MATH120-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Discrete Mathematics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 4 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 20 May 2012

Description

Discrete mathematics is that part of mathematics not involving limit processes. It includes logic, the integers, finite structures, sets and networks.

Discrete mathematics underpins many areas of modern-day science including theoretical computer science, cryptography, coding theory, operations research and computational biology. This course is an introduction to discrete mathematics, and is designed for students interested in mathematics or computer science. Topics covered in the course include: logic, number theory, cryptography, set theory, functions, relations and graph theory.

Learning Outcomes

  • to develop the necessary mathematical skills to recognize and solve a range of problems in discrete mathematics
  • to understand important ideas from classical number theory, abstract algebra and graph theory
  • to develop the necessary mathematical skills to understand, analyse and decipher some of the old and modern cryptographic schemes
  • to develop rigorous thinking based on an axiomatic approach

Restrictions

MATH115

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jeanette McLeod

Lecturer

Charles Semple

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Internal Assessment - TBA 40%
Final Examination 60%

Course links

MATH120 Homepage

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $622.00

International fee $3,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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