CS 2800

Discrete Structures

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Covers the mathematics that underlies most of computer science. Topics include mathematical induction; logical proof; propositional and predicate calculus; combinatorics and discrete mathematics; some basic elements of basic probability theory; basic number theory; sets, functions, and relations; graphs; and finite-state machines. These topics are discussed in the context of applications to many areas of computer science, such as the RSA cryptosystem and web searching.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite or corequisite: one programming course or permission of instructor.

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