Discrete mathematics with ducks

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"Suitable for an introductory course in discrete mathematics, this textbook has few mathematical prerequisites and does not assume any prior exposure to proofwriting. Still, it covers the standard and practical topics required in a discrete mathematics course and fits the curriculum as outlined in the SIGCSE guidelines, focusing on content rather than technique. Particularly amenable to discovery- or inquiry-based learning, the text includes many exercises and classroom activities, and the auth…

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Full title :Discrete mathematics with ducks / Sarah-Marie Belcastro ; serious mathematics treated with levity, let this be your watchword.

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Publication Date:©2012.

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Publisher(s):CRC Press
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, FL
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:1 online resource (xli, 538 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:1466504994, 9781466504998
oclc:ocn869742806
LC Classification:QA39.3
Dewey Decimal:511/.1

Part I Theme: The Basics -- chapter 1 Counting and Proofs -- chapter 2 Sets and Logic -- chapter 3 Graphs and Functions -- chapter 4 Induction -- chapter 5 Algorithms with Ciphers -- part II Theme: Combinatorics -- chapter 6 Binomial Coefficients and Pascal's Triangle -- chapter 7 Balls and Boxes and PIE: Counting Techniques -- chapter 8 Recurrences -- chapter 9 Cutting Up Food: Counting and Geometry -- part Part 3 Theme: Graph Theory -- chapter 10 Trees -- chapter 11 Euler's Formula and Applications -- chapter 12 Graph Traversals -- chapter 13 Graph Coloring -- part IV Other Material -- chapter 14 Probability and Expectation -- chapter 15 Fun with Cardinality -- chapter A Additional Problems -- chapter B Solutions to Check Yourself Problems -- chapter Appendix C: The Greek Alphabet and Some Uses for Some Letters -- chapter D List of Symbols.

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