Essentials of Discrete Mathematics 2nd edition

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David Hunter
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Logical Thinking
    • 1.1: Formal Logic (18)
    • 1.2: Propositional Logic (18)
    • 1.3: Predicate Logic (23)
    • 1.4: Logic in Mathematics (12)
    • 1.5: Methods of Proof (20)

  • Chapter 2: Relational Thinking
    • 2.1: Graphs (21)
    • 2.2: Sets (24)
    • 2.3: Functions (21)
    • 2.4: Relations and Equivalences (22)
    • 2.5: Partial Orderings (23)
    • 2.6: Graph Theory (16)

  • Chapter 3: Recursive Thinking
    • 3.1: Recurrence Relations (19)
    • 3.2: Closed-Form Solutions and Induction (14)
    • 3.3: Recursive Definitions (17)
    • 3.4: Proof by Induction (7)
    • 3.5: Recursive Data Structures (13)

  • Chapter 4: Quantitative Thinking
    • 4.1: Basic Counting Techniques (25)
    • 4.2: Selections and Arrangements (33)
    • 4.3: Counting with Functions (28)
    • 4.4: Discrete Probability (27)
    • 4.5: Counting Operations in Algorithms (23)
    • 4.6: Estimation (21)

  • Chapter 5: Analytical Thinking
    • 5.1: Algorithms (21)
    • 5.2: Three Common Types of Algorithms (15)
    • 5.3: Algorithm Complexity (14)
    • 5.4: Bounds on Complexity (16)
    • 5.5: Program Verification (8)
    • 5.6: Loop Invariants (8)

  • Chapter 6: Thinking Through Applications
    • 6.1: Patterns in DNA (8)
    • 6.2: Social Networks (7)
    • 6.3: Structure of Languages (17)
    • 6.4: Discrete-Time Population Models (11)
    • 6.5: Twelve-Tone Music (6)


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Chapter 1: Logical Thinking
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1.2 18 001 002 006 007 008 009 010 012 013 015 016 017 018 021 022 024 027 028
1.3 23 001 002c 002d 003 004a 004b 006b 006c 007 009 010a 013 014a 015 016a 016b 016c 016d 016e 018 022aiii 023a 023b
1.4 12 004 005 006a 012 014 015 016b 016d 018a 018b 024a 026
1.5 20 001a 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014a 014b 015 016a 016b 016c 021
Chapter 2: Relational Thinking
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2.6 16 001 002 003 008 009 010 011 012 014 016 020a 020b 020c 021 022 028
Chapter 3: Recursive Thinking
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3.4 7 001 011 012 015 021 022 023
3.5 13 001a 002a 008 009 010a 010b 010c 013 014 018 019 020 023
Chapter 4: Quantitative Thinking
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4.6 21 001 003 004 005 006a 006b 007 011 015 016 018 022a 022b 022c 022d 023 024ab 024c 026 027 028
Chapter 5: Analytical Thinking
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5.5 8 004 005 006 009 015a 015b 022 024
5.6 8 001 004 009c 010b 018 019 021 022
Chapter 6: Thinking Through Applications
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6.4 11 001 002 005 006a 006b 006c 007 010 011a 011b 011c
6.5 6 002 003 004 006 007 009
Total 576