{"product_id":"guide-to-discrete-mathematics-an-accessible-introduction-to-the-history-theory-logic-and-applications-paperback","title":"Guide to Discrete Mathematics: An Accessible Introduction to the History, Theory, Logic and Applications - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerard O'Regan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating textbook presents a broad and accessible guide to the fundamentals of discrete mathematics, highlighting how the techniques may be applied to various exciting areas in computing. The text is designed to motivate and inspire the reader, encouraging further study in this important skill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures: This book provides an introduction to the building blocks of discrete mathematics, including sets, relations and functions; describes the basics of number theory, the techniques of induction and recursion, and the applications of mathematical sequences, series, permutations, and combinations; presents the essentials of algebra; explains the fundamentals of automata theory, matrices, graph theory, cryptography, coding theory, language theory, and the concepts of computability and decidability; reviews the history of logic, discussing propositional and predicate logic, as well as advanced topics such as the nature of theorem proving; examines the field of software engineering, including software reliability and dependability and describes formal methods; investigates probability and statistics and presents an overview of operations research and financial mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating textbook\/reference presents a broad and accessible guide to the fundamentals of discrete mathematics, highlighting how the techniques may be applied to various exciting areas in computing. The text is designed to motivate and inspire the reader, encouraging further study in this important skill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics and features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides an introduction to the building blocks of discrete mathematics, including sets, relations and functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes the basics of number theory, the techniques of induction and recursion, and the applications of mathematical sequences, series, permutations, and combinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the essentials of algebra, covering simultaneous and quadratic equations, and the laws of logarithms and indices, in addition to such structures in abstract algebra as monoids, groups, rings, integral domains, fields, and vector spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the fundamentals of automata theory, matrices, graph theory, cryptography, coding theory, language theory, and the concepts of computability and decidability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews the history of logic, discussing propositional and predicate logic, as well as such advanced topics as fuzzy logic, temporal logic, intuitionistic logic, undefined values, theorem provers, and the applications of logic to AI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the field of software engineering, including software reliability and dependability and describes formal methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigates probability and statistics and presents an overview of operations research and financial mathematics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis engaging and clearly written work offers an invaluable overview of discrete mathematics for undergraduate computer science students, and to students of mathematics interested in the rich applications of discrete mathematics to the field of computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Gerard O'Regan\u003c\/b\u003e is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the History of Computing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePillars of Computing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Software Quality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Giants of Computing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMathematics in Computing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Gerard O'Regan\u003c\/b\u003e is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. 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