2009 Course Handbook
MATH237: Mathematics IIC
The purpose of this unit is to give a grounding in discrete mathematics. It is important preparation for both theoretical computing and abstract algebra. In the computational half of this unit, the unifying theme is the concept of a language as a system of character strings obeying certain rules. We shall study languages in general, as well as the connection between languages and the machines that manipulate them. In the mathematical half of this unit, the study of algorithms is the unifying thread. We shall study mathematical techniques such as inclusion-exclusion, generating functions and recurrence relations; also graphs, trees and networks.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Mathematics Staff |
| Prerequisites: | MATH135(P) or MATH132 |
| Corequisites: | MATH136 or COMP224 or ISYS224 or COMP225 or MATH133 |
| NCCWs: | |
| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Mathematics |
Timetable Information
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