Discrete mathematics for computing /

Grossman, Peter

Discrete mathematics for computing / Peter Grossman - 2nd ed. - [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2002] - xv, 301 p. : ill. ; 25 cm - Grassroots series .

Includes index

Introduction to algorithms -- Bases and number representation -- Computer representation and arithmetic -- Logic -- Sets and relations -- Functions -- Introduction and recursion -- Boolean algebra and digital circuits -- Combinatorics -- Introduction to graph theory -- Trees -- Number theory -- Algorithms and computational complexity

For first-year undergraduate computing students with very little mathematical background, this is a low-level introductory text which takes the topics at a gentle pace, covering all the essential material that forms the background for studies in computing and information systems.



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Mathematics
Computer science--Mathematics
Computers and IT.
Applied mathematics
Mathematical theory of computation