James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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MA2211 - Discrete Mathematics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | Maths B |
| Administered by: | 2255 |
Subject Description
- 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
- correctly apply binary operations, composition and transitive closure of binary operations
- correctly apply functions and function composition and basic counting techniques
- correctly apply graph concepts and notation
- correctly apply propositional logic and quantifiers and proof by induction
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (70%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (30%)
Note that 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.
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Darcy Mullamphy Assoc. Professor Wayne Read |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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