MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, Second Edition

BATHUL, SHAHNAZ

oct 2015 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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This book, in its Second Edition, provides the basic concepts and applications of discrete mathematics and graph theory. The book is aimed at undergraduate students of computer science and engineering, and information technology. It is also suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science, mathematics and computer applications.

The book exposes the students to fundamental knowledge in:

- Mathematical logic, tautology and normal forms
- Elementary set theory, functions and their relations
- Algebraic structure, binary operation, group theory and homomorphism
- Theory of permutations and combinations, binomial and multinomial theorems
- Recurrence relations and methods of solving them
- Graph theory, spanning tree, Eulerian and Hamiltonian circuits and isomorphism

Key Features
Includes a large number of worked-out problems for sound understanding of the concepts.
Offers chapter-end exercises to test students’ comprehension of theory.
Gives a quiz section at the end of each chapter to help students prepare for the competitive examinations.
Incorporates short questions asked in universities’ examinations.

Acerca del autor

Shahnaz Bathul, PhD, is former Professor, Department of Mathematics, JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. She is a member of the Indian Statistical Association. Professor Bathul has 30 years of teaching experience and has authored four textbooks on engineering mathematics and statistics including Remedial Mathematics and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science published by PHI Learning, Delhi.