TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tourlakis,George
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Discrete Mathematics: A Concise Introduction 
T2  - Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics & Statistics,
SN  - 9783031304880
AV  - QA297.4 
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Discrete mathematics
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Set theory
KW  - Mathematical logic
KW  - Discrete Mathematics
KW  - Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science
KW  - Applications of Discrete Mathematics
KW  - Set Theory
KW  - General Logic
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30488-0
ER  -