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OverviewThis easy-to-understand textbook introduces the mathematical language and problem-solving tools essential to anyone wishing to enter the world of computer and information sciences. Specifically designed for the student who is intimidated by mathematics, the book offers a concise treatment in an engaging style. The thoroughly revised third edition features a new chapter on relevance-sensitivity in logical reasoning and many additional explanations on points that students find puzzling, including the rationale for various shorthand ways of speaking and ‘abuses of language’ that are convenient but can give rise to misunderstandings. Solutions are now also provided for all exercises. Topics and features: presents an intuitive approach, emphasizing how finite mathematics supplies a valuable language for thinking about computation; discusses sets and the mathematical objects built with them, such as relations and functions, as well as recursion and induction; introduces core topics of mathematics, including combinatorics and finite probability, along with the structures known as trees; examines propositional and quantificational logic, how to build complex proofs from simple ones, and how to ensure relevance in logic; addresses questions that students find puzzling but may have difficulty articulating, through entertaining conversations between Alice and the Mad Hatter; provides an extensive set of solved exercises throughout the text. This clearly-written textbook offers invaluable guidance to students beginning an undergraduate degree in computer science. The coverage is also suitable for courses on formal methods offered to those studying mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, economics, and political science. Assuming only minimal mathematical background, it is ideal for both the classroom and independent study. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David MakinsonPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 3rd ed. 2020 Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9783030422172ISBN 10: 3030422178 Pages: 398 Publication Date: 20 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I: Sets Collecting Things Together: Sets Comparing Things: Relations Associating One Item with Another: Functions Recycling Outputs as Inputs: Induction and Recursion Part II: Math Counting Things: Combinatorics Weighing the Odds: Probability Squirrel Math: Trees Part III: Logic Yea and Nay: Propositional Logic Something about Everything: Quantificational Logic Just Supposing: Proof and Consequence Sticking to the Point: Relevance in LogicReviewsAuthor InformationDr. David Makinson has taught courses related to the material of this book at the American University of Beirut, King’s College London and, in recent years, the London School of Economics, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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