Essentials Of Discrete Mathematics (Jones and Bartlett Publishers Series in Mathematics)

Essentials of Discrete Mathematics is the ideal text for the one-semester discrete mathematics course geared towards computer science majors as well as students from a wide range of other disciplines including biology, sociology, linguistics, physics, chemistry and economics. The material is organized around five types of mathematical thinking: logical, relational, recursive, quantitative, and analytical, which results in a coherent presentation that steadily builds upon mathematical sophistication. Graphs are introduced early and referred to throughout the text, providing a richer context for examples and applications. Students will encounter algorithms near the end of the text, after they have built up enough skills and sophistication to analyze them properly. Clear and Concise, Essentials of Discrete Mathematics presents a unified and complete picture of discrete math that instructors can move actually through in a single semester!