MATH120-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Discrete Mathematics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

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, linear algebra and graph theory.

Suitable background for MATH120 includes at least 18 credits in NCEA Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus and/or Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics; or MATH101 (available in Semester 1).

Learning Outcomes

  • Students who have succeeded in this course will be able to:
  •  recognize and solve a range of problems in discrete mathematics
  •  understand important ideas from classical number theory, abstract algebra, graph theory and discrete probability.
  •  understand, analyse and decipher some of the old and modern cryptographic schemes
  •  think rigorously based on an axiomatic approach

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

1. MATH101 or MATH102 or EMTH118 or COSC121 or STAT101, or
2. NCEA 14 Credits (18 strongly recommended) at level 3 Mathematics, or
3. Cambridge: D at A level or an A at AS level in Mathematics, or
4. IB: 4 at HL or 6 at SL in Mathematics, or
5. Approval of the Head of School based on alternative prior learning.

Restrictions

MATH115

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Geertrui Van de Voorde

Course Administrator

Phillipa Gourdie

Lecturer

Duy Ho

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $749.00

International fee $3,788.00

* 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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