In this first-year undergraduate course. During the course, students learn about a variety of mathematical concepts used in computer science:
- Formal logic and proofs form the basis for any rigorous mathematical reasoning. It is important to know the difference between syntax and semantics, and to know what is acceptable as a proof.
- Sorting and searching are the most-used non-trivial algorithms.
- Recurrence relations allow to reason about how efficient a recursive algorithm is.
- Number theory: calculations in the computer work because finite rings and fields are mathematically sound structures.
- Graphs can be used to describe many kinds of relations between items. Trees are a specific form of graph.
Textbook:
- Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications(8th Edition), Kenneth H. Rosen, 机械工业出版社
Instructors:
- Prof. Lijun Zhang
- Prof. Zhilin Wu
Assistants:
- Asso. Prof. David N. Jansen
- Assi. Prof. Pengfei Yang