Discrete Mathematics: Proofs, Structures and Applications, Third Edition

This third edition continues to provide a rigorous yet accessible exposition of discrete mathematics, including the core mathematical foundation of computer science. In the expanded first chapter, the text includes a new section on the formal proof of the validity of arguments in propositional logic before moving on to predicate logic. This edition also contains a new chapter on elementary number theory and congruences. This chapter explores groups that arise in modular arithmetic and RSA encryption, a widely used public key encryption scheme that enables practical and secure means of encrypting data. This third edition also offers a detailed solutions manual for qualifying instructors.

Author: Rowan Garnier, John Taylor
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 846
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781439812808

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2010 pg. 22

About the Author

Rowan Garnier was a professor of mathematics at Richmond, the American International University in London, where she served ten years as Chair of the Division of Mathematics, Science and Computer Science.

John Taylor is Head of the School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences at the University of Brighton, UK. He has published widely on the applications of diagrammatic logic systems to computer science.