Discrete mathematics
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Prof. S. Parthasarathy
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"Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics, and teaching mathematics"
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(The above quotation was extracted from:: http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mqs/mquot.shtml)
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Discrete mathematics

This course is specifically tailored for students of computer science and related subjects. A knowledge of discrete maths is essential for success in the computer science profession. The course will consist of traditional lecture sessions, interleaved with various other activities. Students would be expected to take active part in the m-LEAD approach. Students are strongly advised to follow this website, and the course blog regularly.

Books I follow

Books are not listed in any particular order. I would expect my students to own at least three titles from the books listed under "primary books", and have access to all the books listed under "support books". In addition to the books listed below, I may use material downloaded from the w-w-web. Any other book I find interesting, will be listed on the web, at Prof. Partha's bookshelf.

Primary books
  1. S Lang, Algebra, Pub.: Springer Verlag.
  2. J A Bondy, U S R Murty, Graph theory with applications, Pub.: North Holland. (This book is a classic in graph theory. It is also available in softcopy, as a PDF file, and can be downloaded from the w-w-web.)
  3. M Artin, Algebra, Pub.: Prentice Hall of India.
  4. S Birkhoff, S Maclane, A survey of modern algebra, Universities Press.
  5. R P Grimaldi, Discrete and combinatorial mathematics, Pub.: Pearson Education.
  6. J L Mott, A kandel, T P Baker, Discrete mathematics for computer scientists and mathematicians, Pub.: Prentice Hall of India.
  7. C L Lui, Elements of discrete mathematics, Pub.: McGraw Hill
  8. J P Tremblay, R Manohar, Discrete mathematical structures with applications, Pub.: McGraw Hill.
  9. B Kolman, R C Busby, S Ross, Discrete mathematical structures, Pub.: Prentice Hall of India.
  10. S Lipshutz, M Lipson, Discrete mathematics, Pub.: Schaum's outline series, Tata McGRaw Hill.
  11. K H Rosen, Discrete mathematics and applications, Pub.: Tata McGraw Hill. (Prof. Partha was a reviewer for the 5th edition of this book. This is a rare honour, reserved for the best gurus of discrete mathematics.).
  12. N Deo, Graph theory with applications to engineering and computer science, Pub.: Prentice Hall India.
Support books
  1. Graham, Knuth, Patashnik, Concrete mathematics -- a foundation for computer science, Pub.: Pearson Education.
  2. Goossens, Mittelbach, Samarin,The LaTeX Companion, Pub.: Addison Wesley.
  3. G. Polya, How to solve it, Pub.: Prentice Hall of India.
  4. C.B. Boyer, U.C. Merzbach, A history of mathematics, Pub.: John Wiley.
  5. Prof. Partha's CDROM on mathematics (you can ask for a copy). Also, take a look at the catalogue of educational CDROMs by Prof. Partha
Question papers

You can download some of my earlier question papers from my website. You also get a whole lot of other useful material from this same site.

Course methodolgy

Students would be expected to take active part in the mlead approach. Prof. Partha will primarily be a facilitator, engaged in prompting and nudging students, as they explore, discover, and learn discrete mathematics. He will be available to set goals, and remove genuine doubts and obstacles in the learning process. To get the best of this course, students should interact closely and frequently with Prof. Partha, as well as exhibit considerable initiative to discover and learn. Prof. Partha feels that this approach would be the most durable way to learn and appreciate mathematics.

There will of course be the traditional classroom-based lectures,exercises and exams also (let us all obey the rules).

You have a question ?

The Professor loves to answer your questions on discrete mathematics. But do not use this facility, to get your homework/take-home assignment done by the Professor. And do not be in a hurry. The Professor will answer your questions, whenever he is not under stress to complete some other obligation. The Professor will acknowledge all your questions/mails and also tell you approximately how long it will take to give you a definitive reply. Or, he may give you pointers to resources where you can find the answer by yourself. Or, he may even ask you to come and meet him personally.

  • Remember to introduce yourself first (give me your : name, age, gender, where do you live: city/country, which school or University do you study, which year, which major).
  • Describe your problem/question. Be specific and to the point.
  • Explain what steps did you take to solve the problem.
Queries which do not conform to the above format will be rejected, and no response will come to you.

  
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