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Discrete Structures: Course outline

Discrete structure A set of discrete elements on which certain operations are defined. The term discrete structure covers many of the concepts of modern algebra, including integer arithmetic, monoids, semigroups, groups, graphs, lattices, semirings, rings

Course Objectives

The discrete structure is the study of mathematical structures that are fundamentally discrete rather than continuous.”The objective of this course is to teach students how to think logically and mathematically.

Course Content

Mathematical reasoning, propositional and predicate logic, rules of inference, proof by induction, proof by contraposition, proof by contradiction, proof by implication, set theory, relations, equivalence relations and partitions, partial orderings, recurrence relations, functions, mappings, function composition, inverse functions, recursive functions, Number Theory, sequences, series, counting, inclusion and exclusion principle, pigeonhole principle, permutations and combinations, elements of graph theory, planar graphs, graph coloring, euler graph, Hamiltonian path, rooted trees, traversals.

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Monograph: An average length book on a single subject.

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Scholarly communication: The means by which individuals engaged in academic research inform their peers, formally or informally, of the work they are engaged in or have accomplished.

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