theory, and number theory.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Properties of Numbers.- Sets and Data Structures.- Boolean Algebras and Circuits.- Relations and Functions.- The Theory of Counting.- Probability.- Graph Theory.- Matrices.- Number Theory and Cryptography.- The Theory of Voting.- Solutions to Practic Exercises.- Answers to Selected Exercises.- Index.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><i>Wallis's book on discrete mathematics is a resource for an introductory course in a subject fundamental to both mathematics and computer science, a course that is expected not only to cover certain specific topics but also to introduce students to important modes of thought specific to each discipline . . . Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students.</i></p><p><b><i>--</i>Choice (Review of the First Edition) </b></p><p><i>Very appropriately entitled as a 'beginner's guide', this textbook presents itself as the first exposure to discrete mathematics and rigorous proof for the mathematics or computer science student.</i></p><p><b><i>--</i>Zentralblatt MATH (Review of the First Edition)<i> </i></b></p><p>This second edition of <i>A Beginner's Guide to Discrete Mathematics</i> presents a detailed guide to discrete mathematics and its relationship to other mathematical subjects including set theory, probability, cryptography, graph theory, and number theory. This textbook has a distinctly applied orientation and explores a variety of applications.</p><p>Key features of the second edition: </p><p>* Includes a new chapter on the theory of voting as well as numerous new examples and exercises throughout the book</p><p>* Introduces functions, vectors, matrices, number systems, scientific notations, and the representation of numbers in computers</p><p>* Provides examples, which then lead into easy practice problems throughout the text, and full exercises at the end of each chapter</p><p>* Full solutions for practice problems are provided at the end of the book</p><p>This text is intended for undergraduates in mathematics and computer science, however, featured special topics and applications may also interest graduate students.</p><p>

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