MA1721 - Computing Mathematics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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The subject will cover introductory aspects of discrete mathematics. Topics include Sets and Boolean operations, Cartesian product, Relations and Functions, Function composition, propositional and predicate logic, basic counting principles, permutations and combinations, recursion, proof by induction, introduction to graph theory.

Learning Outcomes

• recognise and use sets and set operations;
• understand and use binary operations, composition and transitive closure of binary operations;
• understand and use functions and function composition and basic counting techniques;
• understand and use graph concepts and notation;
• understand and use propositional logic and quantifiers and proof by induction.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 21
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 14-Mar-2005 to 17-Jun-2005
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	Professor Ronald White
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor Shaun Belward, Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	Professor Ronald White
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor Shaun Belward, Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 23
Census Date 23-Dec-2005
Face to face teaching 07-Nov-2005 to 17-Feb-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Face to face teaching 11-Jul-2005 to 14-Oct-2005
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 28-Mar-2005 to 01-Jul-2005
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 33
Census Date 22-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 25-Jul-2005 to 21-Oct-2005
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).
, , Study Period 34
Census Date 30-Nov-2005
Face to face teaching 21-Nov-2005 to 24-Feb-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ronald White.
Contact hours:	26 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(70%); (15%); (15%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.