Douglas E Ensley, J Winston Crawley

Discrete Mathematics: Mathematical Reasoning and Proof with Puzzles, Patterns, and Games, 1e Student Solutions Manual

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Produktbeschreibung

Did you know that games and puzzles have given birth to some of today's deepest mathematical subjects? Now, with Douglas Ensley and Winston Crawley's Discrete Mathematics, you can explore mathematical writing, abstract structures, counting, discrete probability, and graph theory, through games, puzzles, patterns, magic tricks, and real-world problems. You will discover how new mathematical topics can be applied to everyday situations, learn how to work with proofs, and develop your problem-solving skills along the way. Online applications help improve your mathematical reasoning. Intriguing, interactive Flash-based applications illustrate key mathematical concepts and help you develop your ability to reason mathematically, solve problems, and work with proofs.Explore More on the Web icons in the text direct you to online activities at www.wiley.com/college/ensley. Improve your grade with the Student Solutions Manual. A supplementary Student Solutions Manual contains more detailed solutions to selected exercises in the text. If your bookstore doesn't carry the Student Solutions Manual, you can purchase a copy online at www.wiley.com/college/ensley.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 200mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780471760979
• ISBN-10: 0471760978
• Artikelnr.: 22599067

Autorenporträt

Doug Ensley is a full professor at Shippenshburg University with a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon.?He is an active participant in national and regional committees determining the future of the discrete math curriculum, and he regularly speaks at Joint Math and MathFest. Winston Crawley is a full professor and chair of the math department at Shippensburg University.?He has a Ph.D. from University of Tennessee-Knoxville.?Crawley developed the undergraduate computer science curriculum at Shippensburg.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Puzzles, Patterns, and Mathematical Language.
2. A Primer of Mathematical Writing.
3. Sets and Boolean Algebra.
4. Functions and Relations.
5. Combinatorics.
6. Probability.
7. Graphs and Trees.
Appendix A: Rules of the Game.
Appendix B: Matrices and Their Operations.
Selected Answers and Hints.
References and Further Reading.
Index.