Discrete Mathematics (MATH7861)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
3L1T
Incompatible
MATH1061 (co-taught).
Assessment methods
Assignments, examination
Course enquiries
Semester 1 - Assoc Prof Barbara Maenhaut
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Propositional & predicate logic, valid arguments. Elementary set theory. Elementary graph theory. Relations & functions, categories. Induction & recursive definitions. Counting methods (pigeonhole, inclusion/exclusion). Introductory probability. Binary operations, semi-groups, groups, fields. Applications of finite fields. Elementary number theory.