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MT 167 - Discrete Mathematics


Credit Hours: 4

This course is intended for computer science students and as a general mathematics elective for other students. Topics include logic, sets, relations, functions, recursion, mathematical induction, counting methods, difference equations, series, and sequences.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. recall and apply the basic logic principles;
  2. recognize and construct logically valid arguments;
  3. solve problems involving set operations;
  4. analyze, construct, and apply binary relationships;
  5. design graphs and digraphs;
  6. determine an isomorphism;
  7. perform mathematical induction to prove basic problems;
  8. recognize and use the process of recursion;
  9. prove a relation is an equivalence relation;
  10. represent relations as Matrices and Digraphs;
  11. to understand the Konigsberg problem;
  12. understand growth and order notation; and
  13. perform operations with sequences and series.


Prerequisites: MT 126 or waived from placement test or placed into degree credit math.
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