Discrete Mathematics

Author: Liu Shujia
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is divided into 4 parts, consisting of 11 chapters. Part 1 is on set theory, covering sets, relations, mappings, infinite sets and their cardinality; Part 2 is on modern algebra, including algebraic systems, semigroups, monoids, and groups, rings, fields, and domains, as well as lattices and Boolean algebra; Part 3 is on graph theory; Part 4 is on mathematical logic, covering propositional logic and predicate logic. The appendix provides applications of discrete mathematics in computer-related courses. The book features concise language and insightful summaries of knowledge, which are beneficial for cultivating students' abstract thinking and logical reasoning skills. For the convenience of teaching, the author can provide free solutions to exercises for instructors who adopt this book as a textbook. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in computer science and related fields at ordinary universities, and can also be referenced by graduate students.