A Concise Introduction Tourlakis, George. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XVIII, 253 p. 24 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource. This book is ideal for a first or second year discrete mathematics course for mathematics, engineering, and computer science majors. The author has extensively class-tested early conceptions of the book over the years and supplements mathematical arguments with informal discussions to aid readers in understanding the presented topics. “Safe” – that is, paradox-free – informal set theory is introduced following on the heels of Russell’s Paradox as well as the topics of finite, countable, and uncountable sets with an exposition and use of Cantor’s diagonalisation technique. Predicate logic “for the user” is introduced along with axioms and rules and extensive examples. Partial orders and the minimal condition are studied in detail with the latter shown to be equivalent to the induction principle. Mathematical induction is illustrated with several examples and is followed by a thorough exposition of inductive definitions of functions and sets. Techniques for solving recurrence relations including generating functions, the O- and o-notations, and trees are provided. Over 200 end of chapter exercises are included to further aid in the understanding and applications of discrete mathematics. In addition, this book: Provides a concise but mathematically rigorous and correct approach with examples and exercises to help readers understand key definitions and theorems; Features careful attention to current mathematical terminology, mathematical techniques, and results; Presents coverage of equivalence and order relations, minimal condition, and inductive definitions of functions and sets. Elementary Informal Set Theory -- Safe Set Theory -- Relations and Functions -- A Tiny Bit of Informal Logic -- Inductively Defined Sets and Structural Induction -- Recurrence Equations -- Trees and Graphs. by George Tourlakis. Discrete mathematics Computer science Mathematics Set theory Mathematical logic Discrete Mathematics Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science Applications of Discrete Mathematics Set Theory General Logic QA297.4 9783031304880 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30488-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30488-0 240103 20251030110909.0 978-3-031-30488-0