Discrete mathematics

Name: Discrete mathematics
ISBN: 0198507178

by Norman Biggs · first published 1985

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sqrt17 · Nov 14, 2010 · Recommends

…(including all the proofs and definitions that they normally skip in high school). If you want to build up your math muscles (as a good preparation for actually studying maths), you should have a look at some discrete mathematics books (the one I had was "Discrete Mathematics" by Norman Biggs) as they teach you to think in terms of proofs. If you want to get a thorough foundation for non-discrete maths, you should start with…
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impendia · Oct 26, 2020 · Recommends

…very centralized -- especially at the upper levels. My advice would be to get a book on any topic which interests you, read through it, and do a significant number of the exercises. You might try Epp's Discrete Mathematics, Hefferon's Linear Algebra, Colley's Vector Calculus, Dudley's Elementary Number Theory, Spivak or Apostol's Calculus (these go far beyond ordinary freshman calculus), Pinter's A Book of Abstract Algebra,…
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oskarkv · Apr 3, 2012 · Recommends

I think this book is very good. Lots of exercises and very clear. http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Norman-L-Biggs/dp...
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imakecomments · Feb 16, 2017 · Recommends

Read "Discrete Mathematics" by Epp. Probably the easiest Discrete Math intro I came across.
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